Living in Japan The Basic Facts Emergencies Emergency Phone Numbers
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When you are off-campus

Police: 110

Fire and ambulance: 119

Or push the red button on a public telephone. If you cannot speak Japanese, speak clearly and slowly in English. The operator will connect you with an interpreter. If you cannot even speak, tap the receiver twice and your call will be traced.

Alternatively, go to the nearest koban (police box).

When you are on a RIKEN campus

Wako

  • Fire, ambulance, injury, accidents: ext. 111 (Guard Station)
  • Laboratory accidents including radiation/gas/chemical leaks: ext. 113 (Safety Division)
  • Gas, water, electricity, other utilities: ext. 114 (Central Monitoring Room)
  • Sickness or injury: ext. 112 (Clinic)

Yokohama

  • Fire, ambulance, injury, accidents, ext. 2000 (security guards)
  • Sickness or injury, ext. 2502 (clinic)
  • Radiation incidents, ext. 3742 (Safety Center)
  • Other laboratory accidents, ext. 2317 (Safety Center)
  • Gas, water, electricity, other utilities, ext. 2299 (facilities services department)

Tsukuba

Call Security on ext. 111 or the General Affairs Section on ext. 112.

They will contact the emergency services if necessary.

Nagoya

In an emergency, call the manager of the Research Promotion Office or the safety department on their mobile phones. Ask the Research Promotion Office for the numbers.

Kobe

  • Fire, accidents, serious injury or illness, disasters, other emergencies: ext. 99
  • Security guards: ext. 1111
  • Laboratory accidents including radiation/gas/chemical leaks: ext. 1256 (Safety Center)
  • Gas, water, electricity, other utilities: ext. 1155 (facilities services department)
  • Sickness or injury: ext. 1281 (clinic)

Harima

Do not call the emergency services directly—the Harima campus is very large, so they will not know where to go.

  • Police, fire, ambulance, injuries, accidents: ext.119 (security guards)
  • Security guards: ext. 2891
  • Sickness or injury: ext. 3999 (clinic)