# Tokyo Police Stop Criminals From Fleeing

> Tokyo police officers work around the clock at Haneda Airport to prevent criminals from escaping the country.
- Title: Tokyo Police Stop Criminals From Fleeing · The Japan Times
- Summary: Tokyo police officers work around the clock at Haneda Airport to prevent criminals from escaping the country. Tokyo police are stationed at Haneda Airport…
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- Source: The Japan Times — https://japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/12/japan/crime-legal/tokyo-police-haneda-airport
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- Published: 2026-10-12T04:35:00+00:00
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- Topics: tokyo police, haneda airport, criminals, fleeing, border control, news, politics, world
## Tokyo Police Increase Border Checks
Police officers are stationed at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport around the clock to prevent criminals from fleeing the country.
## Criminal Groups Based Abroad
Amid an increase in crimes committed by tokuryū anonymous and loosely organized criminal groups, many of them based abroad, border control has become more important than ever before.
## Quick Suspect Arrests
The officers have contributed to the speedy arrests of suspects, locating a suspect as quickly as three hours after an incident in one case.
## Key takeaway

Tokyo police are stationed at Haneda Airport 24/7 to stop criminals from fleeing the country.