Applications useful for deterring crime from the Metropolitan Police on March 1, 2016Digi Police"Is released and attention is gaining attention such as downloading about 11 thousand in the public 1 ...

Digi Police enables victims of molesters to notify fellow passengers of harassment Almost two decades after the introduction of women-only train carriages, female commuters in Japan are turning to ...

TOKYO (AP) — A smartphone app developed by Japanese police is being widely downloaded by women trying to protect themselves from gropers on packed rush-hour trains. The “Digi Police” app was ...

TOKYO (THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - The Metropolitan Police Department in Tokyo has developed a free smartphone app that can help scare off would-be molesters as well as activate a ...

A new app aims to help protect commuters on Tokyo's notoriously crowded subways. It's designed to call out gropers loud and clear and on the spot. Cops in Tokyo came up with the "Digi Police" app and ...

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Tokyo’s streets and transport system are filling up again as Japan slowly embraces a post-pandemic norm, with workers returning to offices and students back in the classroom. But the resurgence of ...

Tewatasanainu, the uniformed spokes-dog of "Digi Police," may be a cute character, but she's not an anime creature from a game app. She is actually the mascot of the Metropolitan Police Department's ...

An app which was originally designed to help alert elderly people in Japan about scams is now being used in an innovative way. Female commuters in Japan have had access to women-only carriages on ...