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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
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The Yomiuri Shimbun

English stickers on police cars to let tourists know who to call

The emergency telephone number is seen on a police car in Kyoto Prefecture. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

Police patrol cars in Kyoto Prefecture will be getting English stickers that indicate what number to call in an emergency.

It is the first such initiative in Japan and comes ahead of the lifting of coronavirus pandemic-related border restrictions, which is expected to lead to an increase in the number of foreign visitors.

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