National Police Agency holds meeting on crackdown on gang groups

National Police Agency holds meeting on crackdown on gang groups

National Police Agency chief Masahito Kanetaka addresses an emergency meeting of local police officers in charge of crime syndicates in Tokyo on March 8, 2016. The meeting was held amid concerns about intensifying conflicts among gangsters linked to the Yamaguchi-gumi, one of the country's biggest syndicates. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

National Police Agency holds meeting on crackdown on gang groups

National Police Agency holds meeting on crackdown on gang groups

National Police Agency chief Masahito Kanetaka addresses an emergency meeting of local police officers in charge of crime syndicates in Tokyo on March 8, 2016. The meeting was held amid concerns about intensifying conflicts among gangsters linked to the Yamaguchi-gumi, one of the country's biggest syndicates. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Police chief urges coordinated security ahead of 2016 G-7 summit

Police chief urges coordinated security ahead of 2016 G-7 summit

National Police Agency chief Masahito Kanetaka speaks in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2015 at a meeting attended by security representatives for the 2016 summit of the Group of Seven economies to be held in central Japan. Referencing the recent Paris terrorist attacks, Kanetaka stressed the need for coordinated actions among relevant organizations to prevent terrorists from entering the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Silent prayer offered to police officer who died in tsunami-hit police car

Silent prayer offered to police officer who died in tsunami-hit police car

Masahito Kanetaka, director general of the National Police Agency, offers flowers and a silent prayer in front of the wreckage of a police car in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture on April 24, 2015. One police officer was found dead and the other remains missing after the car was swept away by tsunami triggered by a huge quake on March 11, 2011. They were helping residents to evacuate. ==Kyodo