Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara suggested Monday that municipal government employees might be able to lend police a helping hand as a way to strengthen security in the capital.
"If police cannot increase their manpower immediately, I intend to lend them employees of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and let them do administrative work at the police force," Ishihara said.
He added that such a move would allow police to use more of their manpower for controlling crime.