Previously, on No-sword, we noted the appointment as police-chief-for-a-day of a ball-tossing robot in Hakata. It has come to my attention that this was not an isolated incident. At about the same time...

• ...in Kawagoe, a high school senior was appointed chief for a day. She is apparently the head of her school's pep squad, BOMBERS, which explains the cheerleaders in those photos. (The regular chief does not, presumably, get cheerled.)
• ... in Harajuku, up-and-coming singer mica was chief for a day. I doubt that the Sanspo repoters will ever again have such a legitimate reason to use the word minisukaporisu ("miniskirt police", in katakana).
• ... in Saitama City, the one-day police chief position was shared by two kids in elementary school, ages 10 and 11. I understand that under their leadership the Mystery of Smuggler's Cove was finally solved, but unpleasant rumours linger about the mysterious, brutal slaying of small-time conman Bugs Meanyzawa.

And it's all being done to promote a countrywide spring safety campaign.