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Why is a police box called “KOBAN"?

How does “KOBAN" differ from “CHUZAI-SHO"?

“KOBAN" is a sub-station of a police station in the community.
This system was born in Japan but recently has been adopted by some other countries, where it has been successful in contributing to public safety.

「POINT」Duties of a police officer at a “KOBAN"(police box)「POINT」

「Visiting households」
Visiting households
 「Receiving lost and found items」
Receiving lost and found items
 		「Traffic control」
Traffic control

「Arresting thieves」
Arresting thieves
 		「Giving street directions」
Giving street directions

「Taking care of lost children」
Taking care of lost children 		「Patrolling neighborhoods」
Patrolling neighborhoods

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