The National Police Agency is the central coordinating law enforcement agency of the Japanese police system. Unlike national police in other countries, the NPA does not have any operational units of i
2nd Building of the Central Common Government Office, the building which houses the agency
Prefectural police
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In the law enforcement system in Japan, prefectural police are prefecture-level law enforcement agencies responsible for policing, law enforcement, and public security within their respective prefectu
National Police Agency (Japan)
…countries, the NPA does not have any operational units of its own aside from the Imperial Guard; rather, it is responsible for supervising Japan's 47 prefectural police departments and determining their general standards and policies, though it can command police agencies under it in national emergencies or large-scale…
Osaka City Municipal Police cars, c. 1948–1955. This photograph predates the prefectural police system.
Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department headquarters building in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda
The Akita Prefectural Police Headquarters in Akita City
A police officer talking to children in front of a kōban