How do you say "Please call the police." in Japanese?

Name: 911 Won't Work in Japan - the One Phrase That Will
Uploaded: 2026-07-10T17:05:00Z
Duration: 58 s
Description: Learn to say 警察を呼んでください (keisatsu o yonde kudasai) — Please call the police.. A 30-second Japanese lesson for travelers from Kōfuku.

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911 Won't Work in Japan - the One Phrase That Will

To say Please call the police. in Japanese, say 警察を呼んでください (keisatsu o yonde kudasai).

Japan's emergency number isn't 911, and the phrase that gets you help fast isn't in your phrasebook.

警察を呼んでください keisatsu o yonde kudasai Please call the police.

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警察を呼んでください keisatsu o yonde kudasai In Japan, 911 gets you nothing. Police is 110, but here's the phrase that actually gets you help.
警察を呼んでください keisatsu o yonde kudasai If your wallet's gone or you're in trouble, you tell someone nearby: 「警察を呼んでください」.
警察を呼んでください。 keisatsu o yonde kudasai Please call the police.
財布を盗まれました saifu o nusumaremashita Give the reason too. 「財布を盗まれました」 means my wallet was stolen.
すみません、財布を盗まれました。警察を呼んでください。 sumimasen, saifu o nusumaremashita. keisatsu o yonde kudasai Excuse me, my wallet was stolen. Please call the police.
警察を呼んでください keisatsu o yonde kudasai 110 for police, 119 for fire and ambulance. Save this one for the day you hope never comes. Follow for one survival phrase a day.

Why this phrase

Tourists reach for 911 in a crisis, but in Japan police is 110. Shouting the right phrase to a bystander gets help faster than fumbling with a keypad. One survival phrase, said slowly.