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