In anticipation of the rainy season, police forces from Fukuoka and Saga prefectures held a joint training exercise in Tosu, Saga, to improve emergency response for non-Japanese speakers. The drill simulated a scenario where a foreigner, unfamiliar with Japanese, reports a flooding incident. The police utilized a multilingual call center service that supports 21 languages, drones for situational assessment, and boats for rescue operations. This training underscores the police’s commitment to ensuring that language barriers do not hinder emergency reporting and response during disaster situations. Source: KBC
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