"DamienRoc@aol.com" writes:
#  >> >Junko read a letter for the "sentimental mistake" corner. Someone
#  >> >called 119 instead of calling 117 (for the time). He quickly
#  >> >apologized. Junko said that she called 119 by mistake too, but she
#  >> >hung up on them. Then the next day, the police came over to her house.
#  > 
#  >> Is "119" what you dial for emergency in Japan? (Over here it's "911")
#  
#  Uh, her call would have been regarded as a "prank call" and the police may
#  have been busy at the time. (Kudos to the phone service for knowing who
#  called so quickly. ^_-)

It's easy if you have the Caller ID feature.  I'm not sure if it's
a feature offered by NTT.  Even before it became generally available
in the US, Caller ID was being used by the US 911 service for
emergency calls...

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