Yuhikaku's Statutes and Precedents for Professionals

The definitive Roppo (the six Japanese codes of laws) with precedents for practitioners. Pertinent precedent summaries have been systematically classified and organized under clear headings.

Contains a rich abundance of legal texts for reference based on the Complete Roppo published by Yuhikaku, the byword for statute books.

Roughly 13,950 carefully selected precedent summaries. Carries helpful related information of all kinds as hints for precedent study and research, including references to the Hanrei Hyakusen Series (The 100 Selected Precedents Series) and commentaries on important precedents that are attached to the precedent summaries.

Features of the Reiwa 7 (2025) Edition
Contains information on important legal amendments, including those in the Local Autonomy Act, the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act, the Civil Code (Domestic relations), the Information Distribution Platform Act (formerly the Provider Liability Limitation Act), the Act on Childcare Leave/Caregiver Leave, and the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. Newly added contents include the Government Gazette Act, the Public Trust Act, and the Order for Enforcement of the Freelance Transaction Optimization Act.

The JapanKnowledge edition has been designed for ease of movement within pages and to refer to precedents and other material, with a button to display legal texts for reference in the main text screen and two-way links between precedents and texts, as well as a table of contents for each law or regulation name. A link to the overall table of contents is also displayed at the top of each law or regulation name. Quick access to other laws and regulations is also enabled.

Up to date as of: September 1, 2024

Representative Editors: Dogauchi Hiroto, Araki Takashi, Morita Hiroki