Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Public Security Bureau

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agency_name = Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Public Security Bureau
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nativename_a = 警視庁公安部
nativename_r = Keishichō-kōanbu
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jurisdiction = Government of Japan
headquarters = Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
employees = 2,000 officers
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minister1_name = Kunio Hatoyama
minister1_pfo = Japanese Minister of Justice
minister2_name = Katsuyaki Kawai
minister2_pfo = Vice-Minister of Justice
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parent_agency = Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department
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The nihongo|Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Public Security Bureau|警視庁公安部|Keishichō-kōanbu is a bureau of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department in charge of public security with jurisdiction over Tokyo metropolis. It has a force of more than 2,000 officers.

In the Japanese police organization, only the Metropolitan Police Department becomes "the bureau" where security police becomes independent, and in the other prefectures Police, Public Security Section and Foreign Affairs Division are installed in a Security Department. Tokyo is seen as an exception since it had been working with the Japanese National Police Agency for the longest time since they share the same location. [ [http://www.iej.uem.br/police.htm Japanese Police.] Retrieved on March 31, 2008.]

The PSB is said to be compared similarly to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. [http://www.emergency.com/japnleft.htm JAPANESE POLICE STILL HAVE TROUBLE WITH LEFTIST RADICALS.] Retrieved on March 31, 2008.]

Purpose

* "Detect and prevent serious overseas-based crime which could affect this country."
* "Protect against threats from terrorism and espionage."

Organization

PSB cases

*The PSB had been mobilized to investigate all Aum Shinrikyo facilities after the deadly sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway. [ [http://www.rickross.com/reference/aum/aum368.html Day of Judgement.] Retrieved on March 31, 2008.] Following the discovery of an Aum cultist who had been employed by the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces after sensitive military information had been leaked out, the PSB had investigated the matter. [ [http://www.cesnur.org/testi/aum_022.htm Aum Shinri-kyo Updates (CESNUR) - April 10-17, 2000.] ] The PSB had been the leading agency to investigate reports that Aum Shinrikyo had acquired names of 3,000 Honda executives and sensitive data from government ministries and other important facilities via Aum-created software. [ [http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20000303a4.html Aum computer firm got list of 3,000 Honda execs.] Retrieved on April 1, 2008.] [ [http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20000312a6.html Sumitomo Bank, Hosei University on Aum-related PC firms' client list.] Retrieved on April 1, 2008.]

*An ex-Japanese Air Self-Defense Forces warrant officer had been investigated by the PSB for divulging military secrets under the Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement to a Russian GRU operative, who was identified as Aleksei Shchelkonogov. [ [http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20020323a2.html Suspected Russian spy sought by MPD.] Retrieved on April 1, 2008.]

* Three activists of the Tachikawa Jieitai Kanshi Tentomura had been said to be prisoners of conscience by Amnesty International when they had arrested by police with the PSB investigating them for conducting anti-war activities after illegally entering an SDF housing complex in Tachikawa. [ [http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20040513f1.html Activists claim political oppression.] Retrieved on April 1, 2008.]

*PSB agents had been involved in the arrest of former Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office official Toshihiko Shimizu, accused of providing classified data to a Russian embassy official, supposedly posing as a diplomat, [ [http://www.axisglobe.com/article.asp?article=1477 Papers sent to prosecutor on Japanese intelligence official, Russian 'spy' over information leak.] Retrieved on March 31, 2008.] [http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080117a2.html Official probed over leak to Russian agent.] ] under the National Public Service Law. [http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080117a2.html Official probed over leak to Russian agent.] ]

candal

* After a discovery of sophisticated radios by police during a raid on a JRCL Revolutionary Marxist Faction safehouse on April 10, 1998, PSB officials had reorganized their communications network to better safeguard it against unwanted intrusions. [ [http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn19980410a8.html Raid on leftist lair yields police radio recordings.] Retrieved on March 31, 2008.] [http://www.emergency.com/japnleft.htm JAPANESE POLICE STILL HAVE TROUBLE WITH LEFTIST RADICALS.] Retrieved on March 31, 2008.]

Known heads of PSB

* Shigeo Ito [ [http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20040729a1.html Prosecutors drop NPA shooting case.] Retrieved on April 1, 2008.]
* Masuo Okamura [ [http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20040117b5.html Security Bureau chief to head MPD.] Retrieved on March 31, 2008.]

References

External links

* [http://www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.jp/foreign/gaiyo2/kouan1.htm To Protect Peace and Freedom of the Democracy (Metropolitan Police Department Official Website)] en icon