Railway security officer - Tetsudoukouankan

Japanese: 鉄道公安官 - てつどうこうあんかん

An officer or employee of the Japanese National Railways (now JR) who is responsible for maintaining public safety within the facilities of the Japanese National Railways. From among those who meet the requirements determined in consultation between the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Transport, the Minister of Transport appoints them based on the recommendation of the President of the Japanese National Railways. Officially, they are called railway security officials (Article 1 of the Law Concerning the Duties of Railway Security Officials). They have the authority to investigate crimes that occur within JNR trains, stations, and other railway facilities directly necessary for transportation, as well as crimes against the transportation business of the Japanese National Railways. Although they are not considered judicial police officials, the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure concerning investigations by judicial police officials apply mutatis mutandis to their investigations, and they can essentially be considered the same.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

日本国有鉄道(現JR)の施設内において公安維持の職務に当たる国鉄の役員または職員。法務大臣と運輸大臣が協議して定める要件に該当する者の中から，国鉄総裁の推薦に基づき運輸大臣が指名する。正式には，鉄道公安職員という(〈鉄道公安職員の職務に関する法律〉1条)。国鉄の列車，停車場その他輸送に直接必要な鉄道施設内における犯罪および国鉄の運輸業務に対する犯罪について捜査する権限を有する。司法警察職員とはされていないが，その捜査については刑事訴訟法の司法警察職員の捜査に関する規定が準用され，実質的にはこれと同視しうる。

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