“Fukkeikun”Mascot of Fukuoka Prefectural Police

Public SafetyCommission

Director of FukuokaPrefectural Police Hq

Police Station

Prefectural Police Hq

Police Box(or Residential Police Box)

●General Affairs Div●Police Affairs Div●Community Safety Div●Community Police Div●Criminal Investi- gation Div●Traffic Div●Security Div●Fukuoka City Police Dept●Kitakyusyu City Police Dept●Police School

●General Affairs Section ・ This section is responsible for receiving and guiding guests, as well as providing advice for those seeking police assistance. Officers in this section also engage in clerical work and recruit new police officers. ●Accounting Section　・ Officers in this section take responsibility for maintaining police buildings, vehicles, etc, and also maintain the lost and found office. ●Community Safety Section　・ The responsibilities of this section are varied. Community Safety Officers provide guidance to local residents about what should be done to avoid becoming involved/victimized in crimes, and educating teenagers and/or students against the dangers of juvenile delinquency. They also protect lost/stray children and crack down on fraudulent business practices. On a managerial level, they grant permission to respective owners of firearms as well as maintain safety in businesses offering food and entertainment. ●Community Police Section　・ The responsibilities of the section include responding to emergency calls, dispatching officers, patrolling areas and monitoring busy/dangerous streets, and giving directions. ●Criminal Investigation Section　・ The scope of work covered by this section includes receiving and filing victim reports, and investigating crimes. This section is responsible for cracking down on crimes related to narcotics, stimulants and organized crime groups. ●Traffic Section　・ This section is responsible for educating the public on road safety, regulating traffic, maintaining traffic infrastructure, issuing driver's licenses and enforcing vehicle owner requirements. ●Security Section　・ This section is responsible for dealing with potential terrorist activities, protecting and escorting VIPs, and engaging in rescue activities at the time of natural disasters.

The Fukuoka Prefectural PoliceRemember, we are always available.

Our goal is to root out all crimes and accidents from here.We will improve safety of the streets and bring peace to your place.

Community PolicingCommunity Safety

Traffic

Criminal Investigation

Security

Police officers working in the field of what wecall community safety pursue the activities inpreventing/stopping crimes related to juvenileproblems, public morals, amusementbusinesses, and environmental pollution.They patrol cyberspace to detect/deterfraudulent business, and they investigateenvironmental destruction caused by illegallydumped industrial wastes and/or by pollutedwater discharged from factories/houses. Also,the officers make the utmost efforts topreclude adult entertainment business fromcrossing the line into illegality, and to protectminors from falling prey to sex business.

Police officers working in the field ofcommunity police patrol every corner of thejurisdiction/precinct they are assigned to.Their activities are community-based, beingheavily involved with each police box'sjurisdiction. They also act as an informationoutlet for crime/accident prevention in each,individual community.

Police officers working in the field of securityare called at the time of natural disasters andother large scale calamities. They conductemergency rescue drills on regular basis, andare ready to dash off to disaster sites aroundthe clock in order to minimize both propertyloss/damage and human suffering. It is alsoan important part of their work to deal withpotential terrorist threats.

Police officers working in the field of trafficenforce the traffic rules/regulations, andconduct educational campaigns for roadsafety; in particular, a major emphasis isplaced on school-children education to getthem to observe traffic rules/regulations, andon motor-vehicle-driver education for safedriving.

Police officers working in the field of criminalinvestigation deal with felony, larceny,embezzlement, bribery and corruption. Suchcrimes are often organized, and sometimeseven international. There are a wide variety ofpenal code cases that they have to investigateand solve.

Naniga atta-no desuka?(What happened?)

Kenka-desu(fight)/Kotsu-jiko-desu(traffic accident)

Kite kudasai (Please come.)

Itsu(when), dokode(where)-desuka?

(When and where did it happen?)

Anata-no namae(name), jusho(address)-wa?

(What is your name and address?)

Anata-wa, ima doko-ni imasuka?

(Where are you now?)

Do you have a problem? Do you need expert advice?

●Dispatcher:

●You: Goto-desu(robbery)/Dorobo-desu(theft)/Boko-desu(assault)/

●Dispatcher:

●Dispatcher:

●Dispatcher:

If "Yes", visit the Counseling Room located inside the Fukoka Prefectural Police Hq.

If you are not able to visit us, pick up your telephone receiver and push #9110. When you are using a rotary (dial) telephone, dial (092)641-9110.

We give advice on various things; for example, juvenile problems, stimulant drug abuse, driver's license, your police record , and a tour around the police hq. (N.B. Your police record is available only when there is a legitimate purpose. Please ask us about the details on the phone first.)

If you speak/understand English, dial (092)641-4141, and ask the operator to connect your line to extension number 4764. An English interpreter will help you communicate with a counselor for the time being. If you need an interpreter who speaks a different language, you could use English first lest it should take a long time to find an interpreter who speaks your language.

OrdinaryTouch Tone Payphone

with Emergency Button (green)

ISDN Payphonewithout Emergency Button

(gray)

1 Pick up the receiver.2 Push Emergency Button.3 Dial 1-1-0.

EmergencyButton.

Public Telephones

at any of the following four (4) Test Centers.

#7-1,Hanahata 4-chome, Minami-ku, Fukuoka City 811-1392

#4-1,Hinode-machi 2-chome, Kokura-minami-ku, Kitakyushu City 802-0842

#23-21,Niho,Iizuka City 820-0155

#1135-2, Oaza Hisadomi, Chikugo City 833-0056 Office Hours 13:00-13:30 Monday-Friday except holidays

size of 3.0cm (in vertical length) × 2.4cm (in horizontal length)

if you are a Japanese, or your Alien Registration Card if you are not a Japanese

country where your valid driver's license issued by a foreign authority was issued

where their driver's license was issued by its government (or an organization concerned authorized by its government), for longer than three (3) months after the issuance of their foreign driver's license may apply.

foreign driver's license, only the one translated by an expert working for an embassy, consulate, or JAF (Japan Automobile Federation) shall be acceptable.

(Test fee is required. Please ask one of the four Centers for details.)

Driver's Test Centers

(Where To Apply)

●There are four (4) Driver's Test Centers in Fukuoka Prefecture. You may apply

・Fukuoka Driver's Test Center (Tel. 092-565-5010)

・Kitakyusyu Driver's Test Center (Tel.093-961-4804)

・Chikuho Driver's Test Center (Tel. 0948-82-0160)

・Chikugo Driver's Test Center (Tel. 0942-53-5208)

Screening & Testing

●Screening

(All the required documents you submit are screened. Your passport has to prove that your period of stay in the country where your driver's license was issued has exceeded a total of three months after its issuance.)

●Testｓ・Aptitude Test・Written Test on the rules of the road・Driving Skill Test

Required Documents

●A completed application form (Blank application forms are available at each Center.)●Two (2) photographs of your frontal upper half body including your face in the

●One (1) certified copy of your Family Registry bearing your permanent domicile

●Your valid driver's license issued by a foreign authority●A Japanese translation of your above-mentioned foreign license●Your passport bearing seals/stamps indicating your entry/exit records to/from the

Conditions For The

Applicants

●Regarding the eligibility, only those who have lived/stayed in the foreign country,

●Regarding the translation an applicant is supposed to submit together with his/her