The Metropolitan Police Department held its annual New Year parade in Tokyo on Friday.
About 1,650 police officers and special forces members marched at Meiji Jingu Gaien, NHK reported.
Riot police led the firearms control unit and they were followed by the special rescue team. Next came a female police special mobile unit and police dog unit. Four helicopters from the aviation unit flew in formation above.
Last year, the scale of the event was reduced because special rescue teams and others were dispatched to the Noto Peninsula which was hit by an earthquake on New Year's Day.
Large-scale security is expected in Tokyo this year for the House of Councillors elections and other events. Superintendent-General Yoshimi Ogata addressed the participants, saying, "I want you to hone your skills as security professionals and do your best in the tasks you are given."
© Japan Today
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owzer
Looks like a lot of money wasted.
What's next, parading barbers? NTT operators?
TokyoLiving
Go Tokyo Police!!..
factchecker
Red light runners? Idiots speeding in neighbourhoods with families? Nah, let's have a parade instead. No other police work to do.
@Japan Glimpsed
Not really, First responders the world over do this as a matter of course. For the obvious reasons.
@Japan Glimpsed
Yes.One does wonder what's next.
sakurasuki
Just remember their actual job isn't parade.
shogun36
For what?
Well, it's a good thing they don't actually have work to do.
They couldn't do the exact same event, with say 100 officers marching?