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The abundance of "police boxes" in Japan, small satellite police stations, probably helps a lot. While living in Japan, I found a lost wallet on the street, in

The abundance of "police boxes" in Japan, small satellite police stations, probably helps a lot. While living in Japan, I found a lost wallet on the street, in the gutter. That wallet was sitting just down the street from the police. Line-of-sight. Picking up the wallet and taking it to the station was immediately obvious and convenient.

viburnum 7y ago
I love the police boxes. When I was in Japan the officers helped me a lot with directions and reading maps.
- magduf 7y ago
  That's totally different from America, where police will get pissed and yell at you to get lost if you ask them for directions. (Speaking from personal experience)
  - viburnum 7y ago
    I know! I didn’t even have to ask for help in Japan. I think seeing a tourist holding a map is all they need to spring into action. Gotta keep those tourists out of trouble. I like how police officers in other countries look like normal humans and not stormtroopers. Makes me feel safe.
    - magduf 7y ago
      >I like how police officers in other countries look like normal humans and not stormtroopers. Makes me feel safe. Yep, I feel exactly the same. The police in Japan look very professional, and not at all like stormtroopers; the shirt and tie they wear just isn't something you'd wear into combat. See: https://www.irishtimes.com/polopoly_fs/1.3451993.1523010914!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_620_330/image.jpg https://www.irishtimes.com/polopoly_fs/1.3451993.1523010914!... Versus: https://www.wsj.com/articles/americans-respect-for-police-reaches-highest-level-since-1967-poll-finds-1477344780 https://www.wsj.com/articles/americans-respect-for-police-re... It also helps that police in other countries don't just shoot first and ask questions later, like American police: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-pacific-38534288/wrapping-people-in-futons-how-the-japanese-police-confront-violence https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-pacific-38534288/wrap...

viburnum 7y ago

I love the police boxes. When I was in Japan the officers helped me a lot with directions and reading maps.

magduf 7y ago
That's totally different from America, where police will get pissed and yell at you to get lost if you ask them for directions. (Speaking from personal experience)
- viburnum 7y ago
  I know! I didn’t even have to ask for help in Japan. I think seeing a tourist holding a map is all they need to spring into action. Gotta keep those tourists out of trouble. I like how police officers in other countries look like normal humans and not stormtroopers. Makes me feel safe.
  - magduf 7y ago
    >I like how police officers in other countries look like normal humans and not stormtroopers. Makes me feel safe. Yep, I feel exactly the same. The police in Japan look very professional, and not at all like stormtroopers; the shirt and tie they wear just isn't something you'd wear into combat. See: https://www.irishtimes.com/polopoly_fs/1.3451993.1523010914!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_620_330/image.jpg https://www.irishtimes.com/polopoly_fs/1.3451993.1523010914!... Versus: https://www.wsj.com/articles/americans-respect-for-police-reaches-highest-level-since-1967-poll-finds-1477344780 https://www.wsj.com/articles/americans-respect-for-police-re... It also helps that police in other countries don't just shoot first and ask questions later, like American police: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-pacific-38534288/wrapping-people-in-futons-how-the-japanese-police-confront-violence https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-pacific-38534288/wrap...