Japan uses 'Godzilla' as part of nationwide traffic safety campaign

Tokyo, Japan — Godzilla promoted traffic safety in Tokyo ahead of the nationwide spring traffic safety campaign.

The popular movie character played the role of one-day police chief of the Tokyo Metropolitan police department's Ikebukuro police station.

Godzilla paraded streets in Ikebukuro, urging people to observe traffic rules.

At the traffic safety campaign venue, people took part in traffic rule quizzes.

The traffic accidents that occurred in the area covered by the Ikebukuro police station last year amounted to approximately 230 cases, with bicycles involved in about 40 percent of them.

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