National Public Safety Commission of Japan

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The National Public Safety Commission of Japan is a civilian oversight body that supervises the country’s police administration to ensure political neutrality and democratic control of law enforcement.

All labels observed (5)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf civilian oversight body ⓘ
government commission ⓘ
public safety agency ⓘ
appointmentsRequire consent of the National Diet ⓘ
chairpersonAppointedBy Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ
composition chairperson ⓘ
five members ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
democraticControl core principle ⓘ
ensures independence of police from direct political control ⓘ
uniformity of police administration nationwide ⓘ
establishedFor postwar police reform in Japan ⓘ
goal maintain public order through democratic policing ⓘ
protect rights and freedoms of citizens in policing ⓘ
governingLaw Police Act of 1954 ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver national public safety policies ⓘ
standards for police administration ⓘ
headquartersCountry Japan ⓘ
headquartersLocation Tokyo ⓘ
isCivilianBody true ⓘ
jurisdiction Government of Japan ⓘ
national police administration of Japan ⓘ
languageOfName Japanese ⓘ
legalBasis Police Act of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Police Law of Japan
memberCount 6 ⓘ
membersAppointedBy Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ
nativeName 国家公安委員会 ⓘ
oversightOf National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ
parentAgency Cabinet Office of Japan ⓘ
partOf Cabinet of Japan ⓘ
politicalNeutrality core principle ⓘ
purpose ensure democratic control of law enforcement ⓘ
ensure political neutrality of the police ⓘ
supervise police administration ⓘ
reportsTo Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ
responsibility basic policy for police administration ⓘ
coordination of national and prefectural police ⓘ
oversight of public safety measures ⓘ
sector law enforcement ⓘ
public safety ⓘ
shortName NPSC ⓘ
supervises National Police Agency Commissioner General ⓘ
typeOfOversight civilian control of police ⓘ
worksWith prefectural public safety commissions ⓘ

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Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Police Agency of Japan → parentOrganization → National Public Safety Commission of Japan ⓘ
National Police Agency of Japan → oversight → National Public Safety Commission of Japan ⓘ
National Police Agency of Japan → appointedBy → National Public Safety Commission of Japan ⓘ
National Police Agency of Japan → reportsTo → National Public Safety Commission of Japan ⓘ
NPA → parentOrganization → National Public Safety Commission ⓘ
linked to: National Public Safety Commission of Japan
NPA → reportsTo → National Public Safety Commission ⓘ
linked to: National Public Safety Commission of Japan
NPA → governingBody → National Public Safety Commission ⓘ
linked to: National Public Safety Commission of Japan
Criminal Affairs Bureau of the National Police Agency of Japan → subordinateTo → National Public Safety Commission (Japan) ⓘ
linked to: National Public Safety Commission of Japan
Commissioner General of the National Police Agency → reportsTo → National Public Safety Commission ⓘ
linked to: National Public Safety Commission of Japan
Commissioner General of the National Police Agency → subordinateTo → National Public Safety Commission ⓘ
linked to: National Public Safety Commission of Japan
Commissioner General’s Secretariat of the National Police Agency of Japan → subordinateTo → National Public Safety Commission (Japan) ⓘ
linked to: National Public Safety Commission of Japan
Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department → parentAgency → National Public Safety Commission of Japan ⓘ
subject linked to: TMPD
Tokyo Metropolitan Public Safety Commission → higherLevelBody → National Public Safety Commission of Japan ⓘ
Tokyo Metropolitan Public Safety Commission → cooperatesWith → National Public Safety Commission of Japan ⓘ
Japanese intelligence community → hasComponent → National Public Safety Commission ⓘ
linked to: National Public Safety Commission of Japan
NPSC → fullName → National Public Safety Commission ⓘ
linked to: National Public Safety Commission of Japan
NPSC → abbreviationOf → Japan’s National Public Safety Commission ⓘ
linked to: National Public Safety Commission of Japan
Police Act of 1954 → establishes → National Public Safety Commission ⓘ
linked to: National Public Safety Commission of Japan
Osaka Prefectural Public Safety Commission → subordinateTo → National Public Safety Commission (Japan) in matters defined by law ⓘ
linked to: National Public Safety Commission of Japan
Prefectural Police of Japan → overseenBy → National Public Safety Commission ⓘ
linked to: National Public Safety Commission of Japan
Fukuoka Prefectural Public Safety Commission → subordinateTo → National Public Safety Commission (Japan) ⓘ
linked to: National Public Safety Commission of Japan