National Police Agency of Japan

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government agency of Japan law enforcement agency national police agency

The National Police Agency of Japan is the central government body responsible for overseeing and coordinating the country’s police forces and national law enforcement policy.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
National Police Agency of Japan canonical	46
National Police Agency (Japan)	13
National Police Agency	4
Japanese National Police Agency	2
Japanese Police	1
National Police Agency Foreign Affairs and Intelligence Department	1
National Police Agency headquarters in Tokyo	1
national police administration of Japan	1
国家公安委員会	1
警察庁	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T186574 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Police Agency of Japan
Context triple: [Public Prosecutors Office of Japan, cooperatesWith, National Police Agency of Japan]

A. Public Prosecutors Office of Japan
The Public Prosecutors Office of Japan is the national prosecutorial authority responsible for investigating crimes, directing police investigations, and bringing criminal cases before Japan’s courts.
B. Ministry of Justice of Japan
The Ministry of Justice of Japan is the national government ministry responsible for the country’s legal system, including judicial administration, public prosecution, correctional services, and immigration control.
C. Imperial Household Agency
The Imperial Household Agency is the Japanese government body responsible for managing the affairs, properties, and ceremonial duties of the Imperial Family.
D. Internal Affairs Bureau
The Internal Affairs Bureau is the New York City Police Department’s specialized unit responsible for investigating police misconduct and ensuring integrity within the force.
E. Government of Japan
The Government of Japan is the central governing authority of Japan, responsible for national administration, legislation, and policy-making under a constitutional monarchy.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Police Agency of Japan
Target entity description: The National Police Agency of Japan is the central government body responsible for overseeing and coordinating the country’s police forces and national law enforcement policy.

A. Public Prosecutors Office of Japan
The Public Prosecutors Office of Japan is the national prosecutorial authority responsible for investigating crimes, directing police investigations, and bringing criminal cases before Japan’s courts.
B. Ministry of Justice of Japan
The Ministry of Justice of Japan is the national government ministry responsible for the country’s legal system, including judicial administration, public prosecution, correctional services, and immigration control.
C. Imperial Household Agency
The Imperial Household Agency is the Japanese government body responsible for managing the affairs, properties, and ceremonial duties of the Imperial Family.
D. Internal Affairs Bureau
The Internal Affairs Bureau is the New York City Police Department’s specialized unit responsible for investigating police misconduct and ensuring integrity within the force.
E. Government of Japan
The Government of Japan is the central governing authority of Japan, responsible for national administration, legislation, and policy-making under a constitutional monarchy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government agency of Japan ⓘ law enforcement agency ⓘ national police agency ⓘ
abbreviation	NPA ⓘ
appointedBy	National Public Safety Commission of Japan ⓘ
coordinatesWith	Cabinet Secretariat of Japan ⓘ linked to: Cabinet Office of Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency ⓘ Japan Coast Guard ⓘ Public Security Intelligence Agency ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
doesNotDirectlyExercise	investigative authority in ordinary cases ⓘ
employs	career police officers ⓘ civil servants ⓘ
formedAs	successor to the National Rural Police ⓘ successor to the National Safety Agency ⓘ
hasDivision	Commissioner General’s Secretariat of the National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ Community Safety Bureau of the National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ Criminal Affairs Bureau of the National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ Information and Communications Bureau of the National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ Security Bureau of the National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ Traffic Bureau of the National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ
hasMotto	To protect the lives, bodies and property of the people (paraphrased mission) ⓘ
headedBy	Commissioner General of the National Police Agency ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan ⓘ linked to: Nagatachō, Tokyo, Japan
jurisdiction	Government of Japan ⓘ national ⓘ
languageOfWork	Japanese ⓘ
legalBasis	Police Law of Japan ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Chiyoda, Tokyo ⓘ linked to: Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan Japan ⓘ Tokyo ⓘ
nativeName	警察庁 ⓘ linked to: National Police Agency of Japan
oversees	Hokkaido Prefectural Police ⓘ Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo) ⓘ linked to: Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Osaka Prefectural Police ⓘ all prefectural police headquarters in Japan ⓘ prefectural police of Japan ⓘ
oversight	National Public Safety Commission of Japan ⓘ
parentOrganization	National Public Safety Commission of Japan ⓘ
partOf	public safety system of Japan ⓘ
reportsTo	National Public Safety Commission of Japan ⓘ
responsibleFor	coordination of prefectural police in Japan ⓘ counterterrorism policy in Japan ⓘ crime prevention policy in Japan ⓘ disaster response coordination for police in Japan ⓘ national law enforcement policy in Japan ⓘ public safety administration in Japan ⓘ
sector	law enforcement ⓘ public security ⓘ
website	https://www.npa.go.jp/ ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (71)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Public Prosecutors Office of Japan → cooperatesWith → National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ

Cabinet Office of Japan → supervises → National Police Agency ⓘ

linked to: National Police Agency of Japan

National Police Agency of Japan → nativeName → 警察庁 ⓘ

linked to: National Police Agency of Japan

Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office → coordinatesWith → National Police Agency (Japan) ⓘ

linked to: National Police Agency of Japan

Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department → oversightBy → National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ

Security Police (Japan) → worksWith → National Police Agency (Japan) ⓘ

linked to: National Police Agency of Japan

Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office → worksWith → National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ

NPA → fullName → National Police Agency ⓘ

linked to: National Police Agency of Japan

National Public Safety Commission of Japan → nativeName → 国家公安委員会 ⓘ

linked to: National Police Agency of Japan

National Public Safety Commission of Japan → jurisdiction → national police administration of Japan ⓘ

linked to: National Police Agency of Japan

National Public Safety Commission of Japan → oversightOf → National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ

Hokkaido Prefectural Police → partOf → National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ

Police Law of Japan → appliesTo → National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ

Criminal Affairs Bureau of the National Police Agency of Japan → partOf → National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ

Criminal Affairs Bureau of the National Police Agency of Japan → parentOrganization → National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ

Commissioner General of the National Police Agency → partOf → National Police Agency (Japan) ⓘ

linked to: National Police Agency of Japan

Commissioner General of the National Police Agency → headOf → National Police Agency (Japan) ⓘ

linked to: National Police Agency of Japan

Osaka Prefectural Police → subordinateTo → National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ

Osaka Prefectural Police → cooperatesWith → National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ

Security Bureau of the National Police Agency of Japan → partOf → National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ

Security Bureau of the National Police Agency of Japan → parentOrganization → National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ

Security Bureau of the National Police Agency of Japan → employer → National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ

Fukuoka Prefectural Police → subordinateTo → National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ

Fukuoka Prefectural Police → hasParentOrganization → National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ

Traffic Bureau of the National Police Agency of Japan → partOf → National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ

Traffic Bureau of the National Police Agency of Japan → parentOrganization → National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ

Correction Bureau of the Ministry of Justice of Japan → worksWith → National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ

Information and Communications Bureau of the National Police Agency of Japan → partOf → National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ

Information and Communications Bureau of the National Police Agency of Japan → jurisdiction → National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ

Information and Communications Bureau of the National Police Agency of Japan → employer → National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ

Information and Communications Bureau of the National Police Agency of Japan → parentOrganization → National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ

Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo → hasAgency → National Police Agency (Japan) ⓘ

linked to: National Police Agency of Japan

Special Higher Police → parentOrganization → Japanese Police ⓘ

linked to: National Police Agency of Japan

Commissioner General’s Secretariat of the National Police Agency of Japan → partOf → National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ

Commissioner General’s Secretariat of the National Police Agency of Japan → governingBody → National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ

Public Security Intelligence Agency → collaboratesWith → National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ

subject linked to: Public Security Intelligence Agency of Japan

Community Safety Bureau of the National Police Agency of Japan → partOf → National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ

Community Safety Bureau of the National Police Agency of Japan → parentOrganization → National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ

Community Safety Bureau of the National Police Agency of Japan → subdivisionOf → National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ

Minister in charge of the Abduction Issue of Japan → worksWith → National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ

Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department → subordinateTo → National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ

subject linked to: TMPD

Public Security Bureau (Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department) → cooperatesWith → National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ

subject linked to: Public Security Bureau

Special Assault Team → operatedBy → National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ

Imperial Guard Headquarters → subordinateTo → National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ

Japanese intelligence community → hasComponent → National Police Agency ⓘ

linked to: National Police Agency of Japan

Japanese intelligence community → hasComponent → National Police Agency Foreign Affairs and Intelligence Department ⓘ

linked to: National Police Agency of Japan

Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office → cooperatesWith → National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ

subject linked to: CIRO

Kasumigaseki, Tokyo → hasOfficeOf → National Police Agency (Japan) ⓘ

linked to: National Police Agency of Japan

Criminal Affairs Bureau → partOf → National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ

Criminal Affairs Bureau → parentOrganization → National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ

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