Aya Ueto, Moeka Kamihiraishi, Yui Aragaki… when those beauties were one-day police chiefs!

Spring Traffic Safety Campaign starts in May!

2023-05-04

Yui Aragaki (34)
17-year-old Gakki, with her first smile before her breakthrough.

In March ’06, she served as chief for a day at the Kojimachi Fire Station. In the same year, the commercial for “Pocky,” which triggered her breakthrough, was aired and was talked about as too cute. It was the catalyst for her becoming a major actress.

The season of “the most glamorous event” held by the police department has come again this year. The National Traffic Safety Campaign is held every year in spring and fall. The National Police Agency, the Cabinet Office, and other ministries, agencies, and local governments appeal for traffic safety, the eradication of special fraud, and community safety. One of the main attractions of the campaign is the “one-day chief of police,” in which actresses and female TV announcers show off their extremely rare uniforms. Entertainment reporter Takayuki Jyoshita explains.

The “Chief for a Day” is usually someone who is familiar and well known to the public. People with local connections or who have played female police officers in TV dramas or movies also tend to be chosen. Yō Yoshida, who starred in the drama “Cold Case 2: The Door of Truth” (WOWOW), which aired in 2006 and was a tie-up with the Kanagawa Prefectural Police, served as chief for a day at the Tobe Police Station in the same prefecture. In addition to the police, the fire department and tax office also hold events.’ Yui Aragaki, who was the face of the ‘Fire Prevention Poster for the Spring Fire Prevention Campaign’ in 2006, was chief for a day at the Kojimachi Fire Station in Tokyo.’

Serving as chief for a day has its advantages for those who are appointed.

Ugaki Misato became a one-day fire chief in 2006, which helped her gain a good reputation, and the following year she became a freelance firefighter. The following year, she became a freelance police officer. She has been expanding her field of activities by taking on the challenges of gravure and writing movie columns. Unlike ordinary companies, the police and fire departments do not pay her a large sum of money. Even so, many celebrities run for office because it improves their image,” says a source in the entertainment industry.

Aya Ueto and Moeka Kamihiraishi. These actresses, who are now sought after for TV dramas and movies, also experienced being a one-day police chief and have grown up to be major actresses.