National Public Safety Commission (Japan)

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The National Public Safety Commission (国家公安委員会, Kokka Kōan Iinkai^?) is a Japanese Cabinet Office commission.

The commission consists of a chairman, who holds the rank of Minister of State, and five members appointed by the prime minister with the consent of both houses of the Diet. The commission operates independently of the cabinet, but coordinates with it through the Minister of State.

The commission's function is to guarantee the neutrality of the police system by insulating the force from political pressure and ensuring the maintenance of democratic methods in police administration. It administers the National Police Agency, and has the authority to appoint or dismiss senior police officers.

Historically, the commission has kept watch over the activities of communists in Japan; it is believed that it watches for extreme nationalist activists as well. Liberals have long criticized the secrecy of the commission and have cautioned that it undermines the rights of the Japanese people.

Contents 1 List of current members 2 List of former chairmen 3 In fiction 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] List of current members

• Tetsuo Kutsukake (Chairman; from Liberal Democratic Party of Japan)
• Sato Yukio (Former ambassador to Australia and Netherlands)
• Yoshida Nobuyuki (Journalist of Sankei Shimbun)
• Anzaki Satoru (Advisor of Komatsu)
• Kawaguchi Kazuko (Sophia University)
• Oomori Masasuke (Lawyer)

[edit] List of former chairmen

• Tanigaki Sadakazu

[edit] In fiction

• The NPSC appears as 国家公安委員会, translated in English as "National Public Safety Committee" in the 1988~2000 manga series Kerberos Panzer Cop. The English designation is featured in the volume editions published in Japan and Asia. However, "National Public Safety Commission" is used in the English adaptation.

• The NPSC is also featured in Kerberos Panzer Cop's theatrical adaptation Jin-Roh released in 1999.

• In the anime series Digimon Savers, the NPSC oversees the DATS organization, which monitors the emergence of digital and artificial lifeforms and seeks to keep their existence secret from the general public.

• In the manga and anime series Ghost in the Shell, Public Security Section 9 is an anti-crime and cyber warfare organisation under the NPSC.

[edit] See also

• Public safety

[edit] External links

• Official website (in Japanese)

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