This category is for sites on Japanese law, legal issues, and related affairs in Japan.
Websites submitted here must be Japanese law related and in
English. Sites in Japanese should be submitted to the
appropriate World / Japanese subcategory.
日本語のホームページはこちら.
Introduces Japanese law and practices, focusing on how to incorporate a business, insurance business law, and the code of civil procedures. www.japanlaw.co.jp
Provides summaries of recent constitutional, civil and commercial case law in Japan, and articles on various aspects of the legal system. Good resource to pinpoint legal resources for further study. www.senrei.com
Organization that holds seminars discussing Japanese copyright laws, conducts research and maintains legal database, and creates international internships. www.cric.or.jp/cric_e
Law professor's essay on tobacco regulations in Japan and the government's conflicts between protecting citizen's health and the massive cigarette tax revenues it receives. www.hawaii.edu/law/faculty/publications/smokerising97.pdf
Lists the first constitution of Japan written in 604 A.D., showing both the first concepts of society and government, as well as its Confuscian and Buddhist influences. www.wsu.edu:8001/~dee/ANCJAPAN/CONST.HTM
A dynamic assessment of the social relationships of would-be litigants and considers the socio-psychological factors which control human interaction in Japanese society. www.japanesestudies.org.uk/discussionpapers/Yoshida.html
A non-profit, non-governmental organization committed to the development of a peaceful, prosperous, and open Asia-Pacific region. The Foundation supports programs in Asia that help improve governance and law, and economic reform. www.tafjapan.org
Provides information on the legal aspects of war compensation claims against Japan in view of international law of wars. www.k2.dion.ne.jp/~rur55/E/epage0.htm
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