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Lineup of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Jiro Akama, who is set to become head of the National Public Safety Commission and minister for disaster management in the Cabinet of new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, arrives at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025, before an attestation ceremony at the Imperial Palace.

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Japan's new public safety chief Sakai

Manabu Sakai, Japan's new National Public Safety Commission chief, speaks at a press conference at the National Police Agency in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2024.

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Lineup of Japan PM Ishiba's Cabinet

Manabu Sakai, who is set to become chairman of the National Public Safety Commission in the Cabinet of new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, arrives at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2024, before his attestation in a ceremony at the Imperial Palace.

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Japan public safety chief under fire on gaffe

Japanese National Public Safety Commission chief Koichi Tani meets the press in Tokyo on April 26, 2023, following a gaffe he made at a party the previous day held by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. He came under fire after saying he kept eating a "delicious" bowl of grilled eel rice even after being notified of the explosives attack on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

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Japan public safety chief under fire on gaffe

Japanese National Public Safety Commission chief Koichi Tani meets the press in Tokyo on April 26, 2023, following a gaffe he made at a party the previous day held by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. He came under fire after saying he kept eating a "delicious" bowl of grilled eel rice even after being notified of the explosives attack on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

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Japan PM Kishida's Cabinet reshuffle

New Japanese Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission Yoshifumi Matsumura (R) attends an attestation ceremony with Emperor Naruhito (L) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2023, after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) reshuffled his Cabinet. (Pool photo)

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1st anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

Satoshi Ninoyu (R), former chairman of Japan's National Public Safety Commission, visits a monument for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Nara on July 8, 2023, the first anniversary of his assassination in the western Japan city.

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New public safety chief Izumi hopped political parties with Nikai

TOKYO, Japan - Shinya Izumi, new National Public Safety Commission chairman, speaks at his inaugural press conference on Aug. 27. Izumi is known to have drifted among a number of political parties with his Liberal Democratic Party faction leader Toshihiro Nikai, the new chairman of the LDP's General Council.

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3 female ministers visit Yasukuni

TOKYO, Japan - Eriko Yamatani, chairwoman of the National Public Safety Commission, visits the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2014, on the occasion of its autumn festival. Two other female Cabinet ministers also visited there, a move that will likely draw criticism from China and South Korea.

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Minister in photo with anti-Korean residents' group member

TOKYO, Japan - National Public Safety Commission Chairwoman Eriko Yamatani holds a press conference at the National Police Agency in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2014. Yamatani admitted that she had a photo taken in 2009 with a former member of a civic group against privileges for Korean residents in Japan without knowing it.

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Eriko Yamatani, newly appointed as chair of the National Public Safety Commission and minister in charge of the abduction issue, enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014.

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'Loophole drugs' now called 'dangerous drugs'

TOKYO, Japan - Keiji Furuya, chairman of the National Public Safety Commission, announces in Tokyo on July 22, 2014, that authorities will use the term "dangerous drugs" instead of "loophole drugs" to raise awareness of their risks.

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Pact on fingerprint data

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy, Parliamentary Senior Vice Foreign Minister Norio Mitsuya and Keiji Furuya, chairman of the National Public Safety Commission, shake hands after Mitsuya and Kennedy signed the Agreement on Preventing and Combating Serious Crime, at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2014. The agreement is intended to provide each country instant access to fingerprint data to check the identity of people suspected of involvement in serious crimes such as terrorism.

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State minister visits Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Keiji Furuya, chairman of the National Public Safety Commission and state minister in charge of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals, leaves the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2013, after offering prayers during its annual autumn festival.

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State minister visits Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Keiji Furuya (2nd from R), chairman of the National Public Safety Commission and state minister in charge of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals, visits the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2013, to offer prayers during its annual autumn festival.

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Japan Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Tadamasa Kodaira, Japan's new chairman of the National Public Safety Commission, enters Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's office in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2012, as Noda reshuffled his Cabinet.

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Japan Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's new National Public Safety Commission Chairman Jin Matsubara speaks in a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2012, following a Cabinet reshuffle.

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Outgoing national public safety chief Yamaoka

TOKYO, Japan - Kenji Yamaoka, chairman of the National Public Safety Commission and consumer affairs minister, attends a press conference at the National Police Agency in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2012. Yamaoka, who was censured in the House of Councillors in December, was replaced by senior vice transport minister Jin Matsubara the same day.

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U.S. envoy Davies in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - National Public Safety Commission chief Kenji Yamaoka (L), the state minister in charge of matters involving North Korea's past abductions of Japanese nationals, and U.S. special representative for North Korea policy Glyn Davies (R) hold talks at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on Dec. 12, 2011.

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Cabinet ministers Ichikawa, Yamaoka

TOKYO, Japan - Combined photo shows Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa (L) and Kenji Yamaoka, who concurrently serves as minister of state for consumer affairs and food safety, chairman of the National Public Safety Commission and minister for the abduction issue. They were at a Cabinet meeting in the Diet building in Tokyo on the morning of Dec. 9, 2011. The main opposition Liberal Democratic Party and its ally the New Komeito party submitted censure motions against them to the opposition-controlled upper house the same day.

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Consumer minister Yamaoka

TOKYO, Japan - Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety Kenji Yamaoka heads to a Cabinet meeting in the Diet building in Tokyo on the morning of Dec. 9, 2011. The main opposition Liberal Democratic Party and its ally the New Komeito party submitted censure motions against Yamaoka, who also serves as chairman of the National Public Safety Commission and minister for the abduction issue, and against Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa to the opposition-controlled upper house the same day.

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Censure motions against 2 Cabinet members

TOKYO, Japan - Upper house Diet affairs chiefs Masashi Waki (R) of the Liberal Democratic Party and Yuichiro Uozumi (C) of the New Komeito party, submit censure motions against Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa and Kenji Yamaoka, who concurrently serves as minister of state for consumer affairs and food safety, chairman of the National Public Safety Commission and minister for the abduction issue, to Masafumi Hashimoto, secretary general of the upper house, at the Diet building in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2011.

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Yamaoka to head national public safety commission

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Kenji Yamaoka, former Diet affairs chief of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, who will become chairman of the National Public Safety Commission in the new Cabinet under incoming Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Sept. 2, 2011.

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Nakano meets governors' group on abduction issue

TOKYO, Japan - National Public Safety Commission Chairman Kansei Nakano (L), who is in charge of the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals, receives a letter of request for Prime Minister Naoto Kan from Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida asking for action on the issue at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2011. Izumida is a member of the governors' group addressing the issue.

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Cabinet reshuffle in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's new National Public Safety Commission chief Kansei Nakano speaks in a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2011, after a Cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Naoto Kan on the same day. Nakano is also in charge of addressing North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals and civil service reform.

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Japan Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's new National Public Safety Commission chief Kansei Nakano enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2011. Prime Minister Naoto Kan reshuffled his Cabinet the same day.

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Japan's new police chief Okazaki

TOKYO, Japan - Upper house member Tomiko Okazaki smiles at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2010, after being named as chairwoman of the National Public Safety Commission, which oversees the National Police Agency, in Prime Minister Naoto Kan's reshuffled Cabinet. Okazaki, a TV announcer-turned-politician, is also in charge of issues such as consumer affairs and gender equality.

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National Public Safety Commission Chairman Nakai

TOKYO, Japan - National Commission on Public Safety Chairman Hiroshi Nakai speaks at a press conference after he was retained in the post at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 9, 2010.

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Nakai reappointed as minister for abduction issue

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Nakai, reappointed as the chairman of the National Commission on Public Safety and state minister for the North Korea abduction issue by Prime Minister Naoto Kan, arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 8, 2010.

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Cabinet minister slapped on wrist over report of relationship

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Nakai, chairman of the National Public Safety Commission and state minister in charge of the abduction issue, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on March 25, 2010, about a magazine report alleging he compromised the security of a government-built housing complex for parliamentarians by giving his girlfriend a key to the building. Nakai said he will not resign over the issue.

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Cabinet minister slapped on wrist over report of relationship

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Nakai, chairman of the National Public Safety Commission and state minister in charge of the abduction issue, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on March 25, 2010, about a magazine report alleging he compromised the security of a government-built housing complex for parliamentarians by giving his girlfriend a key to the building. Nakai said he will not resign over the issue.

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Cabinet minister slapped on wrist over report of relationship

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Nakai, chairman of the National Public Safety Commission and state minister in charge of the abduction issue, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on March 25, 2010, about a magazine report alleging he compromised the security of a government-built housing complex for parliamentarians by giving his girlfriend a key to the building. Nakai said he will not resign over the issue.

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Public security commission head Nakai gives 1st news conference

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Nakai, chief of the National Public Safety Commission, speaks during his first news conference following the formal inauguration of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's Cabinet on Sept. 16, 2009.

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Public security commission head Nakai arrives at PM office

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Nakai, chief of the National Public Safety Commission, arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2009.

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2 new ministers officially assume posts

TOKYO, Japan - New economic and fiscal policy minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (2nd from L) and new National Public Safety Commission chief Motoo Hayashi (2nd from R), flanked by Prime Minister Taro Aso (R) and Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura (L), pose for photos at the prime minister's office on July 2 after attestation by Emperor Akihito.

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National public safety commission chief succeeds Hatoyama

TOKYO, Japan - National Public Safety Commission chief Tsutomu Sato answers questions from reporters at the prime minister's office on June 12. He was appointed to double as internal affairs minister following the resignation of Kunio Hatoyama the same day.

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National public safety chief inspects G-8 venue in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Shinya Izumi (L), chairman of the National Public Safety Commission, arrives at the Windsor Hotel Toya in Toyako, Hokkaido, on Nov. 19 to inspect security arrangements at the lakeside hotel, which will serve as the main venue for the Group of Eight Summit next year.

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National Public Safety Commission Chairman Mizote

TOKYO, Japan - Kensei Mizote, new National Public Safety Commission chairman, speaks at a press conference at the prime minister's office on Sept. 26.

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Cabinet minister Kutsukake, other lawmakers visit Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Fifty-six members of a nonpartisan parliamentary group visit Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15. They included National Public Safety Commission Chairman Tetsuo Kutsukake, one of the 17 ministers in Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Cabinet, three senior vice ministers and three parliamentary secretaries.

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25 harassment cases reported against Chinese interests in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows some of the threatening mails made public by the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo on April 19. A total of 25 harassment incidents against Chinese interests, including diplomatic missions and schools, have been reported in Japan since April 9, when the first wave of anti-Japanese demonstrations and vandalism took place in China, the National Public Safety Commission said.

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(3)Japan observes 59th anniversary of end of WWII

TOKYO, Japan - National Public Safety Commission chairwoman Kiyoko Ono (L) and Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Shoichi Nakagawa (R) are seen among lawmakers visiting Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15, the 59th anniversary of the end of World War II. Three members of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Cabinet visited the war-related shrine.

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(1)Tokyo holds chemical attack drill

TOKYO, Japan - Home Affairs Minister Taro Aso (L) and National Public Safety Commission Chairman Kiyoko Ono (R) watches July 27 as policemen and firefighters of the Tokyo metropolitan government in protective clothing hold a drill to test their preparedness for a chemical attack on the capital.

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FBI chief discusses security with Japanese safety agency chief

TOKYO, Japan - National Public Safety Commission Chairwoman Kiyoko Ono (L) shakes hands with visiting FBI Director Robert Mueller at the National Police Agency in Tokyo on April 23 prior to their talks on security affairs.

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Public safety chief received money from rightist-linked firm

TOKYO, Japan - National Public Safety Commission chief Kiyoko Ono (in file photo) acknowledged Nov. 18 she received 960,000 yen between 1995 and 1998 in donations from a Tokyo-based construction firm headed by a senior member of a radical rightist group.

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Ono received by emperor

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoko Ono, who was appointed chairwoman of the National Public Safety Commission, (R) receives her credentials from Emperor Akihito (L) at an official ceremony at the Imperial Palace on Sept. 22. Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is at center. (Pool photo)

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Tanigaki named as finance minister in cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Sadakazu Tanigaki, an incumbent cabinet member serving as chairman of the National Public Safety Commission and industrial revival minister, enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 22. Tanigaki was named as finance minister by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in a cabinet reshuffle.

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Ono named as National Public Safety Commission chief

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoko Ono, a lawmaker in the House of Councillors, enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 22. Ono, a former Olympic gymnast, was named as chairman of the National Public Safety Commission in the reshuffled cabinet of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.

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4 ministers pay visit to controversial Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma (C) is seen among people waiting their turn to pay homage at Tokyo's controversial Yasukuni Shrine, which enshrines Japanese war criminals along with the nation's war dead, on Aug. 15. Yoshitada Konoike, minister in charge of disaster prevention, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshiyuki Kamei and National Public Safety Commission Chairman Sadakazu Tanigaki joined Hiranuma in visiting the shrine.

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Tanigaki vows balanced approach on industry revival

TOKYO, Japan - Newly appointed industrial revival minister Sadakazu Tanigaki holds a news conference at the Diet building Nov. 8 after Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi formerly put him in charge of the tentatively-called Institution for Industrial Revival. Tanigaki, who also serves as state minister heading the National Public Safety Commission, stressed the difficulty of balancing public and private forces in selecting viable companies.

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Tanigaki gets top security post, replacing Murai

TOKYO, Japan - Sadakazu Tanigaki, newly appointed chairman of the National Public Safety Commission, enters the prime minister's official office in Tokyo on Sept. 30. Tanigaki, 57, a Liberal Democratic Party member of the House of Representatives, replaced Jin Murai, 65.