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Top > Publications > NDL Newsletter > Back Numbers 2004 > No. 138, August 2004

National Diet Library Newsletter

No. 138, August 2004
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Research and Legislative Reference Bureau resources

available on the website (in Japanese)


Index to Japanese Laws and Regulations Database http://hourei.ndl.go.jp
Using this Index, you can search the names (not full text) of Japanese laws and regulations promulgated in and after 1886 and bills submitted to the National Diet since 1947. It also provides a list of the years when a law was amended, the course of the Diet's deliberations and links to the minutes. 
Top page of the Index to Japanese Laws and Regulations Database
Index to japanese laws and regulations database

Data included in the Index to Japanese Laws and Regulations

Index to Laws and Regulations
Laws and Regulations in Force 9,393 laws, cabinet orders and ministerial ordinances in effect. Data include history of amendments. 
Abolished Laws and Regulations 14,613 laws and cabinet and imperial orders abolished in and after 1886. Each law has a list of the years it was amended and abolished.
Enacted Laws and Regulations 75,384 laws and orders enacted in and after 1886 including those subjected to partial amendments. 
* Note: Most of the orders enacted before WWII are omitted to make the data compilation easier. 
Index to Bills
Bills and treaties submitted to the National Diet for its approval in and after May 1947.


 Publications of the Research and Legislative Reference Bureau

You can see the PDF version of the following periodicals and leaflets published by the Research and Legislative Reference Bureau as reference materials for the Diet's deliberation.

Reference http://www.ndl.go.jp/jp/data/publication/reference_index.html
  A monthly bulletin of research papers with commentary and analysis on topics closely related to the national political issues
ISSUE BRIEF http://www.ndl.go.jp/jp/data/publication/issue_index.html
  Leaflets explaining a topic selected from national political issues of major concern (irregular)
Foreign Legislation http://www.ndl.go.jp/jp/data/publication/legislation_index.html
  A quarterly periodical carrying Japanese translations of foreign laws with background information and legislation trends in other countries
Research Material Series http://www.ndl.go.jp/jp/data/publication/document_index.html
  Investigative reports and other information on specific themes (irregular)
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