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English Translations of Finance Related Legislation
--ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS OF FINANCE RELATED LEGISLATION--
Amendment to the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Control Law, 1997
Banking Law (1981)
Bank of Japan Regulations concerning the JGB Book-entry System
The Board of Audit Law (Law No. 73 of 947, as amended to 1999)
BoJ Law
The Cabinet Ordinance on Suspicious Transaction Report
Cabinet Order on Inward Direct Investment, etc
Capital Subscription Law
Commodity Exchange Act
Constitution
Criminalisation of Money Laundering
Defined Contribution Pension Plan Law
Deposit Insurance Law (Law No. 34 of 1971, as amended by Law No. 88 of 2001)
Detailed Enforcement Regulations for the Operations of the Foreign Exchange Yen Clearing System
(As amended to Feb-04)
Enforcement Regulations of the Law Concerning Book-Entry Transfer of Corporate Bonds,
etc. (Cabinet Order No. 362)
Insurance Business Law
Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (J/E version)
Foreign Exchange Order (J/E version)
Interest Rate Restriction Law
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation Law
Law concerning Reserve Deposit Requirement System (Law No. 135, May 27, 1957)
Law Concerning Book-Entry Transfer of Corporate Bonds, etc. (Law No. 75 of 2001)
Law on Sales of Financial Products
Local Allocation Tax Law
Local Finance Law
Limited Partnership Act for Investment (Law No. 90 of June 1998
Long-Term Credit Bank Law
Ordinance relating to Account Management Institutions (Ordinance No. 2 of 2002)
Ordinance relating to Book-Entry Transfer of Japanese Government Bonds (Ordinance No. 3 of 2002)
Ordinance to Supervise Special Book-Entry Transfer Institutions (Ordinance No. 1 of 2002)
The Ordinance Regarding Report Methods, etc. of Suspicious Transactions
Public Finance Law (Law No. 34 of April 1947)
Reports and Outlines of Finance Related Legislation in English
--REPORTS AND OUTLINES OF FINANCE RELATED LEGISLATION IN ENGLISH--
Commodity Exchange Law 2004 (August 2005)
Deposit Insurance Law (Amendment Bill, March 2000)
Electronic Commerce (Report on the legal system)
Financial Futures Trading Law (Amendment, May 2000)
Financial Instruments and Exchange Law (Revised, June 2006)
Financial Instruments and Exchange Law (Overview, November 2006)
Foreign Exchange And Foreign Trade Law
Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law (Outline of amendment)
Industrial Revitalization Law (comments June 2001)
Insurance Business Law
Insurance Business Law (Amendment Bill, March 2000)
Insurance Law Amendments (Outline)
Issues on Commitment Fees (November 1998)
Investment Trust Law (Outline of Amendment 1998)
Law on Sale of Financial Products (Effective 1 April 2001)
Law on Securitization of Assets (Amendment Bill, April 2000)
Legal Framework for JGBs
Legal issues on Asset Securitization in Japan (November 1999)
Legal Rules relating to Book-Entry Securities Settlements (April 2000)
Outline of the National Pension Law
Outline of the 2004 Commodity Exchagne Law
Reorganization Proceedings of Financial Institutions (Amendment Bill, March 2000)
Securities and Exchange Law (Amendment, May 2000)
SPC Law (Amendment Bill, April 2000)
Trust Fund Bureau Act (Amendment Bill, April 2000)
Withholding Tax Exemptions on JGBs for Non-Residents (September 1999)
Withholding Tax Exemptions on JGBs for Non-Residents (Update) (November 2000)
English Translations of Other Legislation
--ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS OF OTHER LEGISLATION--
Act against Delay in Payment of Subcontract Proceeds, Etc. to Subcontractors (J/E version)
Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations
Act concerning the elimination and prevention of involvement in bid rigging (Law No. 101 of 2002)
Act concerning Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, etc. (J/E version)
Act concerning Proper Transmission, etc. of Specified Electronic Mail (J/E version)
Act concerning Trial Facilitation (J/E version)
Act concerning the rational use of energy (J/E version)
Act for Establishment of the Aircraft and Railway Accidents Investigation Commision (J/E version)
Act for Establishment of the Intellectual Property High Court (J/E version)
Act for the Promotion of Ainu Culture & Dissemination of Knowledge Regarding Ainu Traditions
(Law No. 52 of 1997)
Act on Access to Information Held by Administrative Organs (J/E version)
Act on Confirmation, etc. of Release Amounts of Specific Chemical Substances in the Environment and Promotion
of Improvements to the Management Thereof (J/E version)
Act on Controls on the Illicit Export and Import and other matters of Cultural Property (J/E version)
Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Diseases Control (J/E version)
Act on Electronic Signatures and Certification Business (J/E version)
Act on Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade (J/E version)
Act on Promoting the Resolution of Individual Labor-Related Disputes (J/E version)
Act on the Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources (J/E version)
Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures (J/E version)
Act on the Promotion of Sorted Collection and Recycling of Containers and Packaging (J/E version)
Act on the Protection of Personal Information (J/E version)
Act on Punishment of Activities Relating to Child Prostitution and Child Pornography,
and the Protection of Children (J/E version)
Act on Regulation, Etc. of Emissions From Non-road Special Motor Vehicles (J/E version)
Act on Regulation of Fishing Operation by Foreign Nationals (J/E version)
Act on Regulation of Human Cloning Techniques (J/E version)
Act on Securing, Etc. of Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women in Employment (J/E version)
Act on Special Provisions of the Postal Act attendant upon the Enforcement of the "Agreement under Article VI of the
Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between Japan and the United States of America regarding
Facilities and Areas and the Status of United States Armed Forces in Japan" (J/E version)
The Act on Special Provisions to the Civil Code Concerning Electronic Consumer Contracts and Electronic Acceptance Notice
Act on Specified Commercial Transactions (J/E version)
Act on the Transnational Transfer of Sentenced Persons (J/E version)
Act on the Welfare of Workers Who Take Care of Children or Other Family Members
Including Child Care and Family Care Leave (J/E version)
The Administrative Counselors Act (J/E version)
Administrative Procedure Act (J/E version)
Agricultural Land Soil Pollution Prevention Law (Law No. 139 of 1970, as amended to 1999)
Air Pollution Control Law (Law No. 97 of 1968, Amended by Law No. 32 of 1996)
Alien Registration Law (Law No. 134 of 1999)
Antimonopoly Act (Act No. 54 of April 14, 1947) (Revised 2005)
The Arbitration Law (Law No. 138 of 2003)
The Basic Act for Land (J/E version)
Basic Act on Crime Victims (J/E version)
The Basic Act on Energy Policy (J/E version)
The Basic Environment Law (Law No. 91 of 1993)
Basic Law on the Formation of an Advanced Information and Telecommunications Network Society
The Basic Law for a Gender-equal Society (Law No. 78 of 1999)
The Basic Law on Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas
Basic Policy for Comprehensive and Systematic Promotion of Measures on Waste
Reduction and Other Proper Waste Management
The Board of Audit Law (Law No. 73 of 1947, as amended through to 1999)
Broadcast Law (as amended)
The Cabinet Law (Law No. 5 of 1947, as amended)
Cabinet Order of Waste Management and Public Cleansing Law
Cable Television Broadcast Law (Law No. 114 of July 1, 1972 as amended)
Cannabis Control Law (Law No. 124 of July 1948, as amended to 1991)
The Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1992 (As amended to 3 June 1992)
The Civil Code (Articles 1 to 174-2 and 399 to 520) (J/E version)
The Civil Code (Articles 175 to 398 and 521 to 724) (J/E version)
The Civil Code (Articles 725 to 1044) (J/E version)
Civil Aeronautics Law and related legislation
Commercial Code of Japan (Incorporation of Kabushiki Kaisha articles only)
Commercial Code
Companies Act (Part I to IV) (J/E version)
Companys Law
Comprehensive handbook of Japanese Taxes (J/E version)
Constitution of the Empire of Japan (1889)
Consumer Contract Act
Consumer Contract Act (J/E version)
The Consumer Protection Fundamental Act (Law No. 78 of May 30, 1968)
The Control of Offensive Odor
Copyright Act (J/E version)
Copyright Law of Japan (and other copyright related laws)
Design Act (J/E version)
Design Law (Law No. 125 of April 13, 1959 as amended)
Designation of Unfair Trade Practices
The Diet Law
Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Act (J/E version)
Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law (Law No. 234 of 1961)
Electricity Business Act (J/E version)
Employment Insurance Law
Employment Measure Law
Employment Security Law
Energy Conservation Law (Law concerning the rational use of energy)
Enforcement Order of the Limited Partnership Act for Investment (J/E version)
Enforcement Ordinance of the Law concerning the Protection of the Ozone Layer through
the Control of Specified Substances and other measures
(Ordinance No. 38 of 1994, as amended to 1997)
Environmental Impact Assessment Law (Law No. 81 of 1997)
Establishment of the nomenclature and classification table concerning industries pursuant to the
provision of the Cabinet Order Providing for Industrial Classification and
Classification of Diseases, Injuries and Death to be used for Statistical Surveys (J/E version)
Export Trade Control Order (J/E version)
Fisheries Basic Act (J/E version)
Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas Basic Act (J/E version)
Forest and Forestry Basic Act (J/E version)
Fluorocarbons Recovery and Destruction Law (June 2001)
Food Sanitation Law
The Foreign Lawyer's Law (as amended, 1998)
Fundamental Law for Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society (Law No. 110 of 2000)
The Fundamental Law of Education (Law No. 25 of 1947)
Gas Business Act (J/E version)
Government Policy Evaluations Act (J/E version)
Hokkaido Development Act (J/E version)
Household Goods Quality Labeling Law
Human Resources Development Promotion Law
Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (J/E version)
Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (Law No. 135 of 1999)
Import Trade Control Order (J/E version)
Industrial Accident Prevention Organization Law
Industrial Safety and Health Act (J/E version)
Industrial Safety and Health Law (Law No. 57 of 1972, as amended by Law No. 91 of 2000)
Intellectual Property Basic Act (J/E version)
Japan Coast Guard Laws and Regulations
Japanese Mining Law (Law No. 289)
Labour Relations Adjustment Law (Law No. 25 of 1946)
Labor Standards Act (as amended to April 2005) (J/E version)
Labor Union Act (as amended to April 2005) (J/E version)
The Land and House Lease Law
Law relating to recognition and assistance for foreign insolvency proceedings (Law No. 129 of 2000)
Law concerning Access to Information held by Administrative Organs
Law concerning Electronic Signatures and Certification Services
Law concerning Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Law concerning Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation etc.
(Law No. 85 of December 25, 1984 as amended)
Law concerning Procedure for General Pressing Notice and Arbitration Procedure
(Law No. 29 of 1890 [extract])
Law concerning Regulation relating to Human Cloning Techniques and Other Similar Techniques
Law concerning Reporting, etc. of Releases to the Environment of Specific Chemical Substances
and Promoting Improvements in Their Management (Law No. 86 of 1999)
Law concerning Securing the Proper Operation of Worker Dispatching Undertakings and
Improved Working Conditions for Dispatched Workers
Law concerning Special Measures against Dioxins (Law No. 105 of 1999)
Law concerning Special Measures for Total Emission Reduction of
Nitrogen Oxides from Automobiles in Speficied Areas (Law No. 70 of 1992)
Law concerning Special Provisions for the Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Law etc.
(Law No. 94 of Oct 1991)
Law concerning the Examination and Regulation of Manufacture etc. of Chemical Substances
Law concerning the Exceptional Provisions to the Copyright Law required in consequence of
the enforcement of the Universal Copyright Convention
(Law No. 86 of 1956, as amended by Law No. 112 of 1994)
Law concerning the Improvement of Employment Management, Etc. of Part-Time Workers
(Part-Time Work Law) (Law No. 76 of June 18, 1993)
Law concerning the National Space Development Agency of Japan (Law No. 50 of June 23, 1969, as amended)
Law concerning the Promotion of Business Activities with Environmental Consideration
by Specified Corporations etc. by facilitating Access to Environmental Information, and other Measures
(Law No. 77 of 2004)
Law concerning the Promotion of the Measures to Cope with Global Warming (Law No. 117 of 1998)
Law concerning the Promotion of Procurement of Eco-Friendly Goods and Services
by the State and Other Entities (Law on promoting green purchases)
Law concerning the Protection and Control of Animals (Law No. 105 of 1 October 1973)
Law concerning the Protection of the Ozone Layer Through the
Control of Specified Substances and Other Measures (May 1998)
Law concerning the Rational Use of Energy (Energy Conservation Law)
Law concerning the Recovery and Destruction of Fluorocarbons (June 2001)
Law concerning Stabilization of Employment of Older Persons
Law concerning the Succession of Labour Contracts, Etc. upon the Divisive Reorganization
of Company (Law No. 103 of May 31, 2000)
Law concerning the Welfare of Workers Who Take Care of Children or Other Family Members
Including Child Care and Family Care Leave (Law No. 76 of 1991)
Law for Enhancing Motivation on Environmental Conservation and Promoting of Environmental Education
Law for Implementation of the Mutual Recognition between Japan and the European Community and the Republic of
Singapore in Relation to Conformity Assessment of Specified Equipment (J/E version)
Law for implementation of the Mutual Recognition between Japan and the European Community
in relation to Conformity Assessment of Specified Equipment
Law for Promotion of sorted collection and recycling of containers and packaging
Law for Punishing Acts Related to Child Prostitution and Child Pornography, and for Protecting Children
Law for Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources
Law for Promotion of Recylcing and Related Activities for Treatment of Cyclical Food Resources
Law for Securing the Proper Operation of Worker Dispatching Undertakings and
Improved Working Conditions for Dispatched Workers (Law No. 88 of 1985, as amended)
Law for the Human Treatment of and Management of Animals
(Law No. 105 of 1973, as amended to December 2000)
Law for the Prevention of Spousal Violence and the Protection of Victims
Law for the Promotion of Nature Restoration (Law No. 148 of December 2002)
The Law of Arbitration (1998) (Replaced by The Arbitration Law in March 2004)
Law on Compensation for Nuclear Damage (Law No. 53 of 1971)
Law on Exceptional Provisions for the Registration of Program Works (Law No. 65 of 1986)
Law on Exceptional Provisions for Copyrights Owned by the Allied Powers and the Allied Nations
(Law No. 302 of 1952, as amended by Law No. 43 of 1970)
Law on Intermediary Business Concerning Copyright (Law No. 67 of 1939, as amended by Law No. 78 of 1983)
Law on Management Business of Copyright and Neighboring Rights (Law No. 131 of 2000)
Law on Promoting Green Purchases
The Law on Promoting the Resolution of Individual Labour Disputes
Law on Securing, Etc. of Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and
Women in Employment (Law No. 113 of July 1, 1972) (jiwe - html)
Law on Securing, Etc. of Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and
Women in Employment (Law No. 113 of July 1, 1972) (jil - pdf)
Law on Special Measures concerning Removal of Environmental Problems caused by Specified Industrial Wastes
Law on Temporary Measures to Promote business Activities for the Rational use of energy and
the Utilization of Recycled Resources (Law No.18 of 1993)
Law relating to Protection of the Environment in Antarctica (Law No.61 of 1997)
Law to Promote Specified Nonprofit Activities (1998)
Limited Liability Partnership Act (J/E version)
Limited Partnership Act for Investment (J/E version)
Local Automony Law (Revised)
Local Public Service Law
Marine Accidents Inquiry Law of 1947 and related regulations
Marine Transportation Law as modified by the Law for the Adjustment of the Immunity System
from the Anti-Monopoly Law (excerpt of paragraphs related to International Shipping)
Minimum Wages Lawa
Ministerial Ordinance to Provide for Criteria Pursuant to Article 7, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Immigration
Control and Refugee Recognition Act (J/E version)
Motor Vehicle Exhaust Emission Standards
Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Law (Law No. 14 of 1953, as amended to 1992)
National Effluent Standards
The National Government Organization Law (Law No. 120 of 1948, as amended)
National Public Service Act (Act No. 120 of 1947, as amended to May 2006) (J/E version)
National Spatial Planning Act (J/E version)
Nationality Law (Law No. 147 of 1950, as amended)
Noise Regulation Law (Law No. 98 of 1986, Amended by Law No. 75 of 1995)
Offensive Odor Control Law (Law No. 91 of 1971, Amended by Law No. 71 of 1995)
Opium Law (Law No. 71 of April 1954)
Ordinance Concerning Technical Conditions Compliance Approval and
Certification of the Type For Terminal Equipment
Ordinance for Attested Examiners etc. on Telecommunications Business Law
Ordinance concerning Terminal Facilities etc.
Ordinance concerning Technical Regulations Conformity Certification of Specified Radio Equipment
Ordinance determining Engineering Standards Pertaining to Final Disposal Site for Municipal Solid Wastes
and Final Disposal Site for Industrial Wastes
Ordinance for Attested Private Inspector, Etc.
Ordinance for enforcement of the pardon act (J/E version)
Ordinance for Regulating Radio Equipment
Pardon Act (J/E version)
Patent Act (J/E version)
Patent Law (Law No. 121 of April 13, 1959 as amended)
Penal Code
Pneumoconiosis Law
Practicing Attorney Law (Law No. 205 of 1949, as amended)
Premiums & Representations Act (Act No. 134 of May 15, 1962)
Product Liability Act (J/E version)
The Product Liability Act (Act No. 85 of 1994)
Radio Law (Law No. 131 of May 2, 1950 as amended)
Regulations of Waste Management and Publc Cleansing Law
Revised Local Automony Law
The Rules of the House of Councillors
The Science and Technology Basic Law (Law No. 130 of 1995)
Security of Wage Payment Law
Seeds and Seedlings Act (J/E version)
Seeds and Seedlings Law (Law No. 83 of May 1998)
Specifications, Standards and Testing Methods for Foodstuffs, Implements, Containers and Packaging, Toys, Detergents
Special Measures Law Concerning the Handling of Legal Business by Foreign Lawyers
(Law No. 66 of 1986 [extract])
Stimulants Control Law (Law No. 252 of June 1951, as amended to 1992)
Subcontract Act (Act No. 120 of June 1, 1956)
Telecommunications Business Law (Law No 86 of December 25, 1984)
Trademark Act (J/E version)
Trademark Law (Law No. 127 of April 23, 1959 as amended)
Unauthorised Computer Access Law (Law No. 128 of 1999)
Unfair Competition Prevention Act (J/E version)
Utility Model Law (Law No. 123 of April 13, 1959 as amended)
Vibration Regulation Law (Law No. 64 of 1976, Amended by Law No. 75 of 1995)
Volunteer Probation Officers Act (J/E version)
Waste Management and Public Cleansing Law
Water Pollution Control Law (Law No. 138 of 1970, amended by Law No. 75 of 1995)
Whistleblower Protection Act (J/E version)
Wildlife Protection and Hunting Law and related legislation (1918 to 1953)
Workers' Accident Compensation Insurance Law
Working Environment Measurment Law
Reports and Outlines of Other Legislation in English
--REPORTS AND OUTLINES OF OTHER LEGISLATION IN ENGLISH--
Act Against Unjustifiable Premiums And Misleading Representation
Act Concerning Prohibition Of Private Monopolization And Maintenance Of Fair Trade
Agricultural Chemicals Regulation Law
Agricultural Mechanization Promotion Law
Antimonopoly Law (Outline of Amendments)
Arbitration Law (Law No. 29 of April 21, 1890)
Banking Law
Building Standards Law
The Cabinet Law, (Law No.5 of 1947 as amended)
Code of Civil Procedure (Extract)
Commercial Code (extract related to establishing a kabushiki kaisha)
Commercial Code amendments to allow stock options (Outline)
Comprehensive Revision of the CPA Law (FSA Outline)
Construction Material Recycling Law
Consumer Product Safety Law
Consumption Tax Law
Copyright Law
Customs Law
Customs Law (Guide)
Customs Tariff Law
Design Law
Design Law (Proposed amendment, 1998)
Design Law (Amendments effective as of January 1, 1999)
Domestic Animal Infectious Diseases Control Law
Door-to-Door Sales and Other Direct Sales Law and Installment Sales Law
(Outline of Amendment, March 1999)
Electrical Appliance And Material Safety Law
Electrical Goods Recycle Law (Mizuho Securities' Report March 2001)
The Electricity Utilities Industry Law
Employment Security Law
Energy Conservation Law - Criteria for Clients for Buildings
Energy Conservation Law - Criteria for Clients for Houses
Energy Conservation Law - Design and Construction Guidelines for Houses
Energy Conservation Law - Publication of heat-insulation performance values
Energy Conservation Law - List of Evaluation Criteria
Environmental Quality Standards for Aircraft Noise
Environmental Quality Standards for Groundwater Pollution
Environmental Quality Standards for Noise
Environmental Quality Standards for Shinkansen Superexpress Railway Noise
Environmental Quality Standards for Soil Pollution
Environmental Quality Standards for Water Pollution
Explosives Control Law
Fertilizer Control Law
Fire Service Law
Firearms And Swords Control Law
Fishing Vessel Law
Fluorocarbons Recovery and Destruction Law (June 2001) (Summary)
Food Sanitation Law
Food Sanitation Law (Outline)
Freight Forwarding Business Law (Outline)
Fundamental Law of Education (Amendment)
Fundamental Policies for Rational Use of Energy
Health Insurance Law
Health Promotion Law
High Pressure Gas Safety Law
Household Goods Quality Labeling Law
Household Goods Quality Labeling Law (Outline)
Housing Quality Assurance Law
Immigration Control And Refugee Recoginition Act
Industrial Safety And Health Law
IT Comprehensive Law (Amendments of January 2001)
Industrial Standards Law
Japanese Patent Law (Major Changes Effective 1 January 1999)
Law amending the Patent Act (Outline)
Law Concerning Liquor Business Associations And Measures For Securing Revenue From Liquor Tax
Law Concerning Safety Assurance And Quality Improvement Of Feed
Law Concerning Special Exceptions To Customs Law, Etc. Accompanied By The Enforcement Of Convention
On The ATA Carnet For The Temporary Admission Of Goods (ATA Convention)
Law Concerning Standardization And Proper Labeling Of Agricultural And Forestry Products
Law Concerning the Examination And Regulation Of Manufacture, Etc. Of Chemical Substances
Law concerning the Examination and Regulation of Manufacture etc. of Chemical Substances
Law concerning the Examination and Regulation of Manufacture etc. of Chemical Substances (PDF)
Law concerning the Improvement of System for Research and Development in the Field of Industrial Technology
(Law No.33 of 1988, amended under Law No.64 of 1991)
Law concerning the Improvement of Urban Distribution Centers
(Law No.110 of 1996, amended under Law No.53 of 1993)
Law Concerning The Measures By Large Scale Retail Stores For Preservation Of Living Environment
The Law Concerning The Prevention Of Infections And Medical Care For Patients Of Infection
Law concerning the Recovery and Destruction of Fluorocarbons (June 2001) (Summary)
Law concerning the Revaluation of Land (Outline)
Law Concerning The Securing Of Safety And The Optimization Of Transaction Of Liquified Petroleum Gas
Law for facilitating the Creation of New Business (Outline from ISIF)
Law for facilitating the Creation of New Business (Outline from METI, February 1999)
Law for Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources (Outline)
Law For Recycling of Specified Kinds of Home Appliances
Law for Recycling of Specified Kinds of Home Appliances (Outline from METI)
Law For Securing The Proper Operation Of Worker Dispatching Undertakings
And Improved Working Conditions For Dispatched Workers
Law For Stabilization Of Supply Demand And Price Of Staple Food
Law for the Control of Export, Import and Others of Specfied Hazardous Wastes and other Wastes (Outline)
Law For The Control Of Household Products Containing Harmful Substances
Law for the Control of Household Products containing Harmful Substances (Outline)
Law for the Promotion of Sorted Collection and Recycling Containers and Packaging (Outline)
Law for the Recycling of End-of-Life Vehicles (Outline)
Law for the Recycling of Specified Kinds of Home Appliances (Outline)
Law on Extraordinary Measures for the Promotion of Import and the Facilitation of Foreign
Direct Investment in Japan (Law No.22 of 1992, amended under Law No.128 of 1995 )
Law on Improvement and Vitalization in City Center
Law on Special Measures concerning Promotion of Improvement of Commercial Zone
Law on Special Measures for Industrial Revitalization
(Law No.82 of 1991) (Outline)
Law on Temporary Measure for Activation of Specific Regional Industrial Agglomerations (Outline)
Law on Temporary Measures to Promote business Activities for the Rational use of energy
and the Utilization of Recycled Resources (Law No.18 of 1993)
Law promoting Technology transfer from Universities to Industry
Law Relating To The Prevention Of Marine Pollution, Air Pollution And Maritime Disasters
Law relating to Promotion of Realization of Public Facilities by using Private Funds (Extract)
Laws related to Persons with Disabilities
Liquor Tax Law
Marine Transportation Law, Coastal Shipping Law
Measurement Law
Measurement Law of Japan (Guide)
Meteorological Service Law
The National Government Organization Law (Law No. 120 of 1948 as amended)
The New Small and Medium Enterprise Basic Law (Outline)
The Offensive Odor Control Law (System)
Patent Law
Petroleum Refinery Complex, Etc. Disaster Prevention Law
The Pharmaceutical Affairs Law
Plant Protection Law
Poisonous And Deleterious Substances Control Law
Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Law (Outline)
Port Transportation Business Law
Postal Law
Private Participation Promotional Law (Law No.77 of 1986, amended under Law No.128 of 1995)
Quarantine Law
Rabies Prevention Law
Radio Law
Regulation of Holding Companies (Outline)
Regulatory Measures against Air Pollutants Emitted from Factories
and Business Sites and the Outline of Regulation
Revisions of the Japanese Patent Law
Road Law
Road Traffic Law
Road Vehicles Law
Sewerage Law
Ship Safety Law
Small and Medium Enterprise Basic Law
Special Measures Law Concerning The Handling Of Legal Business By Foreign Lawyers
Studded Tires Regulation Law (Outline)
Telecommunications Business Law
Telecommunication Laws (Outline of liberalization)
Temporary Tariff Measures Law
Tobacco Industries Law
Towards the legislation of the Consumer Contract Law (Tentative name) (Report of January 1999)
Trademark Law
The Transportation Accessibilty Improvement Law (Outline)
The Unfair Competition Prevention Law (Amendment of March 1999)
Water Quality Criteria for Bathing Beaches
Waterworks Law
Yugen Gaisha Law (extract related to incorporation)
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