At the application of a general incorporated association or general incorporated foundation that aims to contribute to the safety and fluidity of road traffic, and which is found to be able to carry out the operations prescribed in the following paragraph in a proper and reliable manner, the National Public Safety Commission may designate a maximum of one such association or foundation nationwide as the national center for facilitating traffic safety activities (hereinafter referred to as the "national center").
The national center is to carry out the following operations:
全国センターは、次に掲げる事業を行うものとする。
training persons in charge of traffic accident consultations; persons in charge of inquiries and consultations on the regulation of on-road vehicle parking, road traffic, and road usage; persons in charge of instruction in competent driving; and persons handling other activities of prefectural centers;
carrying out informative activities on correct traffic rules, traffic accident prevention, and other issues of road traffic safety in the areas of two or more prefectures;
適正な交通の方法、交通事故防止その他道路における交通の安全に関する事項について二以上の都道府県の区域における広報活動を行うこと。
carrying out educational activities on correct traffic rules, traffic accident prevention, and other issues of road traffic safety in the areas of two or more prefectures;
適正な交通の方法、交通事故防止その他道路における交通の安全についての二以上の都道府県の区域における啓発活動を行うこと。
carrying out educational activities on proper on-road vehicle parking and road usage in the areas of two or more prefectures (other than as under the preceding item);
carrying out investigations and research on the regulation of on-road vehicle parking and road traffic, road usage, and instruction in competent driving;
conducting training in the necessary skills and knowledge to improve the quality of persons that are involved in traffic safety education for persons using the road (other than training for the operations managers as prescribed in the Road Transportation Act and the Act on Motor Vehicle Cargo Transportation Services, and other training that Rules of the National Public Safety Commission prescribe);
道路を通行する者に対する交通安全教育を行う者の資質の向上に必要とされる技能及び知識に関する研修（道路運送法及び貨物自動車運送事業法に規定する運行管理者に対するものその他国家公安委員会規則で定めるものを除く。）を行うこと。
providing communication and coordination in connection with the operations of prefectural centers; and
都道府県センターの事業について、連絡調整を行うこと。
operations incidental to those set forth in the preceding items.
前各号の事業に附帯する事業
The provisions of paragraphs (3), (4), (7), and (8) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to the national center. In such a case, the term "a public safety commission" in paragraph (3) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "the National Public Safety Commission"; the phrases "a public safety commission" and "paragraph (1)" in paragraph (4) of that Article are deemed to be replaced with "the National Public Safety Commission" and "paragraph (1) of the following Article", respectively; the phrase "the items of paragraph (2)" in paragraph (7) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "the items of paragraph (2) of the following Article"; and the phrase "paragraph (1)" in paragraph (8) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "paragraph (1) of the following Article".