Prank, nonurgent calls to Japan Coast Guard emergency number 118 make up over 90% of total
This year marks 25 years since the emergency number 118 for incidents and accidents at sea was introduced in 2000, yet over ...
The Phnom Penh Post6d
Man hijacks ambulance in Japan’s Saitama, arrested after being found asleep in parking area
Investigators from the police station found the ambulance in a parking space for a drugstore about 100 meters away from the ...
Thai woman dies while in police detention in east Japan prefecture
A Thai woman who was detained at a police station in Ibaraki Prefecture died on the morning of Jan. 12, the police announced ...
Japan Today6d
Man arrested for stealing ambulance called to his home
Police in Kuki, Saitama Prefecture, have arrested a 46-year-old man on suspicion of stealing an ambulance. According to police, Hiroshi Hirata, of unknown occupation, called 119 at around 6:50 p.m. on ...
朝日新聞社2y
Ambulance crashes after paramedics work 17 hours straight
An ambulance that hit a center divider and overturned last month was driven by a paramedic who became drowsy after working for around 17 hours straight, the Tokyo Fire Department said on Jan. 17.