Tokyo, Japan - Motorcycle traffic mobile corps Police Dept - postcard

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  Traffic Mobile Corps of Metropolitan Police Department, known as 'Shirobai' motorcycles
• Publisher:  Tokyo Metropolitan Police
• Postally used:  no
• Stamp:  n/a
• Postmark(s): n/a
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department (??? Keishicho) serves as the police force for Tokyo metropolis. Founded in 1874, it is headed by a superintendent general, who is appointed by the National Public Safety Commission and approved by the prime minister.

The Metropolitan Police, with a staff of more than 40,000 police officers and over 2,500 civilian personnel, manages 101 stations in the prefecture. It is the largest urban police force in the world.^{[citation needed]} The number of inhabitants per police officer is 290:1.

The main building of the Keishicho is located in the Kasumigaseki part of central Tokyo. Built in 1980, it is 18 stories tall, a large wedge-shaped building with a cylindrical tower, it is easily seen from the street and a well-known landmark

type=printed

period=post-war (1945 - present)

postage condition=unposted

number of items=single

size=continental/ modern (150x100mm)