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Japan National Police Agency pushes to introduce wearable cameras for frontline officers
Japan is moving ahead with plans to introduce wearable cameras for frontline police officers to record work on scene. The National Police Agency said a pilot confirmed the cameras\' usefulness, including for verifying the appropriateness of actions after the fact and for use in training and investigative evidence. Trials were conducted in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, Aichi, Niigata and Kochi. Officers were mostly positive, while public reactions were mixed.
