Foreign police in Japan?

[brit-gob 9]

Does anyone know..... is it possible for a non-Japanese to become a policeman (or other similar kind of work) here in Japan?

[Davo 1]

I doubt it. You'd have to at least be a naturalised Japanese probably, and I don't think there's much chance that someone who wasn't born here would get to join the blue-polyester brigade. I was think about the same thing this week and found it hard to imagine even ethnic Koreans or ethnically mixed Japanese being cops.

[bushpig 0]

Hmmm... I'd like to know where we could actually find that one out Davo. My hunch is that there probably ARE ethnic Koreans in the police force here... I have nothing to base that opinion on though

[SnowConnection 0]

One who does not have "Japan Nationality" can not apply to the test for Japan goverment police officer.

http://www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.jp/saiyou/keisatsu/keisatu.htm

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[orinoco 0]

That second part is about not having a criminal record?

[number9 0]

How common are foreign police in other countries?

[brit-gob 9]

I don't know number9. But that wasn't the question.

[indosnm 0]

There could be "half's" that decided to take the J nationality option in the J force.

 

In Australia I guess you would also have to have an OZ passport then where you came from wouldn't really matter. Probably the same anywhere in the world.

[bushpig 0]

Yeah that makes sense. That is why I thought there would be ethnic Koreans in the force. Perhaps those who had Japanese citizenship. Cheers for that Snowconnection.