When you face an emergency situation in the US and Japan, you may need to call the correct number. In the US, it is quite easy, no matter police, fire or ambulance, all are 911. However, in Japan they are different. For police, you need to dial 110, and for fire and ambulance you need to dial 119. This episode also explained how to say these numbers in Japanese. Also help you distinguish two different meanings of EMS.
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