Presents the major events and important documents involved in the framing and enactment of Japan's Constitution

The Cabinet Legislation Bureau directly assists the Cabinet on legislative matters. It examines legislative bills, draft Cabinet orders and draft treaties that are to be brought before the Cabinet. It also undertakes the interpretation of laws

English content includes current Constitution

The IP High Court was established as an IP specialised high court to ensure more effective and speedy trial proceedings in intellectual property cases

Unofficial translations. Only the original Japanese texts of the laws and regulations have legal effect, and the translations are to be used solely as reference material to aid in the understanding of Japanese laws and regulations.

Official website

English contents include database of selected decisions

An initiative of the College of Law at the Australian National University, the Faculty of Law at Bond University and the Faculty of Law at the University of Sydney. The core aim of ANJeL is to promote scholarly engagement with Japanese law, especially in Australia

A research guide to Japanese law

A Library of Congress guide to sources of Japanese government and legal information

Japanese law related resources by topic

Supreme court, statutes and links to table of contents for select law journals

A comprehensive directory of useful websites