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Japanese-style 'koban' police box in northeastern Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Three Thai policemen work at a "koban" small police station modeled after Japan's system in the northeastern province of Surin in this file photo taken on July 28, 2014.

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Momoiro Clover Z performs on 'Day of Koban'

TOKYO, Japan - Members of Japanese idol group Momoiro Clover Z perform with accompaniment from the band of the Metropolitan Police Department in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2015. The MPD has designated Aug. 25 as the "Day of Koban" as the first koban or police box was decided to be placed in Tokyo on the day of 1874.

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'Police Box Day' observed on 140th anniversary of launch

TOKYO, Japan - Former police sergeant Takeshi Nakamura salutes in front of what was once Tokyo's oldest "koban" or police box on Aug. 11, 2014. The Metropolitan Police Department designated Aug. 25 as "Police Box Day" to commemorate the 140-year history of the koban system launched in 1874.

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Policeman speaks to shopper

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - A policeman (L) speaks to a shopper in Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, on March 20, 2014. The country implemented the Japanese "koban" model of community policing with support of the Japan International Cooperation Agency, to create a good relationship between the police and society.

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Police officers at "koban" box in Honduras

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Police officers stand in front of a police box, modeled after the Japanese "koban" system of community policing, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on March 20, 2014.

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Policeman lectures at school in Honduras

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - A policeman speaks about drugs and health hazards at a school in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on March 20, 2014. The country implemented the Japanese "koban" model of community policing.

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Japan's police officers support Brazilian police

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Two Japanese police officers -- (from R) Akemi Shibuya from Saitama Prefecture and Katsuya Endo from Kanagawa Prefecture -- patrol in Sao Paulo, Brazil, with local officers on June 10, 2014, ahead of the World Cup. Japan has helped Brazil set up "koban" police boxes.

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Tsunami-hit police box in Onagawa, Miyagi Pref.

ONAGAWA, Japan - A "koban" police box destroyed by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, is pictured in July 2011 (upper frame) and on March 6, 2014 (lower frame). Talks are underway about whether to preserve the police box as a relic from the disaster.

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Tokyo police to install digital sign boards

TOKYO, Japan - The Metropolitan Police Department in Tokyo, which has decided to digitize its announcements such as wanted notices, starts a trial posting of a digital board at a "koban" (police box) near Yurakucho Station in Tokyo on March 7, 2014.

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Tokyo police begin deploying female officers at police boxes

TOKYO, Japan - Female officers are deployed April 1 at a police box at a marine park in Daiba in Tokyo's Minato Ward. The Metropolitan Police Department deployed a total of 20 female officers at 10 koban on a full-time basis.

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Japanese reassured by London's 1st 'koban'

LONDON, Britain - Police help pedestrians with directions in front of a mini station in Piccadilly Circus, the heart of London's entertainment district.

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Cambodia introduces 1st police 'koban'

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Two Japanese police officers (L) lecture Cambodian policemen on how to use Cambodia's first Japanese-style police box, or ''koban,'' completed in Phnom Penh on Dec. 12. The koban, built at a cost of about $20,000, was donated by Masahiro Yokota, president of a toys and dolls museum in Ikaho, a hot spring resort in central Japan's Gunma Prefecture. The community-friendly koban have caught the attention of other countries, with Singapore and San Paulo, Brazil, already introducing the system.

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Cambodia introduces 1st police 'koban'

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Two Japanese police officers (L) lecture Cambodian policemen on how to use Cambodia's first Japanese-style police box, or ''koban,'' completed in Phnom Penh on Dec. 12. The koban, built at a cost of about $20,000, was donated by Masahiro Yokota, president of a toys and dolls museum in Ikaho, a hot spring resort in central Japan's Gunma Prefecture. The community-friendly koban have caught the attention of other countries, with Singapore and San Paulo, Brazil, already introducing the system.

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Brazilian policeman talks with citizen at Sao Paulo "koban"

A Brazilian policeman talks with a citizen at a "koban" police box in Sao Paulo on June 29, 2015. Community-based police activities on the model of Japan's "koban" system are being promoted in Sao Paulo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo police begin deploying female officers at police boxes

TOKYO, Japan - Female officers are deployed April 1 at a police box at a marine park in Daiba in Tokyo's Minato Ward. The Metropolitan Police Department deployed a total of 20 female officers at 10 koban on a full-time basis. (Kyodo)

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Momoiro Clover Z performs on 'Day of Koban'

TOKYO, Japan - Members of Japanese idol group Momoiro Clover Z perform with accompaniment from the band of the Metropolitan Police Department in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2015. The MPD has designated Aug. 25 as the "Day of Koban" as the first koban or police box was decided to be placed in Tokyo on the day of 1874. (Kyodo)

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Policeman speaks to shopper

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - A policeman (L) speaks to a shopper in Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, on March 20, 2014. The country implemented the Japanese "koban" model of community policing with support of the Japan International Cooperation Agency, to create a good relationship between the police and society. (Kyodo)

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Man attacks police box, steals gun in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a "koban" police box in Toyama in central Japan on June 26, 2018, where a police officer was stabbed to death and robbed of his gun by a man. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man attacks police box, steals gun in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a "koban" police box in Toyama in central Japan on June 26, 2018, where a police officer was stabbed to death and robbed of his gun by a man. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man attacks police box, steals gun in central Japan

Photo shows a police box in Toyama in central Japan on June 26, 2018, where a "koban" police officer was stabbed to death and robbed of his gun by a man. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man attacks police box, steals gun in central Japan

Photo shows a police box in Toyama in central Japan on June 26, 2018, where a "koban" police officer was stabbed to death and robbed of his gun by a man. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Koban" community police box taking root in Bangkok

Tourists ask questions at a "koban" police box around the popular Chatuchak Weekend Market in Bangkok in May 2015. The police boxes, modeled after Japan's unique community-based "koban" system, have started to take root and are playing an important role in helping residents and tourists in the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo