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Police Emergency Number

110 is Japan's emergency police reporting number. Operations began in 1948 in 8 major cities including Tokyo and Osaka, and it was unified nationwide in 1954. The design utilizes the characteristics of rotary dial telephones, combining '1' with a short rotation distance and '0' with a long rotation distance to enable quick operation during emergencies while preventing misdialing. Currently, it receives approximately 8 million reports annually, with technological innovations such as GPS location transmission and video reporting systems also advancing.

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code slug name description category established unifiedNationwide abolished
110 police-emergency Police Emergency Report Emergency telephone number for reporting incidents and accidents to the police. police 1948-10-01 1954-07-01
1110 osaka-kyoto-kobe-emergency Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe Police Report (Old Number) Police reporting number used in Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe before the nationwide unification of 110. historical 1948-10-01 1954-07-01
118 nagoya-emergency Nagoya Police Report (Old Number) Police reporting number used in Nagoya before the nationwide unification of 110. historical 1948-10-01 1954-07-01
112 fire-emergency-original Fire Emergency Report (Original Number) Japan's first 3-digit emergency telephone number established in 1926. historical 1926 1927
119 fire-emergency Fire Emergency Report Emergency telephone number for reporting fires and requesting ambulance services. related 1927
118 coast-guard-emergency Japan Coast Guard Emergency Report Telephone number for reporting maritime accidents and emergencies to the Japan Coast Guard. related 2000
99110 police-consultation Police Consultation Dial Dial number for non-emergency police consultations. related

Information about Japan's emergency police reporting number '110'.