Laws
Environmental Policy
- Law Concerning the Promotion of Procurement of Eco-Friendly Goods and Services by the State and Other Entities (Law on Promoting Green Purchasing)
- The Basic Environment Law
- Law Concerning the Promotion of Business Activities with Environmental Consideration by Specified Corporations, etc, by Facilitating Access to Environmental Information, and Other Measures (Provisional Translation) [PDF 22KB]
- Environmental Impact Assessment Law
- Law for Enhancing Motivation on Environmental Conservation and Promoting of Environmental Education [PDF 36KB]
Global Environment
- Law concerning the Recovery and Destruction of Fluorocarbons (Fluorocarbons Recovery and Destruction Law) (June 2001) [PDF 14KB]
- Law Concerning the Promotion of the Measures to Cope with Global Warming
- Law relating to Protection of the Environment in Antarctica
- The Law Concerning the Protection of the Ozone Layer Through the Control of Specified Substances and Other Measures (May 1988) [PDF 32KB]
Waste & Recycling
- Guidelines (Master Plan) for Disaster Waste Management after the Great East Japan Earthquake [PDF 200KB]
- Law on Special Measures concerning Removal of Environmental Problems Caused by Specified Industrial Wastes
- Law for the Recycling of End-of-Life Vehicles (outline) [PDF 28KB]
- Construction Material Recycling Law (outline) [PDF 24KB]
- Waste Management and Public Cleansing Law [PDF 153KB]
- Law for the Recycling of Specified Kinds of Home Appliances (outline) [PDF 24KB]
- The Basic Act for Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society [PDF 48KB]
- Law for Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources (outline) [PDF 46KB]
- Law for Promotion of Recycling and Related Activities for Treatment of Cyclical Food Resources (outline) [PDF 30KB]
- Law for the Promotion of Sorted Collection and Recycling Containers and Packaging (outline) [PDF 56KB]
- Law concerning Special Measures for Promotion of Proper Treatment of PCB Wastes (PCB Special Measures Law)
- Law to Promote the Development of Specified Facilities for the Disposal of Industrial Waste
- Law for the Control of Export, Import and Others of Specified Hazardous Wastes and Other Wastes [PDF 107KB]
- Law for the Control of Export, Import and Others of Specified Hazardous Wastes and Other Wastes (outline) [PDF 41KB]
Air & Transportation
- Offensive Odor Control Law (brochure)
- Noise Regulation Law
- Air Pollution Control Act (Link)
- Offensive Odor Control Law
- Vibration Regulation Law
- System of the Offensive Odor Control Law
- Studded Tires Regulation Law
- The Law Concerning Special Measures for Total Emission Reduction of Nitrogen Oxides from Automobiles in Specified Areas
- Act on Regulation, Etc. of Emissions from Non-road Special Motor Vehicles [PDF 1,019KB]
- Law concerning the Prevention of Damage caused by Aircraft Noise in Areas around Public Airports
- Law relating to Special Arrangements for Countermeasures against Aircraft Noise around Specified Airports
- Law concerning the Improvement of Pollution Prevention Systems in Specified Factories
Water & Soil & Ground Environment
- Act to Prevent Soil Contamination on Agricultural Land (Tentative translation) (Link)
- Water Pollution Control Law
- Hot Springs Law
- Law relating to the Prevention of Marine Pollution and Maritime Disaster
- Law concerning the Regulation of Pumping-up of Groundwater for use in Buildings
- Law concerning Special Measures for the Conservation of Lake Water Quality
- Johkasoh Law
- Law concerning Special Measures for Conservation of the Environment of the Seto Inland Sea
- Law for Reparation and Compensation of Damage by Oil Pollution
- Soil Contamination Countermeasures Act[PDF 143KB]
- Law concerning Special Measures for Water Quality Conservation at Water Resources Area in Order to Prevent the Specified Difficulties in Water Utilization
- Law concerning Special Measures for the Rejuvenation of Ariake Sea and Yatsushiro Sea
Health & Chemicals
- Law Concerning Special Measures against Dioxins [PDF 61KB]
- Law Concerning Reporting, etc. of Releases to the Environment of Specific Chemical Substances and Promoting Improvements in Their Management
- Law concerning the Evaluation of Chemical Substances and Regulation of Their Manufacture, etc. (Chemical Substances Control Law)
- Law concerning Special Government Financial Measures for Pollution Control Projects
- Pollution-related Health Damage Compensation Law
- Law concerning the Settlement of Environmental Pollution Disputes
- Law concerning Entrepreneurs' Bearing of the Cost of Public Pollution Control Works
- Law concerning Provisional Measures for Promotion of Administrative Work on Certification of Minamata Disease
Nature & Parks
- Law for the Promotion of Nature Restoration [PDF 25KB]
- Invasive Alien Species Act (Law No. 78 (June 2, 2004) [PDF 133KB]
- Nature Conservation Law
- Natural Parks Law
- Law for the Conservation of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
- Summary of Wildlife Protection and Hunting Management Law [PDF 55KB]
- Law concerning the Protection and Control of Animals
- Law concerning the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity through Regulation on the Use of Living Modified Organisms [PDF 131KB]
- Act on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity through Regulations on the Use of Living Modified Organisms [PDF 134KB]
- Act on Welfare and Management of Animals [PDF 65KB]