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In February, 2025, officers from the Taichung City Police Department was on DUI checkpoint duty when they intercepted two scooters. The riders were both 17 and without licenses, as a result, one immediately sped up and ran while the other one, who was too slow, ran on foot. One of the officers chased after the one that fled on foot, but soon lost him. However, by chance he came across the other rider who fled on board the scooter. The officer, failing to recognize at the checkpoint then asked him for a ride, which he complied. The rider probably only realized what is up when the officer directed him to where his friend was caught by other officers, said "If there is nothing else, I am heading out." and left. Other officers were able to recognize him but was too late to stop him before he fled once again. Officers did not pursue as they have the identities of the riders locked in. The riders were charged with various offences including driving without license, using another vehicle's license plate, damaging engine serial number, refusing inspection at a DUI checkpoint, and removing a muffler. A ticket was mailed to their parents and each were fined around 200k NTD (6,245.78 USD)

On September 19, 2021, Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police officers (south of Seoul) were attempting to intercept a suspected DUI driver. The driver fled into a parking lot but was soon blocked in by a patrol car. The driver then reversed and fled, while the two officers attempted to break the window with their baton. The car drove around in circles until he went back to where he began and was stuck between a parked car and the patrol car. As the driver refused to comply with police orders, a blank warning shot was fired and live rounds fired at the rear tires. News report claimed that in the end, a total of 2 blanks and six live rounds were fired at the rear tires of the car. Officers then break the window and tasered the driver, finally arresting him. 16 cars in the parking lot and 2 patrol cars were damaged in the incident. The driver was charged with DUI, and would face penalties including revocation of driver's license, a maximum fine of 10 million KRW (7,059.12 USD) or 1 to 2 years of imprisonment.

This incident came a month after a mass-stabbing in a mall in Seoul. After the stabbing, the South Korean government urged officers to be more liberal with their use of force in the face of violent criminals, as they were often hampered by restrictive policies and laws before, which sometimes lead to officers doing nothing or leave to get help even as people are getting attacked in front of them.

Currently, the taser used by the Korean National Police is the Axon X26 taser. The Koreans wanted to an indigenous design to replace the X26 and address criticisms that officers are ineffective in responding to violent criminals. As a result, the R3 was developed and selected by the KNPA. The R3 taser functions like a break-action revolver, being able to hold 6 taser cartridges which gives the taser three shots. The wires will be cut when the trigger is released to allow for quick follow-up shots. A pilot project in 2023 saw 100 units introduced for testing but reports in 2024 indicated that the replacement program has stalled because the final delivery inspection has failed. The KNPA is now suing the manufacturer to recover the 2.94 billion KRW (around 2 million USD) advance payment and to this day the X26 is still stuck in service after over a decade of use.

P.S. Korean Air crew members are trained and authorized to use X26 tasers since 2002 to subdue unruly passengers. A BBC report in 2017 claimed that 5 passengers were tased by the air crew.

On April 15, 2023, the Then-Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida was about to give a speech in support of his party's candidate for the Governor of Wakayama Prefecture election in the Saikazaki Fishing Port. However, a pipe bomb was hurled at PM Kishida. A police bodyguard, known as SP (Security Police) in Japan, saw the incoming projectile and swept the bomb away with his ballistic briefcase, which he then deployed it and rushed the PM back to his vehicle. At the same time, two fishermen and officers immediately grabbed hold of the bomber before he can throw a second bomb and wrestled him to the ground. Despite attempts of officers to get the crowd to leave (you can hear "hananero" which means leave in japanese), confusion and curiosity seemed to get the better of them and many just stuck around, as a result, most people were still on scene when the bomb exploded. Fortunately, the bomb was very weak and only an officer and a fisherman took minor injuries from shrapnel.

PM Kishida was rushed to the Wakayama Prefectural Police Headquarters until the situation was secured. The bombing came only 9 months after the successful assassination of former PM Shinzo Abe under similar circumstances and with the 49th G7 Summit in Hiroshima coming, it raised questions on the security situation of Japan. In a later speech, he apologized for causing concern and urged the public to focus on the election. He would meet and thank the fishermen who helped to subdue the bomber.

The bomber is a 24 year old jobless man. He was not on any watchlist and remained silent during the investigation, but Wakayama Prefectural Police believed that the bomber's motive was that he was displeased with the election system and decided to throw bombs at the PM as protest. The bomber was charged with attempted murder and violating the Penal Provisions for Explosives Control and was sentenced to 10 years of prison.

The Nishinari District in Osaka is known to be one of the poorest regions in Japan, namely because it is where a lot of day labourers lived. The day labourers faces very poor working conditions and are frequently exploited by employment agencies and gangs, which also lead to a very low trust to the police. As a result, frustration and depression would boil over from time to time, leading Nishinari to become one of the most prone to riots area in Japan.

On August 1, 1961, 9:52 p.m., a person was ran over by a taxi and killed. Officers from Osaka Prefectural Police Nishimari Police Station arrived and confirmed the death. However, the officers left the dead's body in front of a police box for twenty minutes during the investigation before moving it to the hospital. The day labourers accused the OPP of disrespecting the dead and surrounded the station. The protest soon descended into a riot and and began throwing stones, breaking windows and burning cars. By the next day, 4000 rioters had gathered and attacked any police related facilities, trains and taxis. On August 3, the OPP called in mutual aid from the neighbouring Kyoto Prefectural Police and Hyogo Prefectural Police, and gathered 6300 officers and finally dispersed the riot. One was killed and 600 were wounded.

This riot is the largest riot ever to be handled by the post-WW2 OPP. Despite attempts by local governments to improve the situation, the problems still remained and it would lead to a total of 24 riots breaking out throughout the decades with the last one being in 2008. The Nishinari District to this day still bears the reputation of being the most poor and dangerous area of Japan, although people can still reasonably expect to be safe outside even at night.

On May 11, 1970, Kawafuji Nobuhisa (the suspect that would be shot) and two juvenile friends A and B stole a car in the city of Fukuoka and headed east to Hiroshima. However, they were spotted midway by the Yamaguchi Prefectural Police and were all arrested. The trio were taken to the local police station in a patrol car and the stolen vehicle when Kawafuji and A who were held in the stolen car revealed a concealed stolen hunting piece (not specified but my guess is it was a sawn off hunting rifle/shotgun) A then stabbed the officer in the car with them and the two fled. (B failed to escape) The pair then stole a K-car and drove to a nearby city to switch out their clothing, they were planning to rob the Hiroshima Central Post office and took a train one stop short of their destination as the train was getting too packed. The duo decided to hide out in a nearby mountain for the night. Unfortunately for them, a civilian spotted them the next morning and their firearm and immediately called the police. Officers were dispatched to find them but couldn't locate them. They would finally be spotted by an officer who was riding on a K-truck bed that was transporting propane tanks. The officer fired a warning shot to stop them but Kawafuji threatened to shoot the truck driver and forced the officer to leave his revolver in the truck bed. Kawafuji then forced the truck driver to drive to the city centre and A was arrested by the officer who gave up his revolver after a fight. Now alone, Kawafuji made his way to a gun store and took three hunting pieces, 80 rounds of rifle ammo and 250 shotgun shells. He then broke through a checkpoint and entered the Port of Hiroshima. There he began shooting and attempted to board a ferry. An officer was shot trying to stop him. At 5:15 p.m., Kawafuji successfully hijacked a regional ferry and took its 9 crew and 36 passengers as hostages. He ordered the captain to sail to which ever big city he chose and the ferry began to make her way to the Port of Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture across the bay.

With an escalating situation that escalated comes with a kicked hornet's nest. The Hiroshima Prefectural Police mobilized 1256 officers, around a third of it's force to secure the coast and sent six boats to pursue the ferry. The Japan Coast Guard sent 15 patrol crafts in support and the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force also dispatched a minesweeper and a torpedo boat at HPP's request to join the pursuit. The National Police Agency also ordered all Prefectural Police forces in Western Japan to secure their ports and deploy their helicopters to provide air support. In anticipation of the worst case scenario, the Ehime Prefectural Police prepared tear gas in case of a boarding operation and most importantly, a five-men sniper team from the Osaka Prefectural Police were flown in by the JMSDF. During the chase, Kawafuji opened fired and shot and critically injured an inspector on a police boat and shot the gas tank of a Cessna plane operated by the local press, almost causing it to crash. At 9:35 p.m., the ferry reached Matsuyama. Kawafuji demanded in exchange of all the passengers' release, the ferry will be refuelled, to which the EPP obliged. Two disguised EPP officers planned to take down Kawafuji during the refuel but Kawafuji refused to let them onboard and the plan was scrapped. The ferry set sailed again and travelled around the region aimlessly until she returned to the Port of Hiroshima on May 13, 8:50 a.m. Kawafuji's father and elder sister were brought in to get him to surrender but failed. Kawafuji then began shooting again, critically injuring another officer and almost shot down a police helicopter. By now, Kawafuji had fired 50 rifle rounds, 64 shotgun shells and rackd up at least 11 charges.

Fearing the escalating situation that escalated would escalate again, the Chief of HPP authorized to shoot to kill if no other option is possible. At 9:52 a.m., Kawafuji momentarily stopped shooting and stepped out to the deck to shout something to the police. 40 metres away on a breakwater, a sergeant from the OPP sniper team seized the chance and fired one shot, downing the suspect and making history as the first police officer and the only time a police sniper in post-WW2 Japan to ever shoot a hostage taker. Officers immediately boarded the ferry and arrested Kawafuji. Kawafuji was brought to the Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital for emergency surgery but was pronounced dead at 11:25 a.m.

The Hiroshima Regional Prosecutor's Office reviewed the sniper's actions and declared it to be legal, thus no charges would be filed. The Chief of HPP, at a meeting in the Prefectural Assembly, explained that the sniper was trying to shoot Kawafuji's right arm but hit his left chest instead. At the time, the majority of the Japanese public (including the suspect's father) supported the police shooting Kawafuji, but many media organizations were critical of the decision and doxxed the sniper. The Hokkaido Branch of the JCLU also launched a private prosecution at the HRPO accusing the Chief of HPP and the sniper of murder, stating that they were acting as judge, jury and executioner. Needless to say it went nowhere. The Hiroshima office of the largest opposition party of the time, the Japan Socialist Party accused the police of deciding to kill Kawafuji with the intention of making him an example. (Violent left wing political activites were quite rampant at the time, they might be trying to say that the police toke the shot to intimidate them) They would lodge a protest against the Chief of HPP and again at the Diet. At a later meeting at the Diet, the Commissioner General of the NPA would reveal that the sniper had resigned in combination of the stress from the media and guilt of having shot and killed Kawafuji.

This incident would have a long-lasting effect on how Japan police would resolve hostage crises in the coming decade. Two years later, during the Asama Lodge crisis, officers were initially forbidden from firing at the armed left-wing terrorists due to the lawsuit and doxxing which led to an increase of casualties. In the Mitsubishi Bank Hostage Crisis, when the OPP assault team planned the attack, it was decided that all officers would open fire together so the media cannot pinpoint who killed the perpetrator and ease the guilt of killing him. Entering the 1990s, violent crime has been increasing which led to increased officers getting injured or KIA. Therefore, in 2001, the firearms policy was revised and refined, since then, the number of police shooting has increased.

On September 20, 2025, an aviation police officer was sweeping the pick-up area of the Taoyuan International Airport Terminal 1 for illegal taxis when he spotted a white tesla picking up a tourist. He approached the tesla in order to check for registration but it suddenly sped up and attempt to flee with the passenger inside. The officer issued several orders to the driver to step out of the car but he ignored them and tried to run over the officer. During the chaos, the passenger was thrown out of the vehicle and her legs were ran over. A backup officer then arrived in a SUV while local civilians dragged the passenger to safety. The driver attempted to turn around to flee, but the officers fired eight rounds to stop the vehicle. The tesla finally stopped and the driver was dragged out and arrested.

News report indicated the 43 year old driver had priors on related offenses and was charged with obstruction of public duties with motorized transportation and negligence causing bodily harm. The passenger, a tourist from Hong Kong suffered minor injuries and returned to Hong Kong the same day.

In Taiwan, unlike most other countries where the airport is policed by its own department or the neighbouring municipal police service, all airport policing is centralized under a single department known as the Aviation Police Bureau. It is headquartered in Taoyuan International Airport with divisions and substations in all other airports across Taiwan.

On the evening of July 22, 2026, Kumamoto Prefecture, Western Japan, a 21 year old man armed with a knife entered a convenience store and took 30k yen (183.13 USD). The store clerk called the police and two officers from a nearby police box responded and was able to intercept the suspect outside the convenience store. According to witness statements, a officer fired a total of 3 shots at the suspect (the video seemed to only capture the last shot, and the first shot is believed to be a warning shot), while the other officer repeatedly gave commands for the suspect to drop his weapon. In the end, he was able to use his baton to knock the knife out of his hand and arrest him.

Despite the lack of reaction from the suspect as shown in the video, a statement from police and firefighters indicated that the suspect was shot in the right shoulder and thigh and was taken to the hospital. A journalist also stated that blood stains were left at the scene though not visible in the video.

The suspect is now charged with obstruction of public duties (this charge covers assault on police officer) and is also expected to face additional charges for the robbery.

In the morning of October 22, 2014, a man carrying a Winchester Model 94 rifle approached the National War Memorial in Ottawa. There, he shot Corporal Nathan Cirillo, one of the three sentries at the memorial at that time in the back at close range. The two other sentries attempted to stop him, but took fire as well. As their rifles were not loaded, they were forced to retreat. The shooter, removed his headscarf and yelled ,"For Iraq" and fled the scene in his car. He drove straight to Parliament Hill, almost running over another Corporal in the process. After getting through the gates, he carjacked a Ministerial car and charged towards the Centre Block, which hosts the chambers of the Senate and House of Commons.

Chased by RCMP officers, the shooter made his way to the Peace Tower, the centre clock tower, where he encountered Constable Samearn Son, Cst. Son saw the rifle and attempted to take it but was shot in the leg in the struggle. This action allowed security officers in the Parliament building to mobilize and intercept the shooter. The shooter then ran through the main corridor towards the library while exchanging fire with pursuing officers. During the shootout, he passed by the rooms that was occupied by the Prime Minister, the Cabinet, the Leader of Opposition and his party. The Opposition room doors were shot and the Prime Minister was stuffed inside a closet while other MPs barricaded the room and use flag poles as makeshift spears.

The attacker managed to hide in an alcove at the entrance of the library and was surrounded by officers. There, the then Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons, Kevin Vickers, heard the commotion and took his pistol out of a his lock box to check. Upon seeing Sergeant-at-Arms Vickers arriving, the officers warned him of the shooters position and he took cover behind a column, then dove past it, and fired upward at the shooter. At the same time, Constable Curtis Barrett, leading an Incident Active Response Deployment team with three other officers also opened fire, killing the attacker.

An Ontario Provincial Police investigation would report that both Sergeant-at-Arms Vickers and Cst. Barrett killed the attacker, however almost all of the public credit would fall to Sergeant-at-Arms Vickers as the media simply reported the lone hero narrative. According to Cst. Barrett, he even lost his relationship with his girlfriend partly because no one believed he was part of the response. RCMP Health Services would even say they have no record of his involvement. According to a 2024 interview, Cst. Barrett has been promoted to sergeant and works as the the divisional reintegration coordinator for the Ottawa region and Nunavut to help officers to cope with traumatic events.

An advisory group looking into response noted that a lack of communications between security units in the attack as a major problem, as the Senate, House of Commons and the exterior Parliament Hill grounds each have its own security unit that is not in contact with each other. As a result, the three units were combined to form the Parliamentary Protective Service to provide a uniform response on future attacks.

Despite the best efforts by fellow soldiers, bystanders, then Paramedic Chief Anthony DiMonte and many other medical personnel, Corporal Nathan Cirillo succumbed to his wounds later that morning and passed away at the age of 24. He left behind a five-year-old son, who would be around 17-years-old now.