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Shigeo Sakata

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SHIGEO SAKATA

Career

1985 Appointed as a Police Officer, Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) / Entered MPD Police Academy
1986 Akasaka Police Station (Community Safety Division)
1988 Education and Training Division / Completed Language Training (Russian) at the International Investigation Research Institute
1990 Tokyo Airport Police Station (Community Safety Division / Foreign Affairs Division)
1994 Promoted to Sergeant / Shibuya Police Station (Community Safety Division / Public Security Section, Security Division)
1995 Firearms Control Division
2001 Setagaya Police Station (Organized Crime Investigation Section)
2005 Promoted to Assistant Inspector / Kamata Police Station (Organized Crime Investigation Section)
2007 Organized Crime General Affairs Division (Anti-Money Laundering Investigation Section)
2011 Promoted to Inspector / Osaki Police Station, Deputy Chief, Criminal Investigation and Organized Crime Control Division (Organized Crime Control)
2014 Chief, Anti-Money Laundering Investigation Section, Organized Crime General Affairs Division
2019 Chief, Criminal Investigation and Organized Crime Control Division, Chofu Police Station
2020 Promoted to Superintendent, Metropolitan Police Department
2022 Superintendent in Charge of Money Laundering and Credit Card Crimes, Criminal Proceeds Control Division
2026 Retired from the Metropolitan Police Department with the rank of Senior Superintendent

Bringing MPD Insights to the Service of Businesses and Society.

Shigeo Sakata served with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) for over 40 years, holding numerous key leadership positions across a wide range of divisions, including criminal investigations, organized crime control, public security, and foreign affairs.

Throughout his distinguished career, he managed highly complex and diversifying security challenges. His extensive responsibilities included anti-money laundering (AML) initiatives, countering organized crime, combating transnational crime, analyzing domestic and international security intelligence, and directing critical investigative operations. Furthermore, his active involvement in international investigations and cross-agency collaboration has provided him with unparalleled practical experience and deep expertise.

Leveraging this extensive background, Mr. Sakata delivers strategic, hands-on support in corporate crisis management, compliance enhancement, corporate misconduct response, anti-social forces countermeasures, AML compliance, and comprehensive risk management.

He is dedicated to ensuring safe and secure business operations for corporations, organizations, and individuals alike. Through practical legal counsel, strategic guidance, and tailored training programs, he helps clients proactively mitigate risks. Grounded in the insights gained from his decades of public service, he serves as a reliable bridge, supporting the sustainable growth and success of businesses and society.