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LAW & GOVERNMENT

Banking & Finance
Analytica Japan: Financial Research

Bank of Japan

Finance-related Laws in English

Financial Supervisory Agency

Index of Documents from the Center for the Study of Central Banks Collection

International Money Laundering Information Network - Japan

Ministry of Finance

Bankruptcy Law
InsolvencyAsia: Japan Insolvency Regime

Law Relating to Recognition and Assistance for Foreign Insolvency Proceedings (Law No 129 of 2000) (Japan)

Collections of Sites
Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library
Mainly Chinese, Japanese and Korean Resources.

Inter-Laywer: Japanese Law Directory

Japan Reference - Law and Regulation

Japan: Internet Law Library

Japanese Intellectual Property & Internet Law

Japanese Law and Other Useful WWW Services in Japan

Japanese Law Links

Japanese Law Links
Kyushu University materials compiled by Luke Nottage.

Japanese Law: Electronic Commerce/Electronic Money

Japanese Legal Research at the University of Washington

Japanese Legal Sites Best 50

Japanese Studies Web Resources

Stanford Guide to Japan Information Resources

Temple's Resources on Japanese Law

Commercial Law
Commercial Code of Japan

Japan Commercial Arbitration Association

Keizai Doyukai - Japan Association of Corporate Executives

Senrei
Senrei is dedicated to the provision of summaries of important recent constitutional, civil and commercial law cases from Japan as Provides summaries of important recent constitutional, civil and commercial cases from Japan as well as articles and essays on a variety of topics relating to law in Japan.

Comparative Law
Kyoto Comparative Law Center

Competition Law
APEC Competition Policy & Law Database - Japan

Fair Trade Commission of Japan

Constitutional Law
International Constitutional Law - Japan

Japan Constitution

Senrei
Senrei is dedicated to the provision of summaries of important recent constitutional, civil and commercial law cases from Japan as Provides summaries of important recent constitutional, civil and commercial cases from Japan as well as articles and essays on a variety of topics relating to law in Japan.

Country Profile
Japan Law and Government

Courts and Procedure
A Guide to Court Procedures

Court System of Japan

Judgments of the Supreme Court, 1952-

Ministry of Justice

Senrei
Senrei is dedicated to the provision of summaries of important recent constitutional, civil and commercial law cases from Japan as Provides summaries of important recent constitutional, civil and commercial cases from Japan as well as articles and essays on a variety of topics relating to law in Japan.

Supreme Court of Japan

Criminal Law
Criminal Justice Resources for Japan

Dispute Resolution
ADR in APEC
This site contains information on arbitration laws, rules and practice in each of the APEC Member Economies together with other material on alternative dispute resolution (ADR).

Japan Arbitration Laws

Japan Commercial Arbitration Association

Donors, International NGOs & Organisations
Japan Information Access Project

The Asia Foundation - Japan

E-commerce
Japanese Law: Electronic Commerce/Electronic Money

Environmental Law
Mining Laws of Japan

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan

Ministry of the Environment - Government of Japan

Ministry of the Environment: Laws and Regulations

Foreign Investment
Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO)

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ministry of International Trade & Industry
Features the Foreign Exchange Law

Gender
Gender Information Site

Transgender Asia

General
Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan
Includes the text of many laws, references to famous cases and other important topics concerning law in Japan. Subscription may be required.

Government Institutions
Cabinet Office - Government of Japan

Defence Agency / Self-Defence Force (SDF)

Fair Trade Commission of Japan

Financial Supervisory Agency

Inter-Laywer: Japanese Law Directory

Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO)

Japan Government

Japanese Patent Office

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Ministry of Finance

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Ministry of Home Affairs

Ministry of International Trade & Industry
Features the Foreign Exchange Law

Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Labour

Ministry of the Environment - Government of Japan

Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet

Prime Minister's Office
Links to the Office for Gender Equality

Prime Minister's Official Residence

Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission

Statistics Bureau & Statistics Centre

Health Law
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Human Rights
Derechos: Human Rights in Japan

Japan: Country Reports on Human Rights Practices

The Asia Foundation - Japan

Institutions in the System
Daini Tokyo Bar Association

Japan Commercial Arbitration Association

Japan Federation of Bar Associations

Intellectual Property
Copyright Law of Japan

Copyright Research and Information Center

Japan IP Resources

Japan IP Resources

Japan Patent Law (1999)

Japan Patent Office

Japan Patent Office

Japanese Intellectual Property & Internet Law

Japanese Patent Office

Shinjyu Global IP Group
Includes IP laws

International Law
Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act

Internet Law
The Internet Under Surveillance

Labour Law
Labor Law
In Japanese.

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Ministry of Labour

Law Reform
The Asia Foundation - Japan

Legislation
Aidai Roppou: Japanese Codes, Statutes, & Cases
In Japanese.

Alien Registration Law

Code of Civil Procedure

Commercial Code of Japan

Copyright Law of Japan

English Translations of Japanese Laws

Finance-related Laws in English

Houko - Japanese Statutes & Regulations
In Japanese.

Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act

Index of Documents from the Center for the Study of Central Banks Collection

International Constitutional Law - Japan

International Money Laundering Information Network - Japan

Japan Arbitration Laws

Japan Patent Law (1999)

Japanese Laws (English Translation)
Translation of more than 100 laws, maintained at the University of Tokyo.

Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan
Includes the text of many laws, references to famous cases and other important topics concerning law in Japan. Subscription may be required.

Law Relating to Recognition and Assistance for Foreign Insolvency Proceedings (Law No 129 of 2000) (Japan)

Law to Promote Specified Nonprofit Activities

Law-Japan.Net
In Japanese

Legal Text Archive

Links to Law of Japan

LLRX - Japanese Law via the Internet

Mining Laws of Japan

Ministry of the Environment: Laws and Regulations

Statutes and Regulations Database
In Japanese.

Temple's Resources on Japanese Law

Temple's Resources on Japanese Law

WorldLII Legislation: Japan

Media Law
Japan Media Communication Center
The Japan Media Communication Center (JAMCO) is a non-profit organization established in April 1991 for the purposes of promoting international mutual understanding and contributing to the development of broadcast in the world. It was originally created with funds from Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK; the Japan Broadcasting Corporation) and the National Association of Commercial Broadcasters in Japan (NAB-J), and has been financially supported by the Japan Foundation and the Japanese government.

Military Law
Defence Agency / Self-Defence Force (SDF)

Newspapers
Asahi Newspaper

Asia Times Online - Japan

Daily Yomiuri On-line

Japan Echo

Japan Times

Kyodo News

Mainichi Shimbun

Nikkei / Nikkei Weekly
Access restricted to subscribers only as of 31 March 1999

Weekly Post

Non-governmental Organisations
NIRA's World Directory of Think Tanks

Politics
Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet

Prime Minister's Office
Links to the Office for Gender Equality

Prime Minister's Official Residence

Politics/Economics and Law
Japan Economic Foundation

Keizai Koho Centre (Japan Institute for Social and Economic Affairs)

Research
Index to Japanese Books in print
Contains thousands of Japanese legal books in print.

Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan
Includes the text of many laws, references to famous cases and other important topics concerning law in Japan. Subscription may be required.

Waseda University Library Catalog (English Interface)

Research, Local NGOs & Civil Society Organisations
Copyright Research and Information Center

Japan Center for International Exchange

Japan Economic Foundation

Keizai Doyukai - Japan Association of Corporate Executives

Keizai Koho Centre (Japan Institute for Social and Economic Affairs)

Kyoto Comparative Law Center

Stanford Guide to Japan Information Resources

Statistics
Statistics Bureau & Statistics Centre