Japan to update English translations of business laws by FY2022

Government to revise 770 of them and add 300 to encourage foreign investment

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The Ministry of Justice will update English translations of Japan's business-related laws and regulations by FY 2022. (Photo by Nozomu Ogawa) 

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- The Ministry of Justice will update the English translations of Japan's business-related laws and regulations.

The full-scale revision, planned to be completed by the end of the fiscal year 2022, is aimed at encouraging foreign investment. It will cover about 770 laws and regulations in which English translations have been made public, such as the Companies Act, the Regulation for Enforcement of the Insurance Business Act and the Cabinet Office Order on Disclosure of Corporate Affairs.

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