Local Autonomy Law of Japan

E181394

Japanese statute local government law

The Local Autonomy Law of Japan is a fundamental statute that defines the structure, powers, and responsibilities of local governments and their elected officials, including prefectural governors and municipal leaders.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Local Autonomy Law of Japan canonical	18
Local Autonomy Act	1
Local Autonomy Act of Japan	1
地方自治法	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Japanese statute ⓘ local government law ⓘ
aimsTo	promote efficient local administration ⓘ secure democratic administration at the local level ⓘ
basedOn	principle of local self-governance in the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
containsProvisionsOn	administrative commissions ⓘ cooperation among local governments ⓘ delegated functions from the national government ⓘ designated cities ⓘ local finance ⓘ local public officials ⓘ special wards of Tokyo ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
defines	powers of local governments in Japan ⓘ responsibilities of local governments in Japan ⓘ structure of local governments in Japan ⓘ
governs	enactment of local ordinances ⓘ intergovernmental relations between state and local governments ⓘ local administrative procedures ⓘ organization of local public bodies ⓘ
implements	Article 92 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ Article 93 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ Article 94 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ Article 95 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
JapaneseName	Local Autonomy Law of Japan self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 地方自治法
jurisdiction	Japan ⓘ
language	Japanese ⓘ
legalSystem	Japanese law ⓘ
providesFor	direct election of governors ⓘ direct election of mayors ⓘ election of local assembly members ⓘ local ordinances ⓘ local referendums framework ⓘ recall of local officials ⓘ
regulates	local public entities ⓘ municipal governments ⓘ prefectural governments ⓘ
regulatesOffice	local assemblies ⓘ municipal assemblies ⓘ municipal mayors ⓘ prefectural assemblies ⓘ prefectural governors ⓘ
shortName	Local Autonomy Law of Japan self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Local Autonomy Act
subjectMatter	decentralization of administrative powers ⓘ local autonomy ⓘ local self-government ⓘ
typeOfLocalEntity	city ⓘ prefecture ⓘ special ward ⓘ town ⓘ village ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Governor of Tokyo → legalBasis → Local Autonomy Law of Japan ⓘ

Yao City government → follows → Local Autonomy Law of Japan ⓘ

Kyoto Prefectural Assembly → legalBasis → Local Autonomy Law of Japan ⓘ

Iizuka, Fukuoka, Japan → governedUnder → Local Autonomy Law of Japan ⓘ

Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly → legalBasis → Local Autonomy Law of Japan ⓘ

Osaka city authorities → follows → Local Autonomy Law of Japan ⓘ

Iga → governedByLaw → Local Autonomy Law of Japan ⓘ

Toyosato, Shiga → governedUnder → Local Autonomy Law of Japan ⓘ

Local Autonomy Law of Japan → shortName → Local Autonomy Law of Japan self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Local Autonomy Act

Local Autonomy Law of Japan → JapaneseName → Local Autonomy Law of Japan self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 地方自治法

National Government Organization Act of Japan → relatedTo → Local Autonomy Law of Japan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Local Autonomy Act of Japan

Takatsuki municipal government → operatesWithinLegalFramework → Local Autonomy Law of Japan ⓘ

Saitama Prefectural Assembly → legalBasis → Local Autonomy Law of Japan ⓘ

Kagoshima Prefectural Assembly → legalBasis → Local Autonomy Law of Japan ⓘ

Kyoto city authorities → follows → Local Autonomy Law of Japan ⓘ

Okinawa Prefectural Government → follows → Local Autonomy Law of Japan ⓘ

Mayor of Uruma → legalBasis → Local Autonomy Law of Japan ⓘ

Minato City Council → follows → Local Autonomy Law of Japan ⓘ

Hinohara → governedUnder → Local Autonomy Law of Japan ⓘ

Taishi → governedUnder → Local Autonomy Law of Japan ⓘ

Habikino city government → follows → Local Autonomy Law of Japan ⓘ