▁the ▁Ind o - West ern ▁Pacific , ▁including ▁the ▁South ▁China ▁Sea ▁and ▁possibly ▁also ▁the ▁Red ▁Sea . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : N ett ast om at idae ▁Category : F ish ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 <0x0A> </s> ▁is ▁a ▁retired ▁Japanese ▁police ▁officer ▁and ▁head ▁of ▁an ▁N PO ▁that ▁works ▁to ▁prevent ▁suic ides ▁at ▁the ▁T ō jin b ō ▁cl iffs ▁in ▁F uk ui ▁Pref ect ure ▁in ▁Japan . ▁His ▁work ▁and ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁N PO ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁saved ▁over ▁ 5 0 0 ▁lives . ▁He ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" ch otto ▁mat te " ▁(" Wait ▁a ▁moment ") ▁man , ▁for ▁the ▁words ▁he ▁says ▁to ▁people ▁considering ▁suic ide .< ref > M ood ley , ▁Kir an ▁This ▁man ▁has ▁dedicated ▁his ▁life ▁to ▁pat rolling ▁Japan ' s ▁lon ely ▁cl iff - top s ▁to ▁prevent ▁suic ides ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁The ▁Independent ▁Retrieved ▁February ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 </ ref > ▁ ▁Police ▁career ▁Sh ige ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁police ▁officer ▁for ▁the ▁F uk ui ▁Pref ect ural ▁Police ▁for ▁ 4 2 ▁years , ▁ret iring ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 6 0 . ▁His ▁final ▁posting ▁was ▁in ▁T ō jin b ō ▁in ▁Sak ai . ▁He ▁was ▁app alled ▁by ▁the ▁many ▁corps es ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁remove ▁from ▁the ▁ocean . ▁On