{"id":4957,"date":"2009-07-31T22:15:04","date_gmt":"2009-07-31T13:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/?p=4957"},"modified":"2009-07-31T22:15:04","modified_gmt":"2009-07-31T13:15:04","slug":"local-heroes-sing-a-song-for-reducing-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/local-heroes-sing-a-song-for-reducing-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Heroes Sing A Song For Reducing Crime"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/sumpranger.web.infoseek.co.jp\/\">Bakuon Sentai Sumpu Ranger[J]<\/a>&#8220;, or the roaring squadron Sumpu ranger, is a popular local rock band originating in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.city.hamamatsu.shizuoka.jp\/foreign\/english\/\">Hamamatsu City<\/a> which is well-known as the birthplace of <a href=\"http:\/\/world.honda.com\/\">Honda Motor<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsuzuki.com\">Suzuki Motor<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.global.yamaha.com\/\">Yamaha<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kawai.co.jp\/english\/\">Kawai Musical Instruments<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4959\" src=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/sumprangertop1.jpg\" alt=\"Sumpu Ranger Image\" width=\"344\" height=\"342\" \/><br \/>\nThe band composed a song to call the local people&#8217;s  attention to the dangers of phishing scams, and the song was published on crime-prevention and police-related information portal site &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.police-ch.jp\">Police Channel[J]<\/a>&#8220;.<br \/>\nHamamatsu is also known for eel farming and their locals&#8217; honesty, so they rarely question strangers.\u00a0\u00a0 Police say this local characteristic is reflected in the high number of scam victims \u2014 the prefecture that Hamamatsu City belongs to recorded the highest number of phishing scam crimes among all prefectures in Japan.<br \/>\nThe local heroes lend the people a helping hand to rehabilitate themselves.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.police-ch.jp\/yourtown\/shizuokapolice\/furikomesaginikiwotsukero.mp3\">Download an MP3 music file<\/a> (6.7MB\u00a0 5 mins. 39 secs.)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.police-ch.jp\/yourtown\/shizuokapolice\/furikome-song.pdf\">Download a PDF file of the song&#8217;s lyrics<\/a> (110KB)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Via <a href=\"http:\/\/bb.watch.impress.co.jp\/docs\/news\/20090731_306008.html\">Impress BB Watch[J]<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.itmedia.co.jp\/news\/articles\/0907\/31\/news087.html\">IT Media News[J]<\/a><br \/>\n(edited by Michael Yoshitaka Erlewine)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Bakuon Sentai Sumpu Ranger[J]&#8220;, or the roaring squadron Sumpu ranger, is a popular local rock band originating in Hamamatsu City which is well-known as the birthplace of Honda Motor, Suzuki Motor, Yamaha and Kawai Musical Instruments. 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