The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department (TMPD) (警視庁, Keishichō), known locally as simply the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), is the prefectural police of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. Founded in 1874, the TMPD is the largest police force in Japan by number of officers, with a staff of more than 40,000 police officers and over 2,800 civilian personnel.
Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department 警視庁 Keishichō
The TMPD's headquarters are located in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo. Built in 1980, it is 18 stories tall, and is a large wedge-shaped building with a cylindrical tower. The HQ building is located opposite of Sakurada Gate, so it is also metonymically called "Sakurada Gate".[2]
The TMPD was established by Japanese statesman Kawaji Toshiyoshi in 1874. Kawaji, who had helped establish the earlier rasotsu in 1871 following the disestablishment of the Edo periodpolice system, was part of the Iwakura Mission to Europe, where he gathered information on Western policing; he was mostly inspired by the police of France, especially the National Gendarmerie on which the rasotsu were based. On 9 January 1874, the TMPD was established as part of the Home Ministry, with Kawaji serving as its first Superintendent-General.[3]
TMPD officers in charge of censorship duties in 1938
By the 1880s, the police had developed into a nationwide instrument of government control, and their increasing involvement in political affairs was one of the foundations of the authoritarian state in the Empire of Japan during the first half of the 20th century. By the 1920s and 1930s, police across Japan, including the TMPD, were responsible not only for law enforcement and public security, but also firefighting, labor dispute mediation, censorship, upholding public morality, issuing permits, and government regulation of businesses, construction, and public health.
When Japan surrendered at the end of World War II, the TMPD was placed under Allied control in occupied Japan. The Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers viewed the existing Japanese police system as undemocratic and sought to reform it, so in 1947 the Old Police Law (旧警察法, Kyū keisatsu-hō) was passed, decentralizing Japanese police and reorganizing them into municipal police and rural police; as a municipal police force, the TMPD was limited to the 23 wards of Tokyo, but the "Metropolitan" part of the name remained. Police firefighting duties were also split off to independent fire departments, with the TMPD's Fire Bureau developing into the Tokyo Fire Department in 1948. However, issues concerning manpower and efficiency among smaller and spread out municipalities arose, so in 1954 the amended Police Law (警察法, Keisatsu-hō) was passed, reunifying the police into prefectural divisions under the National Police Agency;[3] as part of the amendment, the TMPD regained jurisdiction over the Tokyo metropolitan area.
Scandals
In 1978, the TMPD was investigated when a uniformed officer killed a female university student inside her residence.[4] In 1997, an officer was caught for making up information in an amphetamine case.[4]
In 2007, the TMPD was under scrutiny when a serving TMPD officer was involved in an incident where he used his official sidearm to shoot a female person to death before he committed suicide.[4]
The TMPD was investigating an incident in the Kamata Police Station in Ota Ward where a police officer committed suicide in February 2014 due to harassment at work. The chief in charge was disciplined.[5]
Organization
The TMPD is under the command of a Superintendent-General and reports directly to the Tokyo Metropolitan Public Safety Commission. The Superintendent-General can be appointed and replaced at any time as long as the prime minister and the TMPSC receives their approval.[6]
Since the TMPD is autonomous, it does not operate under the authority of any Regional Police Bureau.[7]
The TMPD has nine bureaus that report to the Deputy Superintendent General:[1]
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The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department TMPD 警視庁 Keishichō known locally as simply the Metropolitan Police Department MPD is the prefectural police of Tokyo Metropolis Japan Founded in 1874 the TMPD is the largest police force in Japan by number of officers with a staff of more than 40 000 police officers and over 2 800 civilian personnel Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department警視庁KeishichōAsahikageHeadquarters buildingAbbreviationTMPDAgency overviewFormed9 January 1874Jurisdictional structureOperations jurisdictionTokyo Kantō region JapanGoverning bodyTokyo Metropolitan GovernmentGeneral natureLocal civilian policeOperational structureOverviewed byTokyo Metropolitan Public Safety CommissionHeadquarters1 1 Kasumigaseki 2 chome Chiyoda ku Tokyo 100 8929Sworns43 566Police Administrative Civilians3 015Agency executivesYoshihiko Ooishi Superintendent GeneralHiroshi Yamamoto Deputy Superintendent GeneralBureaus6 AdministrationPersonnel and TrainingTrafficCommunity Police AffairsSecurityPublic SecurityCriminal InvestigationCommunity SafetyOrganized Crime ControlFacilitiesStations102Patrol Cars1292Motorcycles958Security boats22Helicopters14Dogs36Horses16WebsiteTokyo Metropolitan Police Department in Japanese Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department in English The TMPD is headed by a Superintendent General who is appointed by the National Public Safety Commission and approved by the Prime Minister It manages 10 divisions and 102 stations across the Metropolis 1 The TMPD s headquarters are located in Kasumigaseki Chiyoda Tokyo Built in 1980 it is 18 stories tall and is a large wedge shaped building with a cylindrical tower The HQ building is located opposite of Sakurada Gate so it is also metonymically called Sakurada Gate 2 Contents 1 History 1 1 Scandals 2 Organization 3 Ranks and insignia 4 Gallery 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksHistory Edit Tokyo Metropolitan Police Headquarters in 1931 The TMPD was established by Japanese statesman Kawaji Toshiyoshi in 1874 Kawaji who had helped establish the earlier rasotsu in 1871 following the disestablishment of the Edo period police system was part of the Iwakura Mission to Europe where he gathered information on Western policing he was mostly inspired by the police of France especially the National Gendarmerie on which the rasotsu were based On 9 January 1874 the TMPD was established as part of the Home Ministry with Kawaji serving as its first Superintendent General 3 TMPD officers in charge of censorship duties in 1938 By the 1880s the police had developed into a nationwide instrument of government control and their increasing involvement in political affairs was one of the foundations of the authoritarian state in the Empire of Japan during the first half of the 20th century By the 1920s and 1930s police across Japan including the TMPD were responsible not only for law enforcement and public security but also firefighting labor dispute mediation censorship upholding public morality issuing permits and government regulation of businesses construction and public health When Japan surrendered at the end of World War II the TMPD was placed under Allied control in occupied Japan The Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers viewed the existing Japanese police system as undemocratic and sought to reform it so in 1947 the Old Police Law 旧警察法 Kyu keisatsu hō was passed decentralizing Japanese police and reorganizing them into municipal police and rural police as a municipal police force the TMPD was limited to the 23 wards of Tokyo but the Metropolitan part of the name remained Police firefighting duties were also split off to independent fire departments with the TMPD s Fire Bureau developing into the Tokyo Fire Department in 1948 However issues concerning manpower and efficiency among smaller and spread out municipalities arose so in 1954 the amended Police Law 警察法 Keisatsu hō was passed reunifying the police into prefectural divisions under the National Police Agency 3 as part of the amendment the TMPD regained jurisdiction over the Tokyo metropolitan area Scandals Edit In 1978 the TMPD was investigated when a uniformed officer killed a female university student inside her residence 4 In 1997 an officer was caught for making up information in an amphetamine case 4 In 2007 the TMPD was under scrutiny when a serving TMPD officer was involved in an incident where he used his official sidearm to shoot a female person to death before he committed suicide 4 The TMPD was investigating an incident in the Kamata Police Station in Ota Ward where a police officer committed suicide in February 2014 due to harassment at work The chief in charge was disciplined 5 Organization EditThe TMPD is under the command of a Superintendent General and reports directly to the Tokyo Metropolitan Public Safety Commission The Superintendent General can be appointed and replaced at any time as long as the prime minister and the TMPSC receives their approval 6 Since the TMPD is autonomous it does not operate under the authority of any Regional Police Bureau 7 The TMPD has nine bureaus that report to the Deputy Superintendent General 1 Administration Bureau 総務部 Personnel and Training Bureau 警務部 Traffic Bureau 交通部 Community Police Affairs Bureau 地域部 Security Bureau 警備部 Public Security Bureau 公安部 Criminal Investigation Bureau 刑事部 Community Safety Bureau 生活安全部 Organized Crime Control Bureau 組織犯罪対策部 The TMPD also operates its own academy the Metropolitan Police Academy Ranks and insignia EditThe ranks used in the TMPD have been slightly revised in 2013 changing only the English translation of some of the ranks used by the force 1 Otherwise these ranks are observed throughout its history 8 Superintendent General four gold rising suns Deputy Superintendent General not rank but post of TMPD gold wreathed gold emblem with three gold bars a Senior Commissioner gold wreathed gold emblem with three gold bars formerly Superintendent Supervisor b Commissioner gold wreathed gold emblem with two gold bars formerly Chief Superintendent b Assistant Commissioner gold wreathed gold emblem with one gold bar formerly Senior Superintendent b Superintendent gold wreathed silver emblem with three gold bars Chief Inspector gold wreathed silver emblem with two gold bars formerly Inspector b Inspector gold wreathed silver emblem with one gold bar formerly Assistant Inspector b Sergeant silver wreathed silver emblem with three gold bars Senior Police Officer silver wreathed silver emblem with two gold bars Police Officer silver wreathed silver emblem with one gold bar Gallery Edit Toyota Crown assigned to traffic duty in Tachikawa Nissan Fairlady Z NISMO Z34 used for highway patrol Toyota Crown with a raised lightbar in Shibuya Yamaha FJR1300 escorting the 2015 Tokyo Marathon Mitsubishi Fuso Canter converted into an internal security vehicle for use by the TMPD s Riot Police Unit Eurocopter EC155 used by the TMPD at Tokyo Heliport TMPD Boat Takao in Ariake TMPD officers outside a kōban near Shibuya Station TMPD patrol officers outside Yasukuni Shrine TMPD Riot Police Unit Emergency Response Team officers with their equipment TMPD HQ seen from Tokyo Imperial Palace The police station in Ogasawara about 1 000 km away from HQ 9 See also EditSecurity Police Japan Notes Edit Not observed from TMPD websites books as of 2018 a b c d e Minor adaptions were made by the TMPD in 2013 References Edit a b c TMPD 2019 Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department PDF p 34 霞が関 桜田門 兜町 別の意味 でも使われる東京の地名 マネーポストWEBマネーポストWEB マネーポストWEB in Japanese 2018 10 07 Retrieved 2023 02 07 a b History PDF npa go jp National Police Agency Japan 2021 Retrieved 2023 02 07 a b c Top Tokyo cop reprimanded for alleged murder by officer The Japan Times Kyodo News 21 September 2007 Clegg Cara 23 April 2014 Power harassment in Japan s police force blamed for officer s suicide SoraNews24 The Present Police Organizations of Japan and the Philippines PDF Retrieved 2019 05 13 Nakahara Hidenori 1956 The Japanese Police PDF scholarlycommons law northwestern edu Retrieved 2019 05 13 The Police of Japan PDF National Police Agency of Japan 1982 Retrieved 2019 05 13 via National Criminal Justice Reference Service Metropolitan Police Department police stations Archived 2014 08 03 at the Wayback Machine Ogasawara Archived 2014 10 02 at the Wayback Machine 管内の概況 Archived 2014 08 09 at the Wayback MachineExternal links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Metropolitan Police Department Tokyo Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department in Japanese Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department in English Coordinates 35 40 37 N 139 45 08 E 35 67694 N 139 75222 E 35 67694 139 75222 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department amp oldid 1155602251, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
