The National Police Agency Security Bureau (警察庁警備局, Keisatsu-chō Keibi-kyoku) is a bureau of the National Police Agency in charge of national-level internal security affairs. [1] [2]
It supervises the Security Bureau and the Public Security Bureau of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, and Security departments of other Prefectural police headquarters for those issues. [3] [4]
The NPA SB is currently being led by Yuji Sakorda.
Organization of the Security Bureau is as follows: [5]
The Security Department (警備部, Keibi-bu) is charged with internal counter-terrorism, countering cybercrime and surveillance of potentially threatening groups, organisations, and social phenomena: [4] It's also tasked with providing close protection requirements to VIPs. [6]
The Foreign Affairs and Intelligence Department (外事情報部, Gaiji-jōhō-bu) is charged with counter-intelligence, and international counter-terrorism: [7]
The Security Operations Department ( 警備運用部, Keibi-unyō-bu) replaced the former Security Division ( 警備課, Keibi-ka) in 2019. [8] It's mandated with security and protecting VIPs (1st Division) and response to large-scale disaster or terrorism (2nd Division).
Prospective SB officers are trained at the National Police Academy in intelligence gathering techniques. [9]
The National Police Agency Security Bureau (警察庁警備局, Keisatsu-chō Keibi-kyoku) is a bureau of the National Police Agency in charge of national-level internal security affairs. [1] [2]
It supervises the Security Bureau and the Public Security Bureau of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, and Security departments of other Prefectural police headquarters for those issues. [3] [4]
The NPA SB is currently being led by Yuji Sakorda.
Organization of the Security Bureau is as follows: [5]
The Security Department (警備部, Keibi-bu) is charged with internal counter-terrorism, countering cybercrime and surveillance of potentially threatening groups, organisations, and social phenomena: [4] It's also tasked with providing close protection requirements to VIPs. [6]
The Foreign Affairs and Intelligence Department (外事情報部, Gaiji-jōhō-bu) is charged with counter-intelligence, and international counter-terrorism: [7]
The Security Operations Department ( 警備運用部, Keibi-unyō-bu) replaced the former Security Division ( 警備課, Keibi-ka) in 2019. [8] It's mandated with security and protecting VIPs (1st Division) and response to large-scale disaster or terrorism (2nd Division).
Prospective SB officers are trained at the National Police Academy in intelligence gathering techniques. [9]