| Laws & Decrees Database (English) | e-Gov Laws & Regulations (Japanese) | Statutes Database (Japanese) | Supreme Court of Japan (Cases in English) | White Papers |
| Constitution of Japan | House of Representatives | House of Councillors | National Diet Library |
| Prime Minister and Cabinet | Cabinet Legislation Bureau | Ministry of Justice |
Japanese Government Online
National Diet of Japan (Japan's Legislative Branch)
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch & Selected Legislation
The Cabinet Office
Selected Government Documents: Many Japanese government agencies issue official white papers summarizing key policies, laws and legislation. The websites listed below link to some of these documents:
Other Resources
General Sources of Japanese Law:
Supreme Court of Japan maintains:
Ministry of Justice maintains:
Cabinet Legislation Bureau maintains:
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology: The Ministry completed a five-year project to provide English translations of select Japanese legal documents.
The Asian Legal Information Institute (AsianLII) maintains databases of selected Japanese Legal Information including:
Global-Regulation.com - UC Law SF is a subscriber to this regulations database:
Nagoya University's Graduate School of Law provides access to Japanese laws and legislation:
The Martindale-Hubbell Japan Law Digest [PDF]