The head of the Metropolitan Police Department, Sadami Ogata, who was appointed as the Metropolitan Police Department's chief, held a press conference on the 26th and said, ``We are required to sensitively sense and respond to people's feelings.We will do our best to continue to be a trusted Metropolitan Police Department.'' "I want to do that," he said, expressing his aspirations.
Mr. Ogata, who was appointed as the 99th Superintendent General of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, said at a press conference at the Metropolitan Police Department on the 26th, ``As society changes dramatically, people's values and lifestyles are diversifying, and what they want from the police is not uniform. We are required to sensitively perceive and respond to the needs of the police.I want to do my best to continue to be a trusted Metropolitan Police Department,'' he said, expressing his aspirations.
Mr. Ogata is 60 years old and is from Fukuoka Prefecture.
He joined the National Police Agency in 1987 and held positions such as Director of Security and Deputy Inspector General of the Metropolitan Police Department, and from August of 2017, he served as Deputy Commissioner of the National Police Agency.
Mr. Ogata said that the security structure is changing, with young people easily responding to calls on SNS and participating in crimes, and that he will focus on efforts to deal with threats in cyberspace and special fraud. He listed countermeasures, clarifying the actual situation of anonymous mobile criminal groups, and responding to incidents related to personal safety.
Prior to this, former Superintendent General Hirofumi Kojima held a press conference and reflected on his time in office, saying, ``We apprehended crimes characterized by anonymity, fluidity, and the use of SNS,'' and said, ``I played a leading role in leading the nation's police force.'' I want you to do your best," he said.