National Public Safety Commission (Japan)
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The National Public Safety Commission (国家公安委員会 Kokkakōan'iinkai) is the organization, consisting of about five committees and answering to the cabinet of the Japanese government, which oversees public security in Japan. It ranks above the National Police Agency but is essentially a different organization from the police. It is known by its shorthand Kōan (公安). The chairman is the minister.
Historically, the commission has kept watch over the activities of communists in Japan, but it is also believed that it watches for extreme nationalist activists in Japan as well. Liberals in Japan have long criticized the secrecy of the commission and have cautioned that it undermines the rights of the Japanese people.
List of current committees
- Tanigaki Sadakazu (chairman; from Liberal Democratic Party of Japan)
- Watanabe Kouji
- Ogino Naoki
- Anzaki Satoru
- Kawaguchi Kazuko
- Oomori Masasuke
External links
- Official website (http://www.npsc.go.jp/) in Japanese only.