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Cops awarded for soccer crowd control

音声ダウンロード

Tokyo police on June 13 honored two riot squad officers who used humor to smoothly direct a crowd of soccer fans in the busy Shibuya district after Japan became the first team to qualify for next year's World Cup in Brazil.

After the national soccer team tied with Australia to qualify for the World Cup at Saitama Stadium on June 4, one of the officers — since nicknamed "DJ cop" — told the crowd at the main Shibuya intersection, "If you behave in such a way, you could be issued a yellow card." (Kyodo)

サッカー群集をコントロールした警官に警視総監賞

サッカー日本代表がW 杯出場を決めた夜、渋谷駅前で雑踏警備にあたり、軽妙な語り口でサポーターらを誘導した警視庁の機動隊員に警視総監賞が贈られた。

The Japan Times ST: June 21, 2013