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The Metropolitan Police Academy is the official facility for training members of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.
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History
A new 14-story facility was completed in Fuchu City in August 2002. It features an indoor swimming pool and modern dormitories where students are required to reside.
The academy hosted an open house event for the first time in March 2015, offering private seminars, fingerprint collecting and other activities in the hopes of combating the recent decline of applications.
Examinations
Upon acceptance recruits are enrolled in a training course involving "physical strength, vitality and character building." After completing this training recruits move on to the main curriculum. Graduates of high school, junior colleges, or universities are all welcome to apply; however, university graduates are given a training course of only six months while high school students and junior college students are trained for ten months.
Curriculum
The curriculum includes both general education subjects such as ethics and courses geared for police work such as laws, martial arts (like kendo and judo), and shooting firearms.
Specialized courses offered at the academy include:
There are also courses available for study overseas or other non-academy locations, such as:
Student Life
"The trainees....lead an orderly life at this institute by precisely following daily routines." There are, however, various club activities offered in their down time.