Administrative Procedure Act (Japan)
Encyclopedia
The , enacted in 1993, governs general functions of government
agencies in Japan
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Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
agencies in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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Chapters
- General Provisions
- Dispositions Upon Applications: Requires administrative agencies to implement concrete standards of review and indicate processing times for applications.
- Adverse Dispositions: Establishes procedures and evidentiary standards for hearings and rulings.
- Administrative GuidanceAdministrative guidanceis a Japanese government practice defined under Article 2 of the Administrative Procedure Act of 1993 as "guidance, recommendations, advice, or other acts by which an Administrative Organ may seek, within the scope of its duties or affairs under its jurisdiction, certain action or inaction on the...
: Establishes regulations for non-dispositive advice conducted by the government. - Notifications
- Public Comment Procedure, Etc.
Exclusions
A number of government activities are excluded from the Act. These include:- DietDiet of JapanThe is Japan's bicameral legislature. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives, and an upper house, called the House of Councillors. Both houses of the Diet are directly elected under a parallel voting system. In addition to passing laws, the Diet is formally...
, judicial and prosecutorial activities - Law enforcement
- Tax and securities regulation
- Prisons
- Schools
- Immigration control
External links
- Text of the law (Japanese and English)