Constitution
- Birth of the Constitution of Japan external link (National Diet Library) presents the major events and important documents involved in the framing and enactment of Japan’s Constitution.
- WIPO Lex: Japan external link (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Executive
- Prime Minister external link
- Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications external link
- Ministry of Justice external link
- Links to Ministries and Other Organizations external link
- Fundamental Structure of the Government of Japan external link
- Japan Nuclear Regulation Authority external link
- Japan Reconstruction Agency external link
Judicial
- COURTS: Supreme Court of Japan external link includes recent and intellectual property cases in Japanese
- Supreme Court of Japan: Judgments external link English translations of selected cases
Legislative
- PARLIAMENT: Shûgi-in (House of Representatives) external link and Sangi-in (House of Councillors) external link
- GAZETTE: Kanpō external link | Official Gazette external link
- Hōrei dēta teikyō sisutemu external link current laws, cabinet orders, and ministry ordinances
- Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications: Ordinances external link
- Legal Research Guide: Japan – Web Sources (Law Library of Congress)
- Japanese Law Translations external link
- FAOLEX: Japan external link (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) database of national laws and regulations on food, agriculture, and renewable natural resources
- NATLEX: Japan external link (International Labour Organization) database of national laws on labor, social security, and related human rights
- RefWorld Legal Information: Japan external link (UNHCR)
- WIPO Lex: Japan external link (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Legal Guides
- Global Legal Monitor: Japan (Law Library of Congress)
- In Custodia Legis Blog: Japan (Law Library of Congress)
- Law Library of Congress Search: Japan (Library of Congress)
- AsianLII: Japan external link (Asian Legal Information Institute)
- Foreign Law by Jurisdiction: Japan external link (New York University Law Library)
- J Guide: Law and Regulation external link (Stanford Guide to Japan Information Resources)
- Japanese Law A-Z external link (University of Washington Gallagher Law Library)
- International Judicial Assistance: Legal Considerations: Japan (U.S. Dept. of State)
- RefWorld Legal Information: Japan external link (UNHCR)
- Update: Japanese Law Research Guide external link (GlobaLex)
- World Legal Information Institute: Japan external link (WorldLII)
General Sources
- Asian Division Collections: Japanese (Library of Congress)
- Country Study: Japan (Library of Congress) January 1994
- Japan Documentation Center (JDC) (Library of Congress) database contains over 5,000 public policy references, from 1988 to 1999
- Maps: Japan (Library of Congress)
- World Digital Library: Japan (Library of Congress/UNESCO)
- World Digital Library: National Diet Library (Library of Congress/UNESCO)
- BBC News: Japan Country Profile external link
- Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Japan (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
- Consular Information Sheet: Japan (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Country Information: Japan (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Japan (U.S. Dept. of State)
- The Economist: Japan external link
- Embassy of Japan, Washington external link
- Fact Sheet: U.S. Relations With Japan (U.S. Dept. of State)
- FAO Country Profiles: Japan external link (UN Food and Agriculture Organization)
- Government / Political System external link (Consulate-General of Japan in San Francisco)
- A Guide to Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations: Japan (U.S. Dept. of State. Office of the Historian)
- Human Rights in Japan external link (Amnesty International)
- International Religious Freedom Reports: Japan (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Investment Climate Statement: Japan (U.S. Dept. of State)
- JGuide: Stanford Guide to Japan Information Sources external link
- NATIONAL LIBRARY: National Diet Library external link
- U.S. Census Bureau: Trade in Goods with Japan
- U.S. Embassy, Tokyo (U.S. Dept. of State)
- U.S. Office of the Trade Representative: Japan
- World Bank: Norway external link
- World Factbook: Japan (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
- World Health Organization: Japan external link
For more information on Japan, see:
- Global Legal Monitor: Japan
- In Custodia Legis Blog Search: Japan
- Law Library of Congress Search: Japan
Last Updated: 04/27/2021
