①When a qualified recipient takes public vocational training, etc. as directed by the Chief of the Public Employment Security Office (excluding the training, etc. that exceeds the duration specified by Cabinet Order; hereinafter the same applies in this Article, Article 36, paragraphs (1) and (2), and Article 41, paragraph (1)), the basic allowance may be paid to the person for a period in excess of the prescribed duration of benefits (if the number of days for which the qualified recipient has received payment of the basic allowance within the period under Article 20, paragraphs (1) and (2) is less than the prescribed duration of benefits, the number of days for which the recipient has received payment of the basic allowance; hereinafter the same applies in this Section, except for Article 33, paragraph (3)), with regard to days when the person is unemployed during the duration of the public vocational training, etc. (including period of time that the person spends waiting in order to receive the public vocational training, etc. (limited to the period specified by Cabinet Order)).

②When the chief of the Public Employment Security Office finds, in light of criteria specified by Cabinet Order, that a qualified recipient receiving public vocational training, etc. they directed to undergo (limited to qualified recipients for whom the remaining number of basic allowance benefit days as on the day of completion of the public vocational training, etc. (meaning the number of days for which the basic allowance is payable within the period from the day after the day of completion of the course of public vocational training, etc. to the last day of the benefit period (meaning the period for which the basic allowance is payable for days they are unemployed within the period; the same applies hereinafter) in the case where the provisions of paragraph (4) are considered not to apply; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph and paragraph (4)) is less than the number of days specified by Cabinet Order), is a person who has considerable difficulty in finding employment even after completion of the public vocational training, etc., the basic allowance may be paid to that person in excess of the prescribed duration of benefits with regard to the days they are unemployed within the period prescribed in paragraph (4). In this case, the number of days for which the basic allowance is payable in excess of the prescribed duration of benefits is limited to the number of days obtained by deducting the remaining number of benefit days from the number of days specified by Cabinet Order as prescribed in the first sentence of this paragraph.

③When a qualified recipient who receives payment of the basic allowance pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) takes public vocational training, etc. as directed by the chief of the Public Employment Security Office in excess of the duration of benefits prescribed in Article 20, paragraphs (1) and (2), that person's benefit period is to be the period until the day of completion of the public vocational training, etc., notwithstanding these provisions.

④Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 20, paragraphs (1) and (2), the benefit period for a qualified recipient who receives payment of the basic allowance under the provisions of paragraph (2) is to be the period obtained by adding to the period specified in these provisions the number of days obtained by deducting the remaining number of benefit days from the number of days specified by Cabinet Order as prescribed in the first sentence of paragraph (2) of this Article (for persons who take public vocational training, etc. as directed by the chief of the Public Employment Security Office in excess of the duration of benefits prescribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of the same Article and who are qualified to receive payment of the basic allowance pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), with regard to the day of completion of the public vocational training, etc., the period from that day until the day on which the number of days specified by Cabinet Order as prescribed in the first sentence of paragraph (2) have elapsed).

①With regard to qualified recipients other than the qualified recipients who have difficulty in finding employment prescribed in Article 22, paragraph (2), who are persons separated from service for specific reasons prescribed in Article 13, paragraph (3) (limited to those specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) or specific qualified recipients prescribed in Article 23, paragraph (2), who fall under any of the following items, and for whom the chief of the Public Employment Security Office has found it appropriate, in light of the criteria specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (referred to as the "guidance criteria" in the following paragraph), to give the vocational guidance necessary for facilitating re-employment, the basic allowance may be paid in excess of the prescribed duration of benefits with regard to the days of unemployment (limited to days for which the recognition of unemployment has been obtained) within the period under the provisions of paragraph (4).

②With regard to qualified recipients who have difficulty in finding employment prescribed in Article 22, paragraph (2), who fall under item (ii) of the preceding paragraph, and for whom the chief of the Public Employment Security Office has found it appropriate, in light of the guidance criteria, to give the vocational guidance necessary for facilitating re-employment, the basic allowance may be paid in excess of the prescribed duration of benefits with regard to the days of unemployment (limited to days for which the recognition of unemployment has been obtained) within the period under the provisions of paragraph (4).

③In the cases referred to in the preceding two paragraphs, the number of days for which the basic allowance is payable in excess of the prescribed duration of benefits is to be limited to the number of days specified in the following items in accordance with the classification of qualified recipients listed in the respective items:

④Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 20, paragraphs (1) and (2), the benefit period for a qualified recipient who receives payment of the basic allowance under the provisions of paragraph (1) or (2) (hereinafter referred to as the "individual extended benefits") is to be the period obtained by adding the number of days prescribed in the preceding paragraph to the period specified in these provisions.

①When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare finds that it is difficult for job applicants residing in a certain area to find employment in the area, based on employment and other conditions in the area, has formulated plans to promote the employment of the job applicants in other areas and has had the relevant Prefectural Labor Director and the chief of the Public Employment Security Offices carry out employment placement activities over a wide area based on these plans (hereinafter referred to as "wide area employment placement activities" in this Article), and also finds it necessary in light of the standards specified by Cabinet Order for the area covered by the wide area employment placement activities, the Minister may make a decision on the measures for paying the basic allowance to qualified recipients whom the chief of the Public Employment Security Office certifies to be appropriate to be referred to employment through wide area employment placement activities for the area, in excess of the prescribed duration of benefits, with regard to the days the applicants are unemployed within the period prescribed in paragraph (4), but limited to the period designated by the Minister. In this case, the number of days for which the basic allowance is payable in excess of the prescribed duration of benefits is to be limited to the number of benefit days specified by Cabinet Order.

②When a person who is qualified to receive payment of the basic allowance based on the measures set forth in the preceding paragraph (hereinafter referred to as the "wide area extended benefits") has changed their domicile or residence to a place within the area designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, the basic allowance may continue to be paid based on the measures.

③In certifying whether or not a qualified recipient is appropriate for referral to employment through wide area employment placement activities, the certification of the chief of the Public Employment Security Office must conform to the standards specified by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.

④Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 20, paragraphs (1) and (2), the benefit period for a qualified recipient who is to receive payment of the wide area extended benefits is to be the period obtained by adding the number of days specified by Cabinet Order as prescribed in the second sentence of paragraph (1) to the period specified in these provisions.

①The basic allowance based on the measures referred to in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article is not paid to a qualified recipient who, on or after the day on which the decision on the measures was made, has relocated from another area to the area covered by the measures and has been found to have no special reason for the relocation.

②In certifying whether or not there is any special reason prescribed in the preceding paragraph, the certification is to be made by the chief of the Public Employment Security Office in accordance with the standards specified by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.

①The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may, when there has been a severe nationwide worsening of unemployment situation reaching the standards specified by Cabinet Order, and the Minister finds it necessary from the perspective of employment prospects for qualified recipients, make a decision on measures to pay the basic allowance to qualified recipients in excess of the prescribed duration of benefits, for a limited period designated by the Minister, with regard to the days the recipients are unemployed within the period prescribed in paragraph (3). In this case, the number of days for which the basic allowance is payable in excess of the prescribed duration of benefits is to be limited to the number of days specified by Cabinet Order.

②The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, when finding it necessary in light of the standards specified by Cabinet Order after having made a decision on the measures referred to in the preceding paragraph, may extend the period designated under the provisions of the preceding paragraph (when the period has been extended under the provisions of this paragraph, that extended period).

③Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 20, paragraphs (1) and (2), the benefit period for a qualified recipient who is qualified to receive payment of the basic allowance based on the measures referred to in paragraph (1) (hereinafter referred to as the "national extended benefits") is to be the period obtained by adding the number of days specified by Cabinet Order as prescribed in the second sentence of paragraph (1) to the period specified in these provisions.

①With regard to qualified recipients receiving the individual extended benefits, unless payment of the individual extended benefits has ended, the wide area extended benefits, the national extended benefits and the training extended benefits (meaning payment of the basic allowance under the provisions of Article 24, paragraph (1) or paragraph (2); the same applies hereinafter) are not paid; with regard to qualified recipients receiving the wide area extended benefits, unless payment of the wide area extended benefits has ended, the national extended benefits and the training extended benefits are not paid; with regard to qualified recipients receiving the national extended benefits, unless payment of the national extended benefits has ended, the training extended benefits are not paid.

②If it has been decided that the individual extended benefits, the wide area extended benefits or the national extended benefits are to be paid to a qualified recipient receiving the training extended benefits, the training extended benefits are not paid to the person when such extended benefits are being paid; if it has been decided that the individual extended benefits or the wide area extended benefits are to be paid to a qualified recipient receiving the national extended benefits, the national extended benefits are not paid to the person when such extended benefits are being paid; if it has been decided that the individual extended benefits are to be paid to a qualified recipient receiving the wide area extended benefits, the wide area extended benefits are not paid to the person when the individual extended benefits are being paid.

③Beyond what is set forth in the preceding two paragraphs, the number of days for which the basic allowance is payable, the benefit period, and other matters necessary for the adjustment of extended benefits for qualified recipients who consecutively receive payment of various kinds of extended benefits prescribed in paragraph (1), are specified by Cabinet Order.