Japan 'Bloods' Of Non-essential Complaints To Emergency Phone 110, Some TV Reports Damaged To Damaged Hours

A public telephone booth in Osaka (Photo by Andrew Leu on Unsplash)

JAKARTA - Did you know that last year -- January 1 to November 30 -- nearly 2 million calls came to emergency telephone number 110 in Japan. But 20 percent of calls are in the 'not important' category.

The National Police Agency (NPA) revealed that from January 1 to November 30 last year, around 1.877 million calls were received 110. That figure is about 240,000 more than the previous year.

The problem is, the NPA noted that about 20 percent of calls have nothing to do with crime or accidents. Tokyo has the most calls with 355,100 non-emergency calls.

NPA asked the public not to use the 110 emergency telephone number if it was not urgent, reported by Japan Today, Tuesday, January 10.

For example, the incoming 'emergency' call. A man complained that his TV was not working, making him unable to watch Japanese World Cup matches.

There were also residents who complained that the water didn't come out of the tap, strange sounds came from the caller's phone, driver's guide to update the driver's license, damaged hours, library visitors were upset because someone else started reading the newspaper in the library.

There were also packages ordered and paid online without being delivered and some drunk people asked to go home in a police car because there were no taxis.

The NPA has asked the public to call the aid hotline (#9110) for regular requests that otherwise would deter police from responding to accidents and disasters.