Tokubetsu Koto Keisatu/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Tokubetsu Koto Keisatu.

Translated variously as "Special Higher Police" or "Thought Police", a civilian security organization of pre-1945 Japanese Naimusho (loosely translated "Home Ministry"), distinct from the military kempetai, Civilian Spy Service, or naval and military intelligence; focused on subversion, especially left-wing