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	Japan: Agency Plans Survey to curtail non-urgent calls for ambulances
	An ambulance carries a patient to a hospital in Minami-Sanriku, Miyagi Prefecture. Inundated with millions of calls for ambulances, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency will start a survey to help weed out non-emergency cases, including healthy people simply seeking a free ride. \r\nThe agency plans to use the survey, planned for 2018, to improve efficiency in ambulance services and ensure the vehicles are available for real emergencies.
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	Japan: Japan-Style Disaster Program Sets Global Standard
	A multinational team led by the Japan International Cooperation Agency has developed an emergency medical program for disaster-stricken countries in an attempt to cure people who are injured or sick by quickly assessing their medical needs, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.\r\nThe medical program is expected to be certified as a global standard at a meeting organized by the World Health Organization in Switzerland on 7 February.
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	Japan: Japan Bolstering Emergency Support System for Foreigners
	Tokyo: The Japanese government is developing a new framework for helping foreigners who need emergency medical or other assistance.\r\nThe move, spearheaded by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, comes at a time when record numbers of tourists are flowing into the country. The number of foreign visitors topped 20 million for the first time in 2016, and the government expects twice that many in 2020, when Tokyo will host the Olympics.
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	Japan: Japan Conducts First-Ever Emergency Drill amid North Korean Missile Threat
	Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called the missile launch \"an extremely dangerous action.\"\r\nAbout 110 residents played out a scenario where a missile launched from “Nation X” fell into waters near Akita, and focused on quick evacuation and transference of information. City and prefectural governments hosted the exercises. Using the J-Alert emergency advisory system, local municipalities received information from central government, the same procedure used for natural disasters.
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	Japan: What to Do in Case of an Emergency in Japan
	Calling 119 and 110 for Emergency Assistance in Japan\r\nIn Japan one number connects the caller to fire and emergency medical services while another is used to call police. H&R Group’s Japan Info Swap teaches us both numbers and offers sample vocabulary and conversations, as well as a printable PDF sheet to place by your phone just in case.
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Japan: Agency Plans Survey to curtail non-urgent calls for ambulances

Japan: Japan-Style Disaster Program Sets Global Standard

Japan: Japan Bolstering Emergency Support System for Foreigners

Japan: Japan Conducts First-Ever Emergency Drill amid North Korean Missile Threat

Japan: What to Do in Case of an Emergency in Japan

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