In 1960s, the increase of serious criminal cases such as aircraft hijacking, piracy and bombing became a serious problem in Japan. The kidnapping case of Yoshinobu Murakoshi, a child only four years in age, raised significant questions to solve these kind of cases.In this case a legendary detective, sent the criminal into the capital punishment, but it was too late to save the victim.
All unit are established in the First Investigation Divisions of each Prefectural Police Departments.These units are generally local-based, so organizations (including their unit names) and equipment are varied. Among them, the Special Investigations Team (SIT) of the TMPD and the Martial Arts Attack Team (MAAT) of the Osaka Prefectural Police are the front-runner,so in hostage cases in rural areas, the NPA order these units to dispatch reinforcements to the relevant Prefectural Police. These urban units are platoon-size, but some rural units are only fireteam-size, so in case of SWAT operations, these unit can be reinforced by detectives of Mobile Investigation Unit primary reaction units for initial criminal investigations.
For manhunt missions, detectives of these units are well acquainted with many technique and technology such as telephone tapping, surveillance, and crisis negotiation.And in order to restrain violent offenders quickly, they also have tactical capabilities. In addition to standard service handguns.


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