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Detention
What to Do in Case of Emergency

Always remember to carry your alien registration card with you!

It is required by law that foreign residents and visitors must carry their passport or alien registration card in Japan at all times. You may be detained if you cannot present the card when you are asked to do so by the police.



Entry,residence and alien registration procedures Q & A/ Immigration Bureau of Japan
Immigration Procedures Guidebook by the Immigration Bureau of Japan




Numbers to call in case of emergency
Traffic accident, theft, lost and found
Fire
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Typhoon and torrential rain
Requirement to carry your alien registration certificate


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