Japanese Law
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English translations of finance related legislation
- Act on Investment Trusts and Investment Corporations (J/E version)
- Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds (Law No. 22 of 2007) (PDF/170KB)
- Act on Promotion of Private Finance Initiative (J/E version)
- Act Regulating the Receipt of Contributions, Receipt of Deposits and Interest Rates (J/E version)
- Act on Securitization of Assets (J/E version)
- Bank of Japan Act (J/E version)
- Bank of Japan Regulations concerning the JGB Book-entry System
- Banking Act (J/E version)
- The Board of Audit Act
- Cabinet Office Ordinance on Definitions under Article 2 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (J/E version)
- Cabinet Order on Inward Direct Investment, etc. (J/E version)
- Capital Subscription Law
- Commodity Exchange Act (J/E version)
- Defined Contribution Pension Plan Law (PDF/221KB)
- Deposit Insurance Law (Law No. 34 of 1971, as amended by Law No. 88 of 2001) (PDF/367KB)
- Development Bank of Japan Inc. Law (Excerpt)
- Electronic Commerce (Report on the legal system)
- Electronically Recorded Monetary Claims Act (J/E version)
- Financial Futures Trading Law (Amendment, May 2000)
- Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (J/E version)
- Foreign Exchange & Foreign Trade Act (J/E version)
- Foreign Exchange Order (J/E version)
- Industrial Revitalization Law (comments June 2001)
- Insurance Business Act (J/E version)
- Interest Rate Restriction Law
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation Law (Law No. 35 of 1999) (PDF/37KB) (superceded)
- The Japan Finance Corporation Act (Act No. 57 of 2007)
- Law concerning the Identification of Customers by Financial Institutions and the Prevention of the Unlawful Use of Bank Accounts (PDF/155KB)
- Law concerning the Regulation, etc. of an Investment Advisory Business Relating to Securities (PDF/554KB)
- Law on Sales of Financial Products (PDF/23KB)
- Law on Sale of Financial Products (Outline) (PDF/15KB)
- Law on Securitization of Assets (Amendment Bill, April 2000)
- Legal Framework for JGBs (PDF/105KB)
- Legal Issues concerning notes on the call market (July 2010) (PDF/54KB)
- Legal Issues on Financial Derivatives Transactions and Illegal Gambling (November 1999) (PDF/54KB)
- Legal Rules relating to Book-Entry Securities Settlements (April 2000) (PDF/68KB)
- Limited Partnership Act for Investment (J/E version)
- Local Allocation Tax Law
- Local Finance Law
- Long-Term Credit Bank Law
- Money Lending Business Act (J/E Version)
- National Tax Collection Act (Extract)(J/E version)
- Order for Enforcement of the Commodity Exchange Act (J/E version)
- Order Providing for the Categories, etc. Prescribed in Article 26, Paragraph (2) of the Banking Act (J/E version)
- Ordinance for Enforcement of the Commodity Exchange Act (J/E version)
- Public Finance Law (Law No. 34 of April 1947)
- Outline of the National Pension Law (PDF/450KB)
- Sales of Financial Products (Outline of Bill)
- Securities and Exchange Law (Amendment, May 2000)
- SPC Law (Amendment Bill, April 2000)
- Trust Act (J/E version)
- Trust Business Act (J/E version)
- Trust Fund Bureau Fund Act (Amendment Bill, April 2000)
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 (J/E version)
- Act on Elimination and Prevention of Involvement in Bid Rigging, etc. (Law No. 101 of 2002)
- Act for Establishment of the Aircraft and Railway Accidents Investigation Commission (J/E version)
- Act for Establishment of the Intellectual Property High Court (J/E version)
- Act for Implementation of the Mutual Recognition between Japan and Foreign States in Relation to Results of Conformity Assessment Procedures of Specified Equipment (J/E version)
- Act for Securing the Proper Operation of Worker Dispatching Undertakings and Improved Working Conditions for Dispatched Workers (J/E version)
- Act of Extradition (J/E version)
- Act on Access to Information Held by Administrative Organs (J/E version)
- Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief (J/E version)
- Act on Authorization of Public Interest Incorporated Association and Public Interest Incorporated Foundation (J/E version)
- Act on Collection, etc. of Insurance Premiums of Labor Insurance (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 Control of Household Products Containing Harmful Substances (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 Earthquake Insurance (J/E version)
- Act on Electronic Signatures and Certification Business (J/E version)
- Act on Elimination and Prevention of Involvement in Bid Rigging, etc. and Punishments for Acts by Employees that Harm Fairness of Bidding, etc. (J/E version)
- Act on Formation and Development of Regional Industrial Clusters through Promotion of Establishment of New Business Facilities, etc. (J/E version)
- Act on General Rules for Application of Laws (J/E version)
- Act on General Rules for Application of Laws (Act No. 78 of 2006)
- Act on General Rules for National Taxes (Extract) (J/E version)
- Act on Identification, etc. by Mobile Voice Communications Carriers of their Subscribers, etc. and for Prevention of Improper Use of Mobile Voice Communications Services (J/E version)
- Act on International Assistance in Investigation and Other Related Matters (J/E version)
- Act on Land and Building Leases (J/E version)
- Act on Liability for Oil Pollution Damage (J/E version)
- Act on Marine Accident Inquiry (J/E version)
- Act on Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, etc. (J/E version)
- Act on Penal Detention Facilities and Treatment of Inmates and Detainees(J/E version)
- Act on Port Regulations (J/E version)
- Act on Preservation and Control of Living Marine Resources (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 Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures (J/E version)
- Act on Promotion of Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (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 Recycling, etc. of End-of-Life Vehicles (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 Regulation of Transmission of Specified Electronic Mail (J/E version)
- Act on Securing, Etc. of Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women in Employment (J/E version)
- Act on Special Measures concerning New Energy Use by operators of electric utilities(The revision of Article 2, paragraph (2), item (vi) has not come into force.) (J/E version)
- Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (J/E version)
- Act on Special Measures concerning Taxation (Limited to the provisions related to nonresidents and foreign corporations) (J/E version)
- Act on Special Measures concerning the Handling of Legal Services by Foreign Lawyers (J/E version)
- Act on Special Provisions, etc. of the Civil Code concerning the Perfection Requirements for the Assignment of Movables and Claims (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)
- Act on Special Provisions of the Radio Law 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)
- Act on Special Provisions of the Telecommunications Business Law, etc. 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 (J/E version)
- Act on Specified Commercial Transactions (J/E version)
- Act on Standardization and Proper Quality Labeling of Agricultural and Forestry Products (J/E version)
- Act on the Circuit Layout of a Semiconductor Integrated Circuits (J/E version)
- Act on the Civil Jurisdiction of Japan with respect of a Foreign State, etc. (J/E version)
- Act on the Collection, etc. of Insurance Premiums of Labor Insurance (J/E version)
- Act on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity through Regulations on the Use of Living Modified Organisms (J/E version)
- Act on the Evaluation of Chemical Substances and Regulation of Their Manufacture, etc.(J/E version)
- Act on the Exercise of the Sovereign Right for Fishery, etc. in the Exclusive Economic Zone (J/E version)
- Act on the Expediting of Trials (J/E version)
- Act on the Limitation of Liability for Damages of Specified Telecommunications Service Providers and the Right to Demand Disclosure of Identification Information of the Senders (J/E version)
- Act on the Measures by Large-Scale Retail Stores for Preservation of Living Environment (J/E version)
- Act on the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (J/E version)
- Act on the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (J/E version)
- Act on the Prevention of Spousal Violence and the Protection of Victims (J/E version)
- Act on the Promotion of Ainu Culture and Dissemination and Enlightenment of Knowledge about Ainu Tradition, etc. (Outline) (J/E version)
- Act on the Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources (J/E version)
- Act on the Promotion of New Energy Usage (J/E version)
- Act on the Promotion of Public Utilization of the Specific Advanced Large Research Facilities (J/E version)
- Act on the Promotion of Sorted Collection and Recycling of Containers and Packaging (J/E version)
- Act on the Promotion of Technology Transfer from Universities to Private Business Operators (J/E version)
- Act on the Protection of Fishery Resources (J/E version)
- Act on the Protection of Personal Information (J/E version)
- Act on the Protection of Personal Information Held by Administrative Organs (J/E version)
- Act on the Rational Use of Energy (J/E version)
- Act on the Regulation of Nuclear Source Material, Nuclear Fuel Material and Reactors (J/E version)
- Act on the Restriction of Maritime Transportation of Foreign Military Supplies, etc. in Armed Attack Situations (J/E version)
- Act on the Succession to Labor Contracts upon Company Split (J/E version)
- Act on the Transnational Transfer of Sentenced Persons (J/E version)
- Act on the Treatment of Prisoners of War and Other Detainees in Armed Attack Situations (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)
- Act on Welfare and Management of Animals (J/E version)
- 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)(PDF/30KB)
- Air Pollution Control Law (Law No. 97 of 1968, Amended by Law No. 32 of 1996)
- Alien Registration Act (J/E version)
- Antimonopoly Act (J/E version)
- Arbitration Law (Law No. 29 of April 21, 1890) (Extract)
- Attorney Act (J/E version)
- Bankruptcy Act (J/E version)
- Basic Act for Housing (Outline) (J/E version)
- Basic Act for Land (J/E version)
- Basic Act on Biodiversity (J/E version)
- Basic Act on Crime Victims (J/E version)
- Basic Act on Energy Policy (J/E version)
- Basic Act on Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society (J/E version)
- Basic Act on Ocean Policy (J/E version)
- Basic Act on the Formation of an Advanced Information and(J/E version)
- Basic Act on the Promotion of Core Manufacturing Technology (J/E version)
- The Basic Environment Law (Law No. 91 of 1993)
- The Basic Law for a Gender-equal Society (Law No. 78 of 1999)
- The Basic Law on Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas, etc.
- Basic Law on the Formation of an Advanced Information and Telecommunications Network Society
- Basic Policy for Comprehensive and Systematic Promotion of Measures on Waste Reduction and Other Proper Waste Management(PDF/55KB)
- Broadcast Law (as amended to 2005)(PDF/131KB)
- The Cabinet Law, (Law No.5 of 1947 as amended) (Extract)
- Cabinet Order for the Council for Science and Technology Policy (J/E version)
- Cabinet Order of Waste Management and Public Cleansing Law (PDF/144KB)
- Cabinet Order on Inward Direct Investment, etc. (J/E version)
- Cable Television Broadcast Law (Law No. 114 of July 1, 1972 as amended)(PDF/145KB)
- The Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1992 (As amended to 3 June 1992)
- Certified Public Accountants Act (J/E version)
- Child Welfare Act (J/E version)
- City Planning Act (J/E version)
- Civil Aeronautics Act (J/E version)
- Civil Code (Part I, Part II, and Part III) (J/E version)
- Civil Code (Part IV and Part V) (J/E version)
- Civil Execution Act (J/E version)
- Civil Provisional Remedies Act (J/E version)
- Civil Rehabilitation Act (J/E version)
- Code of Civil Procedure (J/E version)
- Code of Criminal Procedure(Part I and Part II) (J/E version)
- Commercial Code
- Commercial Code (extract related to establishing a kabushiki kaisha)
- Commercial Registration Act (J/E version)
- Companies Act (Part I, Part II, Part III, and Part IV) (J/E version)
- Companies Act (Part V, Part VI, Part VII, and Part VIII) (J/E version)
- Comprehensive Legal Support Act (J/E version)
- Constitution
- Constitution of the Empire of Japan (1889)
- Consumer Contract Act (J/E version)
- Consumer Product Safety Act (J/E version)
- Construction Material Recycling Law (PDF/24KB) (Overview)
- Copyright Act (J/E version)
- Copyright Law of Japan (and other copyright related laws)
- Corporation Tax Act (Limited to the provisions related to foreign corporations) (J/E version)
- Court Act (J/E version)
- CPA Law (FSA Outline of Comprehensive Revision) (PDF/125KB)
- Design Act (J/E version)
- Designation of Unfair Trade Practices (PDF/24KB)
- The Diet Law
- Door-to-Door Sales and Other Direct Sales Law and Installment Sales Law (Outline of Amendment, March 1999)
- Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Act (J/E version)
- Electricity Business Act (J/E version)
- Employment Insurance Act (J/E version)
- Employment Measure Law (PDF/68KB)
- Employment Security Act (J/E version)
- Energy Conservation Law (Law concerning the rational use of energy)
- 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
- 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)(PDF/48KB)
- Environmental Impact Assessment Law (Law No. 81 of 1997)
- Environmental Quality Standards for Aircraft Noise (Overview)
- Environmental Quality Standards for Groundwater Pollution (Overview)
- Environmental Quality Standards for Noise (Overview)
- Environmental Quality Standards for Shinkansen Superexpress Railway Noise (Overview)
- Environmental Quality Standards for Soil Pollution (Overview)
- Export Trade Control Order (J/E version)
- Export Trade Control Ordinance (J/E version)
- Fire Service Act (J/E version)
- Fisheries Basic Act (J/E version)
- Fishery Act (J/E version)
- Fluorocarbons Recovery and Destruction Law (June 2001) (Summary) (PDF/13KB)
- Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas Basic Act (J/E version)
- Food Safety Basic Act (J/E version)
- Food Safety Commission Order (J/E version)
- Food Sanitation Act (J/E version)
- The Foreign Lawyer's Law (as amended, 1998)
- Forest and Forestry Basic Act (J/E version)
- Freight Forwarding Business Law (Outline)
- Fundamental Law for Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society (Law No. 110 of 2000)(PDF/88KB)
- Fundamental Policies for Rational Use of Energy (Overview)
- The Fundamental Law of Education (Law No. 25 of 1947)
- Fundamental Law of Education (Amendment)
- Gas Business Act (J/E version)
- Government Policy Evaluations Act (J/E version)
- Heat Supply Business Act (J/E version)
- High Pressure Gas Safety Act (J/E version)
- Hokkaido Development Act (J/E version)
- Household Goods Quality Labeling Act (J/E version)
- Human Resources Development Promotion Act (J/E version)
- Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (J/E version)
- Import Trade Control Order (J/E version)
- Income Tax Act (Limited to the provisions related to nonresidents and foreign corporations) (J/E version)
- Industrial Accident Prevention Organization Law
- Industrial Safety and Health Act (J/E version)
- Industrial Standardization Act (J/E version)
- Industrial Technology Enhancement Act (J/E version)
- Intellectual Property Basic Act (J/E version)
- IT Comprehensive Law (Amendments of January 2001)
- JIS Mark (Outline)
- Japan Coast Guard Laws and Regulations
- Japanese Patent Law (Review of Patent Law and Trademark Law)
- Labor Relations Adjustment Act (J/E version)
- Labor Standards Act (J/E version)
- Labor Union Act (J/E version)
- Law concerning Access to Information held by Administrative Organs
- Law concerning Electronic Signatures and Certification Services
- Law concerning Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (PDF/63KB)
- Law concerning Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, etc.
- Law concerning Procedure for General Pressing Notice and Arbitration Procedure (Law No. 29 of 1890 [extract])
- Law concerning the Recovery and Destruction of Fluorocarbons (June 2001)(Summary)(PDF/13KB)
- 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(PDF/253KB)
- Law concerning Special Measures against Dioxins (Law No. 105 of 1999)(PDF/62KB)
- Law concerning Special Measures for Total Emission Reduction of Nitrogen Oxides from Automobiles in Speficied Areas (Law No. 70 of 1992)
- Law concerning Standardization And Proper Labeling Of Agricultural And Forestry Products
- Law concerning the Examination and Regulation of Manufacture etc. of Chemical Substances (PDF/147KB)
- Law concerning the Exceptional Cases of the Medical Practitioners' Act, Article 17, on the Advanced Clinical Training of Foreign Medical Practitioners, etc. (J/E version)
- 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 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)(PDF/22KB)
- 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)(PDF/17KB)
- Law concerning the Protection of the Ozone Layer Through the Control of Specified Substances and Other Measures (May 1998)(PDF/31KB)
- Law concerning the Rational Use of Energy (Energy Conservation Law)
- Law concerning the Recovery and Destruction of Fluorocarbons (June 2001)(Summary)(PDF/13KB)
- Law concerning Stabilization of Employment of Older Persons(PDF/98KB)
- Law concerning the Succession of Labour Contracts, Etc. upon the Divisive Reorganization of Company (Law No. 103 of May 31, 2000)(PDF/50KB)
- 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(PDF/36KB)
- Law for promotion of sorted collection and recycling of containers and packaging (PDF/46KB)
- Law for facilitating the Creation of New Business (Outline from METI, February 1999)
- Law for Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources (Outline)(PDF/46KB)
- Law for Recycling of Specified Kinds of Home Appliances(PDF/23KB)
- Law for Punishing Acts Related to Child Prostitution and Child Pornography, and for Protecting Children
- Law for Promoting the Introduction of Sustainable Agricultural Production Practices
- Law for Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources
- Law for Promotion of Recycling and Related Activities for Treatment of Cyclical Food Resources (Outline)(PDF/30KB)
- Law for Recycling of Specified Kinds of Home Appliances (Outline from METI)
- Law for the Recycling of End-of-Life Vehicles (Outline) (PDF/27KB)
- Law for the Recycling of Specified Kinds of Home Appliances (Outline) (PDF/23KB)
- Law for Securing the Proper Operation of Worker Dispatching Undertakings and Improved Working Conditions for Dispatched Workers (Law No. 88 of 1985)(PDF/247KB)
- Law for the Control of Export, Import & Other of Specified Hazardous Wastes and Other Wastes (PDF/1077KB)
- Law for the Human Treatment and Management of Animals (Law No. 105 of 1973, as amended to December 2000)
- Law for the Promotion of the Ainu Culture & the Dissemination and Advocacy for the Traditions of the Ainu and the Ainu Culture (Law No. 52 of 1997, amended 1999)
- Law for the Promotion of Nature Restoration (Law No. 148 of December 2002)(PDF/25KB)
- The Law of Arbitration (1998) (Replaced by The Arbitration Law in March 2004)
- Law of Extradition
- Law on Compensation for Nuclear Damage (Law No. 53 of 1971)(PDF/437KB)
- 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 up to November 22, 1999 by Law No.160)
- Law on Management Business of Copyright and Neighboring Rights (Law No.131, of November 29, 2000, as amended up to December 3, 2004 by Law No. 154)
- The Law on Promoting the Resolution of Individual Labour Disputes(PDF/66KB)
- Law on Securing, Etc. of Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women in Employment (Law No. 113 of July 1, 1972)
- Law on Special Measures concerning Removal of Environmental Problems caused by Specified Industrial Wastes (Outline)(PDF/83KB)
- Law relating to Protection of the Environment in Antarctica (Law No.61 of 1997)
- Law to Promote Specified Nonprofit Activities (1998, as amended to 2003)(PDF/142KB)
- Laws on Disabilities-The 38 Selected Japanese Laws Related to Persons with Disabilities
- Limited Liability Partnership Act (J/E version)
- Limited Partnership Act for Investment (J/E version)
- Liquor Tax Law (PDF/622KB)
- Local Automony Law (Revised)
- Local Public Service Law
- Long-term Care Insurance Act (J/E version)
- Marine Accidents Inquiry Law of 1947 and related regulations
- Marine Transportation Law (Outline)
- 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)
- Measurement Act (J/E version)
- Meteorological Service Act (J/E version)
- Minimum Wages Law(PDF/70KB)
- Mining Act (J/E version)
- Ministerial Ordinance for the Technical Standards for Port and Harbor Facilities (J/E version)
- Ministerial Ordinance on Trade Relation Invisible Trade, etc. (J/E version)
- 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
- National Effluent Standards
- National Government Organization Act (J/E version)
- National Land Use Planning Act (Outline) (J/E version)
- National Public Service Act (J/E version)
- National Public Service Ethics Act (J/E version)
- National Spatial Planning Act (J/E version)
- National Tax Collection Act (Extract) (J/E version)
- Nationality Act (J/E version)
- The New Small and Medium Enterprise Basic Law (Outline)
- Noise Regulation Law (Law No. 98 of 1986, Amended by Law No. 75 of 1995)
- Offenders Rehabilitation Act (J/E version)
- Offenders Rehabilitation Services Act (J/E version)
- Offensive Odor Control Law (Law No. 91 of 1971, Amended by Law No. 71 of 1995)
- The Offensive Odor Control Law (System)
- Oil Stockpiling Act (J/E version)
- Order for Enforcement of the 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)
- Order for Enforcement of the Act on Promotion of Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (J/E version)
- Order for Enforcement of the Act for Securing the Proper Operation of Worker Dispatching Undertakings and Improved Working Conditions for Dispatched Workers (J/E version)
- Order for Enforcement of the Act on Special Measures concerning Taxation (Limited to the provisions related to nonresidents and foreign corporations) (J/E version)
- Order for Enforcement of the Act on Special Measures for the Promotion of New Energy Use, etc. (J/E version)
- Order for Enforcement of the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions (J/E version)
- Order for Enforcement of the Act on the Evaluation of Chemical(J/E version)
- Order for Enforcement of the Corporation Tax Act (Limited to the provisions related to foreign corporations) (J/E version)
- Order for Enforcement of the Food Sanitation Act (J/E version)
- Order for Enforcement of the Income Tax Act (Limited to the provisions related to nonresidents and foreign corporations) (J/E version)
- Order on Inward Direct Investment, etc. (J/E version)
- Ordinance concerning Technical Conditions Compliance Approval and Certification of the Type For Terminal Equipment
- Ordinance determining Engineering Standards Pertaining to Final Disposal Site for Municipal Solid Wastes and Final Disposal Site for Industrial Wastes(PDF/51KB)
- Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Promotion of Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (J/E version)
- Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act for Securing the Proper Operation of Worker Dispatching Undertakings and Improved Working Conditions for Dispatched Workers (J/E version)
- Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Special Measures concerning the Handling of Legal Services by Foreign Lawyers (J/E version)
- Ordinance for Enforcement of the Civil Aeronautics Act (J/E version)
- Ordinance for Enforcement of the Employment Security Act (J/E version)
- Ordinance for Enforcement of the Food Sanitation Act (J/E version)
- Ordinance for Enforcement of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (J/E version)
- Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act (J/E version)
- Ordinance for Enforcement of the Pardon Act (J/E version)
- Ordinance of the Ministry Specifying Goods and Technologies Pursuant to Provisions of the Appended Table 1 of the Export Control Order and the Appended Table of the Foreign Exchange Order (J/E version)
- Pardon Act (J/E version)
- Patent Act (J/E version)
- Patent Attorney Act (J/E version)
- Penal Code (J/E version)
- Personal Information Protection Law (A guide) (PDF/500KB)
- Plant Protection Act (J/E version)
- Plant Variety Protection and Seed Act (J/E version)
- Pneumoconiosis Law
- Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Law (Outline)
- Port and Harbor Act (J/E version)
- Port Transportation Business Law (Outline of Revision)
- Product Liability Act (J/E version)
- Professional Engineering Act (J/E version)
- Public Assistance Act (J/E version)
- Radio Act (Law No. 131 of May 2, 1950, as amended)(PDF/808KB)
- Quarantine Act (J/E version)
- Radio Law
- Railway Business Act (J/E version)
- Real Property Registration Act (J/E version)
- Regulatory Measures against Air Pollutants Emitted from Factories and Business Sites and the Outline of Regulation
- Regulations for Enforcement of the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions (J/E version)
- Regulations of Waste Management and Publc Cleansing Law(PDF/409KB)
- Revised Local Automony Law
- Rules of Civil Procedure (J/E version)
- The Rules of the House of Councillors
- Rules on Applications for Approval, Reporting, Notification, etc. Pursuant to the Provisions of Articles 9 to 16 of the Act on Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade (J/E version)
- The Science and Technology Basic Law (Law No. 130 of 1995)
- Self-Defense Forces Personnel Ethics Act (J/E version)
- Services and Supports for Persons with Disabilities Act (J/E version)
- Security of Wage Payment Law(PDF/48KB)
- Small and Medium Enterprise Basic Law
- Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Cooperatives Act (J/E version)
- Soil Contamination Countermeasures Act (J/E version)
- Special Measures Law concerning the Handling of Legal Business by Foreign Lawyers (Law No. 66 of 1986 [extract])
- Standards for Establishment of Universities (J/E version)
- Statistics Act (J/E version)
- Studded Tires Regulation Law (Outline)
- Survey Act (J/E version)
- Sustainable Aquaculture Production Assurance Act (J/E version)
- Telecommunications Business Law (Law No 86 of December 25, 1984)
- Towards the legislation of the Consumer Contract Law (Tentative name) (Report of January 1999)
- Trademark Act (J/E version)
- Trademark Law (Review of Patent Law and Trademark Law)
- The Transportation Accessibilty Improvement Law (Outline)
- Unauthorised Computer Access Law (Law No. 128 of 1999)
- Unfair Competition Prevention Act (J/E version)
- Utility Model Act (J/E version)
- 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 (PDF/156KB)
- Water Pollution Control Law (Law No. 138 of 1970, amended by Law No. 75 of 1995)
- Water Quality Criteria for Bathing Beaches
- Whistleblower Protection Act (J/E version)
- Wildlife Protection and Hunting Law and related legislation (1918 to 1953)
- Workers' Accident Compensation Insurance Law(PDF/322KB)
- Working Environment Measurement Law
- Yugen Gaisha Law (extract related to incorporation)
Courts and procedures
Law societies and associations
Other government entities
Other law resources
Tax and accounting resources
- Accounting Standards Board of Japan (ASB J)
- Business Accounting Council (FSA)
- Guide to Japanese Taxes and System of Certified Public Tax Accountants (PDF/268KB)
- Japan Corporate Auditors Association
- Japanese Tax Policy (MoF)
- Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (JICPA)
- National Tax Agency
