## 3 ) Dignitary Protection

When foreign dignitaries visit the Imperial Palace as a state guest, or ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary or minister-counselor visit the Imperial Palace to submit credentials, imperial escort is carried out on horseback or in a sidecar.

### 6. Think Tank Activities

## (1) Activities of the Police Policy Research Center

The Police Policy Research Center in the National Police Academy advances research and studies related to issues confronting the police, and serves as a window for exchange between the police and researchers and other experts from both Japan and overseas.

## 1 ) Holding Forums

In collaboration with relevant organizations/groups, the center holds various forums on with the theme of measures against organized crimes in cooperation with foundations and other organizations with the participation researchers and business persons from both Japan and overseas.

## Table 5-4 Holding of Police Policy Forum (2009)

Month held	Forum Name	Keynote Speaker
January	Outcome and issues of measures against crime in Japan	University professors
July	Outcome and issues of building of safe and secure communities Verification of "Action Plan for the Realization of a Society Resistant to Crime" No.1	The U.K. House Office, executive officers, etc.
November	Measures against Boryokudan fund, Furikome fraud, and maintenance of sound socioeconomic system Verification of "Action Plan for the Realization of a Society Resistant to Crime" No.2	Korean National Police Agency, executive officers, etc.

## 2 ) Promotion of Joint Research with University-related Parties

Joint research with university-related parties is being promoted. Joint research was recently conducted with Keio Law School regarding the terrorism countermeasure legislations of each country and a joint research with Waseda Institute of the Policy of Social Safety regarding juvenile crimes/prevention of damages and crimes conducted by foreign nationals.

## 3 ) Lectures Held at Universities and Graduate Schools

In order to develop and diffuse the study of police policies, a lecture called “Social Security Policy” was held at the School of International Public Policy, Hitotsubashi University, and personnel is being dispatched as lecturers to universities and graduate schools including Graduate School of Law, Waseda University, Chuo Law School and Tokyo Metropolitan University, the Faculty of Urban Arts, and Hosei University Faculty of Law.

## 4 ) International Academic Exchanges on Police

The Police Policy Research Center is positively participating in the international academic conferences at the American Society of Criminology, etc., disseminating information on Japanese police. The Center also closes an agreement with Police Science Institute Korea National Police University and l'Institut des Hautes Etudes de la Sécurité Intérieure et de la Justice (the former Institute National Hautes Etudes De Securité). As such the Center implements international academic exchanges on police.

## (2) Activities of the Police Info-Communications Research Center

The Police Info-Communications Research Center in the National Police Academy study info-communications technology is doing research on communication technologies related to police activities, such as technology related to info-communications systems and encryption. The results of this research are applied in the improvement of info-communications systems and measures against criminal misuse of info-communications technology.

## (3) Research by the National Research Institute of Police Science

At the National Research Institute of Police Science, researchers having expertise and technical knowledge of biology, medical science and psychology are doing research and development in the area of forensic science, crime prevention, and traffic accident prevention. Moreover, it gives expert opinion and conducts inspection into the cases or incidents in response to the requests from each Prefectural Police.