What is Public Safety Commission (公安委員会 : Koan iinkai) ?

 A person who intends to operate a secondhand goods dealer or secondhand goods market must obtain permission from the Public Safety Commission via the police station that has jurisdiction over the place where he/she intends to establish his/her main business office or secondhand goods market (hereinafter referred to as “principal business office, etc.”). You need to apply.

So, what is Public Safety Commission (公安委員会 : Koan iinkai) ? 

Role of the Public Safety Commission　The police have strong enforcement powers and must not be operated in a self-righteous manner or used politically.　　　

The Public Safety Commission system was established for the purpose of ensuring democratic management and political neutrality of the police by having a collegial body composed of people representing the common sense of the people manage the police. 

There is.

○Country: The National Public Safety Commission is placed under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister, and the National Public Safety Commission manages the National Police Agency. 

○Prefectures: Prefectural public safety commissions are placed under the jurisdiction of prefectural governors, and prefectural public safety commissions manage prefectural police.　

As for this you can read in National Police Agency website, in Japaneses.

As for the secondhand goods dealer licenses, the prefectual public safety commission is responsible for.

When applying for a secondhand goods dealer’s license, it is necessary to obtain permission for each prefecture where the business office or secondhand goods market is located.

As mentioned above,Public Safety Commissions are established in each prefecture based on the Police Law with the purpose of ensuring democratic control and political neutrality of the police.

For example, in Kyoto, the Kyoto Prefectural Public Safety Commission is under the jurisdiction of the Kyoto Prefectural Governor and is the organization that manages the Kyoto Prefectural Police.　

In this way, public safety commissions are established in each prefecture.More detail in Website of Kyoto Prefectural Police

For more details on the Second-hand dealer  Permit, please inquire at the police station where you intend to submit the application, or consult an administrative procedures legal specialist (gyōseishoshi / 行政書士) .
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