In 1927, Mr. Akagi: was appointed Chief of External (Police) Affairs of Hyogo (Kobe) Prefecture. In this capacity he served for a full year, becoming Police Superintendent as well as Secretary of the Foreign Office in July 1928, He served in that capacity as the Head of the Police Department of the Japanese Consulate-General in Shanghai for six years. V.
He was appointed Chief of Police of Kochi Prefecture (Ministry of Home Affairs) in 1933, and rose to Chief of the Police Section in the Ministry of Overseas Affairs two years later. Tu 1937, Mr. Akagi attended Pr as Expert of the Japanese Delegation at the conference for the suppression of trafic ip women and children, held at Bandoeng. Java, He was appointed by (he Shanghai Municipal Council as Special Deputy Com-ioner of Police on May 20, 1938.
The death under tragic circumstances of Mr. Akagi was learned with deep regret by the Shanghai Municipal Council and all who bad come to know the late officer, Upon receipt of news, the Municipal flag was yesterday flown at halt mast on the Administration Building and at the Shanghai Municipal Police Headquarters.
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