TABLE 1.

1. Economic Regulations (Examples)

(1) Entry Regulations Implemented to adjust a balance of supply and demand (Examples)

* Note that the names of laws are abbreviated here and in the following sections.
(business subject to regulations: Names of underlying law)

• manufacturer or seller of liquors:
  Liquor Tax Law

• retail sale of tobacco:
  Tobacco Industry Law

• retail sale of salt:
  Salt Monopoly Law

• customs brokerage:
  Law of Customs Brokerage

• public bath business:
  Public Bath House Law

• doupion silk reeling industry:
  Sericultural Industry Law

• establishment of local wholesale market:
  Wholesale Market Law

• manufacturing and repairing of aircraft:
  Aircraft Manufacturing Industry Law

• oil refining business:
  Petroleum Industry Law

• sale of volatile oils:
  Gasoline Sales and Distribution Business Law

• electric utility business:
  Electric Utility Industry Law

• gas utility business:
  Gas Utility Industry Law

• railway business:
  Law for Railway Business Enterprise

• passenger transportation (marine):
  Marine Transportation Law

• passenger transportation (road):
  Road Transportation Law

• automobile terminal business:
  Automobile Terminal Law

• waste oil disposal business:
  Law Relating to the Prevention of Marine Pollution and Maritime Disaster

• Scheduled air transport service:
  Civil Aeronautics Law

• Type I telecommunications business:
  Telecommunications Business Law

(2) Regulations on New Installation/Additions to Facilities (Examples)

• manufacturing facilities of domestic sugar
  (in the areas necessary to promote to produce sweetening resources):
  Sweetening Resources Special Measures Law

• forming raft of pearl culture:
  Pearl Culture Adjustment Provisional Measures Law

• silk reeling industry (silk reeling machine):
  Silk Reeling Industry Law

• oil refining facilities and others:
  Petroleum Industry Law

• specific facilities for manufacturing and repairing aircrafts:
  Aircraft Manufacturing Industry Law

• new opening/enlargement of large-scale retail stores, floor space, etc.:
  Law Concerning the Adjustment of Retail Business Operations in the Large-Scale Retails Stores

• floor areas of retailers in markets, etc.:
  Law on Special Measures for the Adjustment of Retails Business

• manufacturing and repairing facilities:
  Shipbuilding Law

• tonnage of coastal ships:
  Coastal Shipping Law

(3) Import Regulations (Examples)

1) Import quantitative restrictions ... Items for which import quotas are restricted

(12 items including fresh fish eggs)

2) Government trade monopoly items ... 9 items including salt, rice, barley and wheat

(Note)
The following items are applicable even though their imports are not directly restricted by the laws.

• specific kinds of petroleum refined products:
  Regulated through registration of importers (Provisional Measures Law on the Importation of Specific Kinds of Petroleum Refined Products)

• manufactures tobaccos:
  Regulated through registration of import retailers (Tobacco Industry Law)

(4) Price Regulations (Examples)

1) Public Utility Charges, etc. (main items)

• retail price of domestic and imported tobacco:
  Tobacco Industry Law

• ceiling retail price of salt:
  Salt Monopoly Law

• government purchase and selling price of rice, wheat and barley:
  Food Control Law

• wholesalers' consignment commission at the Central Wholesale Market:
  Wholesale Market Law

• electric rates:
  Electric Utility Industry Law

• gas rates:
  Gas Utility Industry Law

• Compulsory automobile liability insurance premium
  Law Concerning Non-Life Insurance Rating Organizations

• sell out price by government of alcohol:
  Alcohol Monopoly Law

• price of alcohol by wholesalers and retailers:
  Price Control Law

• railway fares:
  Law for Railway Business Enterprise

• bus fares, taxi fares:
  Road Transportation Law

• domestic and international air fares:
  Civil Aeronautics Law

• ocean fares:
  Marine Transportation Law

• telegram and telephone charges:
  Telecommunications Business Law

2) Price Maintenance Systems (Examples)

• beef and pork:
  Law Concerning the Stabilization of Livestock Prices

• sugar beet and cane:
  Sugar Price Stabilization Law

• designated dairy products and manufacturing milk:
  Manufacturing Milk Producer Compensation Temporary Law

• raw silk:
  Cocoon and Raw Silk Price Stabilization Law

(5) Main Regulatory Laws Related to Financial, Securities, and Insurance Sectors

• Banking Law
• Law for Regulating Securities Investment Advisory Business
• Law on Simplification of Procedure Concerning Banking Business
• Law Concerning Concurrent Operation of Trust Bank Business by Financial Institution
• Foreign Exchange Bank Law
• Labor Credit Association Law
• Law Concerning Merger and Conversion of Financial Institutions
• Long-term Credit Bank Law
• Trust Business Law
• Mutual Loan Business Law
• Shinkin Bank Law
• Law of Trustee for Secured Bonds
• Loan Trust Law
• Law on Banking Business by Cooperatives
• Credit Guarantee Corporation Law
• Insurance Business Law
• Law on the Regulation of Loan Business
• Law Concerning the Control of Insurance Solicitation
• Law Concerning Foreign Insurers
• Shipowner's Mutual Insurance Association Law
• Law Concerning Non-life Insurance Rating Organizations
• Financial Futures Trading Law
• Law on the Regulation of Mortgage Companies
• Securities and Exchange Law
• Law on the Regulation of Prepaid Cards
• Law Concerning Central Depository and Book-entry Delivery for Share Certificates and Other Securities
• Law on Foreign Securities Firms
• Law on Recording of Bonds
• Securities Investment Trust Law
• Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Control Law

(6) Other Regulations on Business Activities (Examples)

(excluding the financial, securities, and insurance sectors)
(Regulations on entry, business content, and business methods which have some economic intent. Items which overlapped with number (1) to (4) above are not included.)

• livestock dealers and market:
  The Livestock-dealer's Law, Livestock Market law.

• fisheries:
  Fisheries Law

• heat supply business:
  Heat Supply Business Law

• petroleum pipeline business:
  Petroleum Pipeline Business Law

• freight forwarding business:
  Freight Forwarding Business Law

• warehouse business:
  Warehousing Business Law

• track business:
  Track Law

• wire broadcast telephone business:
  Law Concerning Wire Broadcasting Telephone Business