January I saw the opening ceremony of the martial arts of Kanagawa police department

　Under the calm blue sky, 2023 started.
　The opening ceremony of the martial arts of Kanagawa police department, which was held for COVID-19 infection, was held for the first time in a long time, and I was invited to see you. Many young staff members performed judo, kendo, arrest techniques, model games and performances of karate. It is serious to show off the results of daily training. The tense air was tightened.
　Kanagawa police department is full of fierce and strong. If you see someone who thinks something wrong, you will never get close to the Kanagawa Police Department. 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, I was once again grateful to everyone who worked for the safety of 240,000 inhabitants with a strong sense of mission. .
　In order to minimize the number of police officers who are young, full of vitality, future, and potential, to go to dangerous sites, I strongly felt that we had to work on anti-crime program and traffic safety activities.
　The warm and friendly training of Chief Yasunori Matsunaga and other senior executives creates a gentle and strong police department.

　Plum blossoms were blooming on the waterfall river murmuring green road. It's still cold, but I can't wait for the coming of spring.

January, 2023

Mayor of Kanagawa Masayoshi Hibino