Edward Harrison is the co-author of the eye-poppingly cute book about Japanese mascots called Idle Idol. He has painstakingly compiled an online illustrated compendium of 48 Japanese police mascots, which are also eye-poppingly cute.
Police in the United States have mascots, too! When my seven-year-old daughter visited the Los Angeles Police Department, a kindly officer gifted her with a mascot medallion.
Can you guess which mascot is from Japan and which is from the United States? Post your answers in the comments!