Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (1)
第一項
A person who, at the time the provisions set forth in item (i) of the preceding Article come into effect, is residing with the status of residence set forth in the left-hand column of Appended Table I (5) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act prior to its amendment by the provisions set forth in item (i) of the preceding Article (hereinafter referred to as the "former Act") (hereinafter referred to as the "former status of residence") as a person who engages in any of the activities set forth in the following items among the activities prescribed in Article 25 or 26 of the Act on Special Districts for Structural Reform (Act No. 189 of 2002) prior to its amendment by the provisions of Article 7 of the Supplementary Provisions (hereinafter referred to as the "former Special Districts Act"), is deemed to be a person residing with the status of residence set forth in the left-hand column of Appended Table I (5) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act as amended by the provisions set forth in item (i) of that Article (hereinafter referred to as the "new Act") (hereinafter referred to as the "new status of residence") as a person who engages in the activities specified in the respective items. In this case, the activities in which a person may engage under the new status of residence are the activities in which the person was able to engage under the former status of residence, and the period of stay accompanying the new status of residence is the period until the day corresponding to the day on which the period of stay accompanying the former status of residence expires.
前条第一号に掲げる規定の施行の際に、附則第七条の規定による改正前の構造改革特別区域法（平成十四年法律第百八十九号。以下「旧特区法」という。）第二十五条又は第二十六条に規定する活動であって次の各号に掲げるものを行う者としての前条第一号に掲げる規定による改正前の出入国管理及び難民認定法（以下「旧法」という。）別表第一の五の表の上欄の在留資格（以下「旧在留資格」という。）をもって在留する者は、当該各号に定める活動を行う者としての同条第一号に掲げる規定による改正後の出入国管理及び難民認定法（以下「新法」という。）別表第一の五の表の上欄の在留資格（以下「新在留資格」という。）をもって在留する者とみなす。この場合において、新在留資格に応じて行うことのできる活動は旧在留資格に応じて行うことのできた活動とし、新在留資格に伴う在留期間は旧在留資格に伴う在留期間が満了する日に応当する日までの期間とする。
specified research activities, etc. prescribed in Article 25, paragraph (1) of the former Special Districts Act (hereinafter referred to as "former specified research activities"): the activities set forth in the right-hand column of Appended Table I (5) of the new Act (limited to the part pertaining to (a)) (hereinafter referred to as "new specified research activities");
旧特区法第二十五条第一項に規定する特定研究等活動（以下「旧特定研究等活動」という。） 新法別表第一の五の表の下欄（イに係る部分に限る。）に掲げる活動（以下「新特定研究等活動」という。）
specified information processing activities prescribed in Article 26, paragraph (1) of the former Special Districts Act (hereinafter referred to as "former specified information processing activities"): the activities set forth in the right-hand column of Appended Table I (5) of the new Act (limited to the part pertaining to (b)) (hereinafter referred to as "new specified information processing activities");
旧特区法第二十六条第一項に規定する特定情報処理活動（以下「旧特定情報処理活動」という。） 新法別表第一の五の表の下欄（ロに係る部分に限る。）に掲げる活動（以下「新特定情報処理活動」という。）
specified research, etc. family stay activities prescribed in Article 25, paragraph (1) of the former Special Districts Act (hereinafter referred to as "former specified research, etc. family stay activities"): the activities set forth in the right-hand column of Appended Table I (5) of the new Act (limited to the part of (c) pertaining to new specified research activities) (hereinafter referred to as "new specified research, etc. family stay activities");
旧特区法第二十五条第一項に規定する特定研究等家族滞在活動（以下「旧特定研究等家族滞在活動」という。） 新法別表第一の五の表の下欄（ハ中新特定研究等活動に係る部分に限る。）に掲げる活動（以下「新特定研究等家族滞在活動」という。）
specified information processing family stay activities prescribed in Article 26, paragraph (1) of the former Special Districts Act (hereinafter referred to as "former specified information processing family stay activities"): the activities set forth in the right-hand column of Appended Table I (5) of the new Act (limited to the part of (c) pertaining to new specified information processing activities) (hereinafter referred to as "new specified information processing family stay activities").
旧特区法第二十六条第一項に規定する特定情報処理家族滞在活動（以下「旧特定情報処理家族滞在活動」という。） 新法別表第一の五の表の下欄（ハ中新特定情報処理活動に係る部分に限る。）に掲げる活動（以下「新特定情報処理家族滞在活動」という。）