Japanese tourists visiting London may feel like they are back at home with the recent introduction of a police box in the center of the capital, similar to the "koban" found throughout Japan.
London's police erected a ministation in Piccadilly Circus -- the heart of the entertainment district -- last November to help pedestrians with directions and generally reassure visitors to London.
Officially, it is called a pavilion, but in many ways it is the same size and serves the same purposes as a police box in Japan.