By TOSHI YAMAZAKI/ Staff Writer
July 18, 2021 at 07:00 JST
Motohiro Nakagawa, left, chief of the community safety division at the Tokoname Police Station, and Toshiki Hanamura, manager of Beisia Food Center’s Tokoname outlet, hold a card that reads “Security cam focus adjustment,” which is placed on the floor in front of cashiers. (Toshi Yamazaki)
TOKONAME, Aichi Prefecture--Small and simple cards proved more effective than a high-tech surveillance system in reducing shoplifting at a supermarket here. [Read More]
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