OVERVIEW
MANUFACTURERJapanese National Police Agency
YEAR INTRODUCED1996
UNITS IN SERVICEβ
UNITS PRODUCEDβ
UNIT COST$28K
DESCRIPTION
Japan's elite police counter-terrorism units trained by SAS and GSG-9, deployed for domestic CT incidents.
SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATIONS
Personnel
~300 (across prefectural units)
Selection
From experienced police officers, SAS/GSG-9 trained
Specialization
Counter-terrorism, hostage rescue, high-risk arrests
Notable_ops
Largely classified, Aum Shinrikyo follow-up operations
Based
Tokyo Metropolitan Police + regional units
GLOBAL DEPLOYMENT
