110 vs 119 Emergency Numbers in Japan

Japan’s has three emergency numbers: 110,119, and 118. Unlike the United States, where dialing 911 will get you all three fire, police, and emergency services; in Japan, you have to call the designated numbers. 110 For Police (Crime and Accidents) To call the police in Japan, 110 or as many like to say hyakutoban, is the number to report an … Read more

Advantage of Learning Japanese

Some say there’s no point in learning Japanese. To me, those who say that there’s no point in learning a new language have narrow minds. The narrowness of their thinking is what kills the motivation for them to learn Japanese which will also leads to ignorance to a country’s culture. In reality, tons of unknown opportunities are gained if you … Read more