As other cops on the beat here have done for nearly six decades, Shion Takeuchi casts a vigilant eye on Tokyo’s bustling Roppongi district out of a “koban” police box. While on the job ...

They’ve grown their family there, raising their kids Koban and Scarlett and recently adding their youngest, Atem, to their brood. But now, after years of saving up enough money to get out on ...

KUTCHAN, Hokkaido—Raised in a region of the world known for its hot temperatures, Hideki Yamanaka is now stationed at “koban” police box during the chilly winter months here mainly to help ...