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minus-squareSchmuppes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·9 months agoJapanese Police are armed? Huh.
minus-squaretiramichu@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-29 months agoThey are. This happened during the.occupation of Japan by the Allied forces - most specifically the Americans - after WWII. The handgun the Japanese police carry is little-changed from the model introduced at that time, which is why it is still an ancient-looking revolver.
minus-squaremamotromico@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoAnd it’s tiny, it’s almost amusing to look at
Japanese Police are armed? Huh.
They are. This happened during the.occupation of Japan by the Allied forces - most specifically the Americans - after WWII.
The handgun the Japanese police carry is little-changed from the model introduced at that time, which is why it is still an ancient-looking revolver.
And it’s tiny, it’s almost amusing to look at