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Old Apr 10, 2016 | 9:17 am
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Originally Posted by railroadtycoon
What Japanese police carry:

http://d1udmfvw0p7cd2.cloudfront.net...b-20140303.jpg

The left is the ID badge they carry in their pockets/not in uniform, the ones on the right are one ones worn on the uniform.
Are you sure about that? I found that picture showing up in other articles as a fake - but I'm only on my phone so can't be sure - I thought there was supposed to be a hologram as well or something like that in genuine id's - but it was a while since I read that article in the japan times as this scam has gotten more popular lately....
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