Hey,look.

A policeofficer istalking toa kid.What is hedoing?

Oh,it'sjust thathe is onpatrol.

KyokoA well-informedjapanese girl.

NancyAn internationalstudent.

He found alost child andis just talkingto her.

Oh,Really?

Well...

We often comeacross policeofficers in thetown.

But what dothey actuallydo on patrol?

Forexample...

In Japan, policehave many thingsto deal with onpatrol.

Protecting citizens,guiding traffic aswell as accepting allsorts of petitions,

in addition to crimeprevention and arrests.

Especially, in Kyoto,police officers with apurple armband speakEnglish.

Don't hesitate toask them in caseyou are in trouble,such as if you arelost!

Japanese policeofficers have alot on theirplate...

Look!It seems hermother hasappeared.

I thoughtpolice officerswere hard toapproach.

But it'squite theopposite!!I now feelclose tothem!