Emergency & Useful information during a trip to Japan

Here are some points to be noted in advance in case something goes wrong.

emergency contact
Japan Visitor Hotline　☎050-3816-2787

Police ☎ 110
Ambulance ☎ 119
Fire Department ☎ 119
※24 hours service

"Search for English-speaking medical institutions"

Area: All over Japan
Contact: AMDA International Medical Information Center
Phone number: 03-5285-8088
Correspondence time: From 9:00 to 17:00 except Saturday and Sunday
URL: https://www.amdamedicalcenter.com/activities


Area: Tokyo

Contact: Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Medical Information Center
Phone number 03-5285-8181
Correspondence time: From 9:00 to 20:00
URL: https://www.himawari.metro.tokyo.jp/qq13/qqport/tomintop/other/fks240.php

"Usuful Information while you are in Japan"

▶For those who want to know the weather at the destination
https://www.jma.go.jp/en/yoho/



▶For those who want to consult with the police
Area: All over Japan
Contact: Metropolitan Police Department Foreigner Telephone Consultation
Phone number 03-3503-8484
Correspondence time: From 8:30 to 17:15 except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays


▶For those who require a legal consultation
Area: All over Japan
Contact: Law Terrace
Phone number: 0570-078377
Correspondence time: From 9:00 to 17:00 except Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays
URL: http://www.houterasu.or.jp/multilingual/

▶For those who want to know a telephone number
Area: East Japan
Contact: NTT East Japan (Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, Hokuriku)
Phone number: 0120-364-463 
Correspondence time: 9: 00-17: 00, Monday-Friday holidays, closed during the year-end and New Year holidays
Area: West Japan
Contact: NTT West Japan (Kansai, Shikoku, Chugoku, Kyushu, Okinawa)
Phone number: 0120-064-337
Correspondence time: 9: 00-17: 00, Monday-Friday holidays, closed during the year-end and New Year holidays

"Translation Device"

▶When you do not understand Japanese – use a VoiceTra that can be easily used on smartphones-
・VoiceTra is a free-to-use translation app designed for personal travelers. Because it is made for research purposes, it can be used free of charge.

https://voicetra.nict.go.jp/en/index.html

"Transportation services for foreign visitors to Japan "

▶JapanTaxi
・It is convenient because you can easily call a taxi to the current location using GPS, so you do not have to go to the main street or queue in the taxi stand.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.nikko_data.japantaxi&hl=en_US


▶Transfer Information Service
https://world.jorudan.co.jp/mln/en/