Riot Police Unit (original) (raw)

Riot Police Units (機動隊, Kidō-tai) are the rapid reaction force of Prefectural police headquarters (PPH) in Japan. These units are not only riot police literally, but a type of emergency service unit to maintain public order against large civil disorder, disaster response, or other emergency situations as the key units of Japanese law enforcement for crisis management under the supervision of the Security Bureau of the National Police Agency.