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Kempeitai

Military
The Kempeitai was the military police of the Imperial Japanese Army. The organization also shared civilian secret police, espionage, and counter-intelligence roles within Japan and its occupied territories, and was notorious for its brutality and... Wikipedia
Founded: 1881, Japan
Active: 1881–1945
Part of: Home Ministry (Japanese home islands); Ministry of War (overseas territories)
Role: Various duties, including military, civil, espionage, and counter-intelligence roles
Size: about 35,000 (c. 1945)