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Law
Copyright Research and Information Center
Organization that holds seminars discussing Japanese copyright laws, conducts research and maintains legal database, and creates international internships.
http://www.cric.or.jp/cric_e/
English Translations of Japanese Laws
Links to more than 100 Japanese laws in English.
http://homepage2.nifty.com/paper/lawcollection.htm
Japan Law
English language translations of major Japanese laws.
http://www.japanlaw.info/
Japan: 'The Rule of Law Without Lawyers' Reconsidered
Speech given to Asia Society on legal respresentation in Japan, its historical origins, and current reforms.
http://www.asiasociety.org/speeches/green.html
Japanese Law
Japanese financial laws in English.
http://www.mizuho-sc.com/english/ebond/law.html
Japanlaw
Introduces Japanese law and practices, focusing on how to incorporate a business, insurance business law, and the code of civil procedures.
http://www.japanlaw.co.jp/
Marriage in Japan
US Embassy in Japan information on marrying a Japanese national.
http://tokyo.usembassy.gov/e/acs/tacs-7114.html
Senrei - Summaries of Japanese Case Law
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.
http://www.senrei.com/
Smoke Around The Rising Sun
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. [PDF]
http://www.hawaii.edu/law/faculty/publications/smokerising97.pdf
Taxes in Japan
Information on Japanese income taxes: the principles, the rates, some examples, a glossary and the references.
http://www2.gol.com/users/jpc/Japan/taxes.htm
The Asia Foundation Japan Office
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.
http://www.tafjapan.org/
The Japanese Constitution
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.
http://www.wsu.edu:8001/~dee/ANCJAPAN/CONST.HTM
The Reluctant Japanese Litigant: A 'New' Assessment
A dynamic assessment of the social relationships of would-be litigants and considers the socio-psychological factors which control human interaction in Japanese society.
http://www.japanesestudies.org.uk/discussionpapers/Yoshida.html
Visa and Immigration Procedures in Japan
Legal service and information to obtain visas for Japan.
http://www.tokyovisa.co.jp/
WorldLII - Japanese Laws
Contains English translations of several new and frequently applied Japanese laws.
http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/234.html