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Police Emergency Number - Markdown
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 | | | |