①To enable a person intending to make a request for disclosure to do so easily and accurately, the head of an administrative organ is to provide information that contributes to identifying the administrative documents held by the administrative organs and take other appropriate measures that take into consideration the convenience of the person intending to make the request for disclosure, in addition to what is provided for in Article 7, paragraph (2) of the Public Records and Archives Management Act.

②To ensure the smooth implementation of this Act, the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications is to develop general information centers concerning request for disclosure.

①The Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications may request a report on the implementation status of this Act from the head of administrative organs.

②Every fiscal year, the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications is to compile the report referred to in the preceding paragraph, and publicize its outline.

To comprehensively promote disclosure of information it holds, the government is to endeavor to enhance measures related to the provision of information held by administrative organs in order to ensure that the information held by administrative organs is clarified to the people in a timely and appropriate manner.

In accordance with the purpose of this Act, local governments must endeavor to formulate and implement necessary measures for the disclosure of the information that they hold.

Beyond what is provided for in this Act, Cabinet Order specifies necessary matters for implementing this Act.