| VIP Protection Division[1] | |
|---|---|
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| Active | 13 September 1975 - present[2] |
| Country | Japan |
| Agency | Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department |
| Type | Close protection |
| Part of | Security Bureau[3] |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
| Common name | Security Police[1] |
| Abbreviation | SP |
The Security Police is the close protection division of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.[1] Under the Security Bureau of the TMPD, the division is responsible for protecting domestic and foreign dignitaries on Japanese soil and abroad.[1][4]
The division's agents are commonly known as Security Police (SP) (セキュリティポリス, Sekyuritī Porisu).[1][5] The word "SP" is a loanword used in the Japanese law enforcement system, based on the badge worn by the agents.[3]
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The division does not protect the Imperial Family as they have their own dedicated division, the Imperial Protection Division.[1]
- ^ a b c d e f "Securing Tokyo and its citizens" (PDF). Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. 2016. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2017.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Rakutenwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "What is the Security Police?". Japan Security Management Academy (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2010-01-17.
- ^ 各国の要人を護れ 警視庁警護課ＳＰの仕事 (in Japanese). Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Archived from the original on 2014-03-04.
- ^ "都民と首都の安全を守る万全な警備" 警備. Tokyo Metropolitan Police (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2012-02-03.
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