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
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
Law enforcement in Japan
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Law enforcement in Japan is provided mainly by prefectural police under the oversight of the National Police Agency. The NPA is administered by the independent National Public Safety Commission, ensur
Prefectural police
…In the law enforcement system in Japan, prefectural police (都道府県警察, todōfuken-keisatsu) are prefecture-level law enforcement agencies responsible for policing, law enforcement, and public…
A Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department officer with their van outside Ueno Station
A police officer directing traffic after the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake
A police officer on air raid duty outside the TMPD's headquarters in 1945
A pair of TMPD officers wearing newly-issued uniforms in 1946