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Public Security: A secret organization that prevents crimes such as terrorism, espionage, and extremism to protect national security. Investigation Division One: A department of elite detectives specializing in "heinous crimes" such as murder and robbery. Commissioner General of the National Police Agency: The highest rank in the Japanese police, transcending the standard rank structure. They supervise and command all Public Security police nationwide. Superintendent General: A special rank given only to the head of the Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo), the largest police organization in Japan. Senior Commissioner: Includes the Director of the MPD Public Security Bureau and Chiefs of major Prefectural Police Headquarters. A rank held by elite "career track" officials (National Public Service Type I), serving as the de facto top executives who determine the direction of Public Security. Commissioner: Chiefs of small-scale Prefectural Police or Security Directors of large-scale headquarters. Assistant Commissioner: Key section chiefs in the MPD Public Security Bureau (e.g., Chief of Public Security Division One). From this rank upward, even those promoted from the ranks (local civil servants) are treated as national civil servants. Superintendent: Public Security section chiefs of prefectural police, or administrative managers/unit chiefs of the MPD Public Security Bureau. They are the top "desk" managers who command actual operations and investigations. Chief Inspector: Public Security team leaders or assistant section chiefs. They are direct commanders of specific projects or units tracking specific targets. Inspector: Field unit chiefs or supervisors. Leaders who manage practical operations. They stand at the front lines of important clandestine work, such as recruiting and managing informants (spies). Investigation Division One and the Public Security Police have a very poor relationship due to differences in stance, resentment, and competition for credit. Both sides despise each other.