(03-14-2023, 11:13 AM)tomh009 Wrote: Foot patrols (or even bicycle patrols) are much better than big black police cruisers with dark glass. More visible, less threatening, able to talk to people and not just arrest them. Basically the same approach as London bobbies or the koban boxes in Japan.
Yeah, here's a koban in Nakatsugawa. It is right next to the train station.