110 Police Keisatsu 警察

119 Ambulance Kyūkyūsha 救急車

119 Fire Department Shōbō 消防

118 Japan Coast Guard Okinawa HQ Kaijō Hoanchō 海上保安庁

 

In this section

Typhoons Learn how to prepare for typhoons	Earthquakes Learn how to prepare for earthquakes
Dangerous animals Find out dangerous animals in Okinawa	Evacuation shelters Find out emergency shelters in Urasoe

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Emergency Japanese

My name is (name).	Watashi no namae wa (name) desu.	わたし の なまえ は(name)です。
The address is (address).	Jūsho wa (address) desu.	じゅうしょ は(address)です。
My phone number is (number).	Denwa bangō wa (number) desu.	でんわばんごう は(number)です。
I can't speak Japanese.	Nihongo ga dekimasen.	にほんご が できません。
Please come and help me.	Tasukeni kite kudasai.	たすけ に きて ください。
There has been an accident.	Jiko/Jiken desu.	じこ ・ じけん です。
There has been a robbery.	Dorobō desu.	どろぼう です。
Fire!	Kaji desu.	かじ です。
Please call an ambulance!	Kyūkyūsha onegaishimasu.	きゅうきゅうしゃ おねがいします。
Someone is drowning!	Oboreteimasu.	おぼれています。
Come quickly!	Sugu kite kudasai.	すぐ きて ください。

 

Numbers in Japanese

0	Zero
1	Ichi	一
2	Ni	二
3	San	三
4	Yon	四
5	Go	五
6	Roku	六
7	Nana	七
8	Hachi	八
9	Kyū	九
10	Jū	十

The dash (-) in a phone number is pronounced "no."

 

Pronunciation of Japanese sounds

Vowels

A "ah" as in "father"

I "ee" as in "meet"

U "oo" as in "flute"

E "eh" as in "etch"

O "oh" as in ""rope"

 

Consonants

Japanese consonants are basically the same as English.

The "R" sound is halfway between the English "R" and the English "L" sounds.

 

Police boxes (Kōban 交番)

If you are in need of some help while walking or driving in Urasoe, there are police boxes which offer services. This system exists throughout Japan. Listed below are the police boxes in Urasoe City. 

 

Gusukuma Police Box	1-11-6 Gusukuma, Urasoe	(098) 877-2061
Makiminato Police Box	1-7-16 Makiminato, Urasoe	(098) 877-9377
Nakama Police Box	2-48-2 Nakama, Urasoe	(098) 877-9376
Uchima Police Box	4-26-11 Uchima	(098) 877-8126