Imperial Guard (Japan)
The Japanese Imperial Guard (近衛師団, Konoe Shidan?) is an organization which is dedicated to protection of the Emperor of Japan and his family, palaces and other imperial properties. Formed as a unit within the Imperial Japanese Army it was dissolved at the conclusion of World War II and the formal surrender of Japan.
In 1947 a civil Imperial Guard was formed. It became a formal part of the Japanese National Police Agency in 1957.
Read more about Imperial Guard (Japan): Imperial Guard of The Imperial Japanese Army, Imperial Guard of The National Police Agency
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