General information/Guides
- Organizations and Names (pdf file) bi-lingual names of Japanese government organizations and positions
- Links to Ministries and Other Organizations Direct links to Gov't organizations
- Living in Japan English language information guide for foreigners living in Japan. Includes processes and documents required by the government
- Japanese Law Translation Enables you to search Japanese laws and English translation
Subject Guides to Gov Information
Japanese Constitutions | 日本国憲法 (Nippon koku kenpo)
- Constitution of Japan 日本国憲法 (Nippon koku kenpo)
- Constitution of the Emperor of Japan 大日本帝国憲法 (dai Nippon teikoku kenpo)
- Documents relevant to the Constitution of Japan
- Archival documents relevant to the Consitution of Japan
- Constitutional revision chronology 1868-present
Japanese Laws | 法令 (hourei)
- National Diet Library's Japanese Laws Federated Search 法令検索 Laws between 1867-1886 are linked to images
- Japanese Law Making Process English language site
- Japanese Lawa Translation Subject guide developed by the UH Law Library
Cabinet and Agencies | 政府機関 (seifu kikan)
- E-Gov Japanese government information locator portal site
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インターネット資料 (Intanetto shiryo)
Full text of the Japanese Government's publications collected by the National Diet Library. Searchable. - Official Gazett table of contents search 官報目次検索
- Internet version Official Gazett インターネット版官報
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Prime Minister of Japan and its Cabinet top page 官邸トップページ
includes links to each cabinet, agencies, and information on former Prime Ministers - Local government information locator 全国自治体
Information on Japan's Diet 議会関係 (gikai kaikan)
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Search engine of the Diet meeting reports 国会会議録検索システム
Includes full text reports. - Search engine of the Japan's Imperial Parliament 帝國議会議事録検索システム
- House of Representatives 衆議院
- House of Councillors 参議院
US Government Sources on Japan
There are many publications on Japan from the US Government. Make sure check the CSUN Library's Government Documents to learn more.
Selected sites to provide full-texts online
FDsys - Official U.S. government portal for core documents from all branches of government. Coverage varies by resource.
USA.gov - Official U.S. Government web portal and search engine
Thomas - Search for the status and text of bills, laws, and other Congressional information through the Library of Congress
Internet Archives - Searchable database of US Gov't documents
Statistics general/Guides
English-language guide to statistical information about Japan developed by NDL
Portal site of Japan's official statistics