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Contents 1 Opening neutrality 2 assessment 3 Weapons 4 Foreign community relations

[edit] Opening neutrality

The opening(summary paragraph) seems to be rather boastful of the japanese police services; I am nominating it to be reviewed for POV. --Eyaw Nayr 21:38, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] assessment

More references and pictures to get a B class, I feel.--SGGH 15:02, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

In the section of "special police", it says "railroad police of Japan Railways Group". I don't think it is correct. Until 1987,there had been railroad police of "Japan National Railways". In 1987, "Japan Naitonal Railway" was privaterized to "Japan Railways Group"(private companies). In Japan,private companies are not allowed to have police,so now railroad polices are run by regular police officers. There are some articles in Japanese wikipedia to support this:ja:鉄道警察隊,ja:鉄道公安職員

And also,there is another special officer which this article doesn't mention. It is drug inspectors of "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare". They fight against illegal drugs.

As I cannot use English well,so would someone update this article,please? --220.212.40.213 17:56, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

I found more information that could be included in the new future. Someone should get info regarding the Prime Minister's Residence Official Guard Unit, the NPA's NBC Terror Response Squad (As least from what I've seen it translated) and the Narita Airport Guard. I just recently found these out. 70.68.55.148 00:58, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Weapons

Do Japanese cops (beat cops, those in the koban, etc) carry firearms? LordAmeth 00:49, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

No, not everyone, only in Special Units like the Crime Investigation Unit and so on, and of course the SWAT. The normal Police only uses non deadly Weapons and Martial Arts like TMP Aikido.

They only use New Nambu revolvers. Detectives and the SAT and other special police units use pistols. Ominae 00:16, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Not true, all Japanese police are trained and carry a firearm, normally a small revolver. I met a detective whilst working over there with the police who used a sig. Most detectives carry semi autos, but the average beat cop carries a revolver. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.18.227.125 (talk) 23:15, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Foreign community relations

I changed this sentence:

Very few foreign residents cannot claim they were not stopped without reason by a Japanese police officer...

to:

Many foreign residents claim to have been stopped without reason by a Japanese police officer...

I'm guessing that's what comes out of it when you cancel out all those negations. Without a reference the whole thing seems very anecdotal, though. "Many claim" is no kind of source. I'm thinking the whole section should probably be removed. Willi5willi5 (talk) 08:07, 9 June 2008 (UTC)