How the application that exposes and scares the "managers" of Tokyo trains

An application for smartphones developed by the Japanese police is being downloaded on a large scale by women trying to protect themselves from maneuvers on busy trains at rush hour.

Originally, the Tokyo police had launched the Digi Police app three years ago, but just a few months ago, a feature was added to scare the stalkers. Since then, the application has been downloaded hundreds of thousands of times, which is unusual for an application developed by the government.

Women traveling in overcrowded trains and in other public places in Japan are often victims of badual harbadment, but are generally afraid to ask for help.

With the app, victims can tap a "push back manager" icon that generates a message stating "There is a manager here, help me please". With another support, the message turns red and a voice says repeatedly: "Please, stop!".