Residential Basic Book ActAppended Table 4
The mayor of a municipality, or another executive body of a municipality, within the area of a prefecture, other than the notifying prefecture and the notifying prefecture for family register supplement information, that receives the provision Affairs
(i) The mayor of the municipality i. Affairs relating to the guidance of evacuated residents under Article 62, paragraph (1) of the Act Concerning Measures for the Protection of the People in Armed Attack Situations, etc. (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 183 of that Act), assistance in relief under Article 76, paragraph (2) of that Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 183 of that Act), the collection of safety information under Article 94, paragraph (1) of that Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 183 of that Act), the response to safety information under Article 95, paragraph (1) of that Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 183 of that Act), or compensation for damage under Article 160, paragraph (1) of that Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 183 of that Act), specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
ii. Among the affairs relating to the provision of relief under Article 75, paragraph (1) of the Act Concerning Measures for the Protection of the People in Armed Attack Situations, etc. (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 183 of that Act), affairs relating to those which the mayor of the municipality is to carry out under Article 76, paragraph (1) of that Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 183 of that Act), specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(i)-2 The head of a designated city Affairs relating to the provision of relief under Article 75, paragraph (1) of the Act Concerning Measures for the Protection of the People in Armed Attack Situations, etc. (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 183 of that Act), reimbursement of actual expenses under Article 159, paragraph (2) of that Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 183 of that Act), or compensation for damage under Article 160, paragraph (2) of that Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 183 of that Act), specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(i)-3 The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to the provision of vaccination under Article 28, paragraph (1) of the Act on Special Measures Against Novel Influenza, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(i)-4 The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to the response to safety information under Article 86-15, paragraph (1) of the Basic Act on Disaster Management, the issuance of a disaster victim certificate under Article 90-2, paragraph (1) of that Act, or the preparation of a disaster victim registry under Article 90-3, paragraph (1) of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(i)-5 The head of a disaster relief implementing city Affairs relating to relief under Article 2-2, paragraph (1) of the Disaster Relief Act, or the payment of a relief payment under Article 12 of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(i)-6 The head of a disaster-affected municipality, etc. Among the affairs relating to relief under Article 2, paragraph (1) or (2) of the Disaster Relief Act, or the payment of a relief payment under Article 12 of that Act, affairs relating to those which the head of a disaster-affected municipality, etc. is to carry out under Article 13, paragraph (1) of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(i)-7 The mayor of the municipality Among the affairs relating to the payment of a disaster victims' livelihood rebuilding support payment under Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Act on Support for Reconstructing Livelihoods of Disaster Victims, affairs relating to those which the mayor of the municipality is to carry out under Article 4, paragraph (2) of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(i)-8 The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to the payment of a disaster condolence payment under Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Act on Provision of Disaster Condolence Grant, or a disaster disability payment under Article 8, paragraph (1) of that Act, or the lending of a disaster recovery loan under Article 10, paragraph (1) of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(i)-9 The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to the payment of the support benefit for pregnant women under Article 10-2 of the Act on Support for Children and Child-rearing, the education and childcare benefit for children under Article 11 of that Act, the benefit for use of childcare facilities, etc. under Article 30-2 of that Act, or the support benefit for infants, etc. under Article 30-12 of that Act, or the implementation of regional child and child-rearing support projects under Article 59 of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(i)-10 The head of a designated city Affairs relating to certification under Article 10, paragraph (1) of the Act on Promotion of Specified Non-profit Activities, notification under Article 23, paragraph (2) of that Act, or certification under Article 34, paragraph (3) of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(i)-11 The mayor of the municipality, or another executive body of the municipality Affairs relating to the management of information used as the basis for implementing the payment of a specified public benefit payment under Article 10 of the Act on the Registration, etc. of Deposit and Savings Accounts for the Prompt and Reliable Provision of Public Benefits, etc., specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(i)-12 The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to a demand under Article 231-3, paragraph (1) of the Local Autonomy Act, collection under paragraph (2) of that Article, disposition under paragraph (3) of that Article, or a demand or compulsory execution under Article 240, paragraph (2) of that Act, or the collection of revenue (excluding local tax) under an Ordinance based on that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(i)-13 The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to the issuance of a document required to be presented under Article 44, paragraph (3) of the Public Offices Election Act, where a person who has the right to vote for members of the prefectural assembly and the head of a prefecture under Article 9, paragraph (3) of that Act votes in the election for members of the prefectural assembly or the head of that prefecture in the municipality in whose pollbook the person is currently registered and where the person formerly had an address, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(i)-14 The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to the assessment and collection of local tax or the forest environment tax, or an investigation (including the investigation of a criminal case) relating to local tax or the forest environment tax, under the Local Tax Act and other Acts relating to local tax and Ordinances based on those Acts, or the Act on the Forest Environment Tax and the Forest Environment Transfer Tax, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(ii) The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to compensation for damage pertaining to a non-full-time fire corps member, or the payment of a retirement payment pertaining to a non-full-time fire corps member, under the Fire and Disaster Management Organization Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(ii)-2 The board of education Affairs relating to assistance with expenses required for medical treatment under Article 24 of the School Health and Safety Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(ii)-3 The board of education of a municipality that has received certification under Article 19, paragraph (1) of the Act on Special Districts for Structural Reform Affairs relating to an entry under Article 8, paragraph (1) or (3) of the Education Personnel Certification Act, as applied by replacing the terms therein pursuant to Article 19, paragraph (1) of the Act on Special Districts for Structural Reform, confiscation under Article 11, paragraphs (1) through (3) of that Act, notice under paragraph (4) of that Article, public notice and notice under Article 13, paragraph (1) of that Act, an entry under paragraph (2) of that Article, or rewriting or reissuance under Article 15 of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iii) The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to the provision of vaccination under Article 5, paragraph (1) or Article 6, paragraphs (1) through (3) of the Immunization Act, the payment of a benefit under Article 15, paragraph (1) of that Act, or the collection of actual expenses under Article 52 of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iii)-2 The head of a city that has established a health center, or of a special ward Affairs relating to a recommendation for hospitalization or a hospitalization measure under Article 19, paragraph (1) or (3), Article 20, paragraph (1) or (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 26 of that Act) or Article 46, paragraph (1) or (2) of the Act on the Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care for Patients with Infectious Diseases, the bearing of expenses under Article 37, paragraph (1), Article 37-2, paragraph (1), Article 44-3-2, paragraph (1) or Article 50-3, paragraph (1) of that Act, or the payment of medical treatment expenses under Article 42, paragraph (1), Article 44-3-3, paragraph (1) or Article 50-4, paragraph (1) of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iii)-3 The head of a designated city Among the affairs relating to the payment of specified medical expenses under Article 5, paragraph (1) of the Act on Medical Care for Patients with Intractable Diseases, the designation of a designated physician under Article 6, paragraph (1) of that Act, or the implementation of the certification program for persons needing support for designated intractable diseases under Article 28, paragraph (2) of that Act, affairs relating to those which the head of a designated city is to carry out under Article 40 of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv) The mayor of Hiroshima City or of Nagasaki City i. Affairs relating to the issuance of an atomic bomb survivor's certificate under Article 2, paragraph (3) of the Atomic Bomb Survivors' Assistance Act, health checkups under Article 7 of that Act, the implementation of home-based living support services under Article 38 of that Act or nursing care projects under Article 39 of that Act, or the payment of a special medical care allowance under Article 24, paragraph (1) of that Act, a special allowance under Article 25, paragraph (1) of that Act, an atomic bomb microcephaly allowance under Article 26, paragraph (1) of that Act, a health management allowance under Article 27, paragraph (1) of that Act, a health allowance under Article 28, paragraph (1) of that Act, a care allowance under Article 31 of that Act, or funeral service fees under Article 32 of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
ii. Among the affairs relating to the provision of medical care under Article 10, paragraph (1) of the Atomic Bomb Survivors' Assistance Act, or the payment of medical expenses under Article 17, paragraph (1) of that Act or general disease medical expenses under Article 18, paragraph (1) of that Act, affairs relating to those which the Mayor of Hiroshima City or the Mayor of Nagasaki City is to carry out under Article 51 of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-2 The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to an application under Article 25-2, paragraph (1) of the Water Supply Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 25-3-2, paragraph (4) of that Act), or a notification under Article 25-7 of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-3 The head of a designated city that is a certified local government or a special zone local government Affairs relating to registration under Article 18-28, paragraph (1) of the Child Welfare Act, or registration under Article 18-18, paragraph (1) of the former Child Welfare Act applied mutatis mutandis, which is deemed to remain in force under Article 15, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 2025 Amendment Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-4 The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to the payment of a disabled child day service payment under Article 21-5-3, paragraph (1) of the Child Welfare Act, a special-case disabled child day service payment under Article 21-5-4, paragraph (1) of that Act, a high-cost disabled child day service payment under Article 21-5-12, paragraph (1) of that Act, day-service medical expenses for a physically disabled child under Article 21-5-29, paragraph (1) of that Act, a disabled child consultation support payment under Article 24-26, paragraph (1) of that Act, or a special-case disabled child consultation support payment under Article 24-27, paragraph (1) of that Act, the provision of disability welfare services under Article 21-6 of that Act, the provision of childcare in a nursery school under Article 24, paragraph (1) of that Act or a measure under paragraph (5) or (6) of that Article, or the collection of expenses under Article 56, paragraph (2) of that Act or a disposition under paragraph (6) or (7) of that Article, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-5 The mayor of a city, or the head of a town or village that manages a welfare office Affairs relating to the provision of midwifery care at a maternity care facility under Article 22, paragraph (1) of the Child Welfare Act, or protection at a maternal and child living support facility under Article 23, paragraph (1) of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-6 The head of a designated city, a core city, or a city with a child guidance center Among the affairs relating to the registration of a foster parent under Article 6-4, item (i) of the Child Welfare Act or an adoptive foster parent under item (ii) of that Article, or the certification of a foster parent under item (iii) of that Article, an investigation and determination concerning a child and the child's family under Article 11, paragraph (1), item (ii), (c) of that Act, the payment of medical expenses for pediatric chronic specified diseases under Article 19-2, paragraph (1) of that Act, the designation of a designated physician under Article 19-3, paragraph (1) of that Act, the implementation of the certification program for persons needing support for pediatric chronic specified diseases under Article 19-22, paragraph (4) of that Act, the provision of medical treatment and education under Article 20, paragraph (1) of that Act, the payment of an institutional care benefit for children with disabilities under Article 24-2, paragraph (1) of that Act, a high-cost institutional care benefit for children with disabilities under Article 24-6, paragraph (1) of that Act, a benefit for meal expenses, etc. of a disabled child in a facility under Article 24-7, paragraph (1) of that Act, or medical expenses for institutionalized children with disabilities under Article 24-20, paragraph (1) of that Act, the provision of independent living assistance for children under Article 33-6, paragraph (1) of that Act, or the determination of the ability to bear expenses under Article 56, paragraph (1) of that Act or the collection of expenses under paragraph (2) of that Article, affairs relating to those which the head of a designated city, a core city, or a city with a child guidance center is to carry out under Article 59-4, paragraph (1) of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-7 The mayor of a city, or the head of a town or village that manages a welfare office Affairs relating to the payment of Child Rearing Allowance under Article 4, paragraph (1) of the Child Rearing Allowance Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-8 The mayor of the municipality, or another executive body of the municipality Affairs relating to the payment of Child Allowance under Article 8, paragraph (1) of the Child Allowance Act (including as applied by replacing the terms therein pursuant to Article 17, paragraph (1) of that Act), specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-9 The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to the provision of benefits under Article 17, paragraph (1), Article 31-7, paragraph (1) or Article 33, paragraph (1) of the Act on Welfare of Mothers and Fathers with Dependents and Widows, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-10 The mayor of a city, or the head of a town or village that manages a welfare office Affairs relating to the payment of a benefit under Article 31 of the Act on Welfare of Mothers and Fathers with Dependents and Widows (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 31-10 of that Act), specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-11 The head of a designated city or a core city Among the affairs relating to the lending of funds under Article 13, paragraph (1), Article 31-6, paragraph (1) or Article 32, paragraph (1), or Article 3, paragraph (1) or Article 6, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions, of the Act on Welfare of Mothers and Fathers with Dependents and Widows, affairs relating to those which the head of a designated city or a core city is to carry out under Article 46 of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-12 The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to consultation under Article 9-2, paragraph (1) of the Maternal and Child Health Act, support under paragraph (2) of that Article, health guidance under Article 10 of that Act, home-visit guidance under Article 11, Article 17, paragraph (1) or Article 19, paragraph (1) of that Act, health examinations under Article 12 or Article 13 of that Act, notification under Article 15 or Article 18 of that Act, the issuance of a Maternal and Child Health Handbook under Article 16, paragraph (1) of that Act, the implementation of postpartum care projects under Article 17-2, paragraph (1) of that Act, the provision of medical care for premature infants or the payment of expenses required for medical care for premature infants under Article 20, paragraph (1) of that Act, the collection of expenses under Article 21-4, paragraph (1) of that Act, or the implementation of the projects of a children and families center under Article 22, paragraph (1) of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-13 The mayor of a city, or the head of a town or village that manages a welfare office Affairs relating to the determination and provision of public assistance under Article 19, paragraph (1) of the Public Assistance Act, the payment of a benefit for employment and self-support under Article 55-4, paragraph (1) of that Act or a job-search preparation benefit under Article 55-5, paragraph (1) of that Act, the implementation of the health management support programme for public assistance recipients under Article 55-8, paragraph (1) of that Act, the repayment of expenses required for public assistance under Article 63 of that Act, or the collection of a collected sum under Article 77, paragraph (1), Article 77-2, paragraph (1), Article 78, paragraphs (1) through (3), or Article 78-2, paragraph (1) or (2) of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-14 The head of a town or village (excluding the head of a town or village that manages a welfare office) Affairs relating to the transmittal of an application under Article 24, paragraph (10) of the Public Assistance Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-15 The mayor of the municipality i. Affairs relating to the provision of disability welfare services under Article 18 of the Act on Welfare of Physically Disabled Persons, a measure for admission, etc. to a support facility for persons with disabilities, etc., or the collection of expenses under Article 38, paragraph (1) of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
ii. Among the affairs relating to the issuance of a physical disability certificate under Article 15, paragraph (4) of the Act on Welfare of Physically Disabled Persons, affairs relating to those which the mayor of the municipality is to carry out under a Cabinet Order based on paragraph (10) of that Article, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-16 The head of a designated city or a core city Among the affairs relating to the issuance of a physical disability certificate under Article 15, paragraph (4) of the Act on Welfare of Physically Disabled Persons, affairs relating to those which the head of a designated city or a core city is to carry out under Article 43-2 of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-17 The head of a designated city Among the affairs relating to designation under Article 18, paragraph (1) of the Act on Mental Health and Welfare for Persons with Mental Disorders or Disabilities, or examination under Article 27, paragraph (1) or (2) of that Act, a hospitalization measure under Article 29, paragraph (1) or Article 29-2, paragraph (1) of that Act, the collection of expenses under Article 31 of that Act, a request for discharge, etc. under Article 38-4 of that Act, or the issuance of a mental disability health and welfare handbook under Article 45, paragraph (2) of that Act, affairs relating to those which the head of a designated city is to carry out under Article 51-12, paragraph (1) of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-18 The mayor of the municipality (excluding the head of a designated city) Among the affairs relating to the issuance of a mental disability health and welfare handbook under Article 45, paragraph (2) of the Act on Mental Health and Welfare for Persons with Mental Disorders or Disabilities, affairs relating to those which the mayor of the municipality is to carry out under a Cabinet Order based on paragraph (6) of that Article, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-19 The head of a designated city or a core city Affairs relating to the determination concerning a person with an intellectual disability under Article 11, paragraph (1), item (ii), (c) of the Act on Welfare of Mentally Retarded Persons, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-20 The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to the provision of disability welfare services under Article 15-4 of the Act on Welfare of Mentally Retarded Persons, a measure for admission, etc. to a support facility for persons with disabilities, etc. under Article 16, paragraph (1), item (ii) of that Act, or the collection of expenses under Article 27 of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-21 The mayor of a city, or the head of a town or village that manages a welfare office Affairs relating to the payment of a welfare allowance for disabled children under Article 17 of the Act on Special Child Rearing Allowance, or a Special Disability Allowance under Article 26-2 of that Act, or the payment of a welfare allowance under Article 97, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the National Pension Act, etc. (Act No. 34 of 1985), specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-22 The mayor of the municipality Among the affairs relating to the payment of Special Child Rearing Allowance under Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Act on Special Child Rearing Allowance, affairs relating to those which the mayor of the municipality is to carry out under Article 38 of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-23 The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to the payment of an independence support payment under Article 6 of the Act on Providing Comprehensive Support for the Daily Life and Life in Society of Persons with Disabilities, or the implementation of community living support services under Article 77 of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-24 The head of a designated city, a core city, or a city with a child guidance center Among the affairs relating to the payment of an independence support payment under Article 6 of the Act on Providing Comprehensive Support for the Daily Life and Life in Society of Persons with Disabilities, or the implementation of community living support services under Article 78 of that Act, affairs relating to those which the head of a designated city, a core city, or a city with a child guidance center is to carry out under Article 106 of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-25 The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to a measure under Article 10-4 or Article 11 of the Act on Social Welfare for the Elderly, or the collection of expenses under Article 28, paragraph (1) of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-26 The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to the payment of insurance benefits under Article 18 of the Long-Term Care Insurance Act, the implementation of community-based support services under Article 115-45, paragraph (1) of that Act, the implementation of the project under paragraph (2), item (vii) of that Article, or the collection of insurance premiums under Article 129, paragraph (1) of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-27 The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to the payment of insurance benefits under Chapter IV of the National Health Insurance Act, the collection of insurance premiums under Article 76, paragraph (1) of that Act, or the implementation of health services under Article 82, paragraph (1) of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-28 The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to the payment of medical care benefits for the latter-stage elderly under Article 56 of the Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People, the collection of insurance premiums under Article 104, paragraph (1) of that Act, or the implementation of health services for elderly persons under Article 125, paragraph (1) of that Act or the project under paragraph (5) of that Article, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-29 The mayor of a city, or the head of a town or village that manages a welfare office Affairs relating to the payment of the support benefit under Article 14, paragraph (1) or (3) of the Act on Promotion of Smooth Return of Japanese Nationals Remaining in China, etc. and on Support for the Self-Reliance of Japanese Nationals Remaining in China, etc. Who Have Returned to Japan for Permanent Residence and Their Specified Spouses, or the spousal support payment under Article 15, paragraph (1) of that Act; the payment of the support benefit under Article 4, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 2007 Amendment Act; the payment of the support benefit under Article 14, paragraph (1) of the Act on Promotion of Smooth Return of Japanese Nationals Left Behind in China, etc. and Support for Self-Reliance after Permanent Return before its amendment by the 2013 Amendment Act, for which the provisions then in force continue to govern pursuant to Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 2013 Amendment Act; the payment of the support benefit under Article 14, paragraph (3) of that Act before its amendment by the 2013 Amendment Act, for which the provisions then in force continue to govern pursuant to Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 2013 Amendment Act; or the payment of the support benefit under Article 2, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 2013 Amendment Act or the spousal support payment under Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 2013 Amendment Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-30 The head of a town or village (excluding the head of a town or village that manages a welfare office) Affairs relating to the transmittal of an application under Article 24, paragraph (10) of the Public Assistance Act, which is to be governed by the same rules pursuant to Article 14, paragraph (4) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 15, paragraph (3)) of the Act on Promotion of Smooth Return of Japanese Nationals Remaining in China, etc. and on Support for the Self-Reliance of Japanese Nationals Remaining in China, etc. Who Have Returned to Japan for Permanent Residence and Their Specified Spouses, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-31 The mayor of the municipality Among the affairs relating to the payment of insurance premiums under Article 13, paragraph (2) or (4) of the Act on Promotion of Smooth Return of Japanese Nationals Remaining in China, etc. and on Support for the Self-Reliance of Japanese Nationals Remaining in China, etc. Who Have Returned to Japan for Permanent Residence and Their Specified Spouses, or the payment of a lump-sum payment under paragraph (3) of that Article, affairs relating to those which the mayor of the municipality is to carry out under a Cabinet Order based on paragraph (5) of that Article, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-32 The mayor of the municipality Among the affairs relating to relief under Article 5 of the Act on Relief of War Victims and Survivors, affairs relating to those which the mayor of the municipality is to carry out under a Cabinet Order based on Article 51 of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-33 The mayor of the municipality Among the affairs relating to the payment of a special benefit under Article 3 of the Act on Special Benefits for Wives of the War Dead, etc., affairs relating to those which the mayor of the municipality is to carry out under a Cabinet Order based on Article 13 of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-34 The mayor of the municipality Among the affairs relating to the payment of special condolence money under Article 3 of the Act on Special Condolence Grants for Survivors of the War Dead, etc., affairs relating to those which the mayor of the municipality is to carry out under a Cabinet Order based on Article 16 of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-35 The mayor of the municipality Among the affairs relating to the payment of a special benefit under Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Act on Special Benefits for Wives of the Wounded and Sick Retired Soldiers, etc., affairs relating to those which the mayor of the municipality is to carry out under a Cabinet Order based on Article 13 of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-36 The mayor of the municipality Among the affairs relating to the payment of a special benefit under Article 3 of the Act on Special Benefits for Parents and Other Relatives of the War Dead, affairs relating to those which the mayor of the municipality is to carry out under a Cabinet Order based on Article 16 of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-37 The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to an order under Article 42, paragraph (1) of the Cropland Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-38 The agricultural committee Affairs relating to a search under the proviso to Article 7, paragraph (3) of the Cropland Act, the implementation of a survey of intention to use under Article 32, paragraph (1) or Article 33, paragraph (1) of that Act, or the preparation of a farmland registry under Article 52-2, paragraph (1) of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-39 The agricultural committee Affairs relating to a search under Article 22-2, paragraph (2) of the Act on the Promotion of Farmland Intermediary Management Services, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-40 The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to the preparation of a forest land registry under Article 191-4, paragraph (1) of the Forest Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(iv)-41 The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to the preparation of a management rights concentration plan under Article 4, paragraph (1) of the Forest Management Act, an investigation under Article 5 of that Act, a search under Article 10 or Article 24 of that Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 53 of that Act), the preparation of a management implementation rights allocation plan under Article 35, paragraph (1) of that Act, an investigation under Article 45, paragraph (2) of that Act, the preparation of a comprehensive rights concentration and allocation plan under Article 51, paragraph (1) of that Act, or an order under Article 62, paragraph (1) of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(v) The head of a designated city Affairs relating to a notification under Article 5, paragraph (1), Article 6, paragraph (2), Article 8, paragraph (7), Article 9, paragraph (4), or Article 5, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (3) of that Article) of the Act on the Measures by Large-Scale Retail Stores for Preservation of Living Environment, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(v)-2 The head of a city that has established a health center, or of a special ward Affairs relating to registration under Article 42, paragraph (1) of the Act on Recycling of End-of-Life Automobiles, renewal under paragraph (2) of that Article, notification under Article 46, paragraph (1) of that Act, registration under Article 53, paragraph (1) of that Act, renewal under paragraph (2) of that Article, notification under Article 57, paragraph (1) of that Act, permission under Article 60, paragraph (1) of that Act, renewal under paragraph (2) of that Article, notification under Article 63, paragraph (1) of that Act, permission under Article 67, paragraph (1) of that Act, renewal under paragraph (2) of that Article, permission under Article 70, paragraph (1) of that Act, or notification under Article 71, paragraph (1) of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(v)-3 The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to a recommendation for disaster prevention measures, etc. under Article 38, paragraph (1) of the Act on Special Measures for Facilitating the Use of Land With an Unknown Owner, an order or a request for appointment under Article 42, paragraph (1) of that Act, a request for an order under paragraph (2), (3) or (5) of that Article, preparation for the implementation of a regional welfare enhancement project, etc., or the provision of information relating to landowners, etc. under Article 43, paragraph (2) of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(v)-4 The head of a city that has established a health center, or of a special ward Affairs relating to a notification under Article 3, paragraph (1) or (4) of the Private Lodging Business Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(vi) The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to registration under Article 18 of the Licensed Guide Interpreters Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 57 of that Act, notification under Article 23, paragraph (1) of that Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 57 of that Act, or reissuance under Article 24 of that Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 57 of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(vi)-2 The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to a cadastral survey designated under Article 6, paragraph (3) of the National Land Survey Act, or a cadastral survey under Article 6-4, paragraph (1) of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(vi)-3 The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to the implementation of a land readjustment project under the Land Readjustment Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(vi)-4 The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to the implementation of an industrial park development project under the Act on Arrangement of Suburban Development and Redevelopment Areas and Urban Development Areas in Metropolitan Area, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(vi)-5 The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to the implementation of a new residential urban area development project under the New Housing and Urban Development Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(vi)-6 The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to the implementation of an industrial park development project under the Act on Arrangement and Development of Suburban Development and Redevelopment Areas and Urban Development Areas in Kinki Area, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(vi)-7 The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to the implementation of a distribution business park development project under the Act on the Improvement of Urban Distribution Centers, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(vi)-8 The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to the implementation of an urban redevelopment project under the Urban Renewal Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(vi)-9 The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to the implementation of a new city infrastructure development project under the Act on Development of Infrastructures for New Cities, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(vi)-10 The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to the implementation of a residential block improvement project under the Act on Special Measures concerning Promotion of Supply of Houses and Housing Lands in Urban Districts, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(vi)-11 The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to the implementation of a disaster prevention block improvement project under the Act on Promotion of Improvement of Disaster Control Districts in Populated Urban Districts, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(vi)-12 The head of a designated city that manages a Class A river under Article 9, paragraph (5) of the River Act, the head of a designated city that manages a Class B river under Article 10, paragraph (2) of that Act, or the mayor of a municipality that manages a quasi-river under Article 100, paragraph (1) of that Act Affairs relating to an order under Article 75, paragraph (1) of the River Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 100, paragraph (1) of that Act), or an instruction under Article 77, paragraph (1) of that Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 100, paragraph (1) of that Act), specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(vii) The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to the management of public housing under Article 15 of the Act on Public Housing, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(vii)-2 The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to the management of improved housing under Article 29, paragraph (1) of the Residential Areas Improvement Act, or the determination or change of the rent or security deposit of improved housing, or a measure against an income-excess tenant, under paragraph (3) of that Article, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(vii)-3 The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to the management of rental housing under Article 18, paragraph (2) of the Act on Promotion of Supply of Specified Good Rental Housings, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(viii) The head of a designated city or a core city Affairs relating to registration under Article 5, paragraph (1) of the Act on Securement of Stable Supply of Elderly Persons' Housing, renewal under paragraph (2) of that Article, or authorization under Article 52, paragraph (1) of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(viii)-2 The mayor of the municipality Affairs relating to an investigation under Article 9, paragraph (1) of the Act on Special Measures for the Promotion of Measures against Vacant Houses, etc., specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(viii)-3 The head of a city specified by Cabinet Order under Article 64 of the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Act Among the affairs relating to a notice under Article 3, paragraph (3) of the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Act, an order under Article 4, paragraph (3) or Article 5, paragraph (1) of that Act, or an instruction under Article 7, paragraph (1) of that Act, affairs relating to the implementation of those which the head of a city specified by Cabinet Order under Article 64 of that Act is to carry out under that Article, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(ix) The head of a city (including a special ward) specified by Cabinet Order under Article 4, paragraph (3) of the Act on Compensation for Pollution-related Health Damage Affairs relating to the payment of a compensation benefit under Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Act on Compensation for Pollution-related Health Damage, or certification under Article 4, paragraph (1) or (2) of that Act, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
(x) The head of a city specified by Cabinet Order under Article 24-2, paragraph (1) of the Act on Waste Management and Public Cleaning Among the affairs relating to permission under Article 8, paragraph (1) or Article 9, paragraph (1) of the Act on Waste Management and Public Cleaning, certification under Article 9-2-4, paragraph (1) of that Act, permission under Article 9-5, paragraph (1) of that Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 15-4 of that Act), authorization under Article 9-6, paragraph (1) of that Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 15-4 of that Act), notification under Article 9-7, paragraph (2) of that Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 15-4 of that Act), certification under Article 12-7, paragraph (1) or (7) of that Act, notification under paragraph (9) of that Article, permission under Article 14, paragraph (1) of that Act, renewal under paragraph (2) of that Article, permission under paragraph (6) of that Article, renewal under paragraph (7) of that Article, permission under Article 14-2, paragraph (1) of that Act, notification under Article 7-2, paragraph (3) of that Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (3) of that Article, permission under Article 14-4, paragraph (1) of that Act, renewal under paragraph (2) of that Article, permission under paragraph (6) of that Article, renewal under paragraph (7) of that Article, permission under Article 14-5, paragraph (1) of that Act, notification under Article 7-2, paragraph (3) of that Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (3) of that Article, permission under Article 15, paragraph (1) or Article 15-2-6, paragraph (1) of that Act, notification under Article 9, paragraph (3) of that Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (3) of that Article, certification under Article 15-3-3, paragraph (1) of that Act, notification under Article 17-2, paragraph (1) of that Act, or registration under Article 20-2, paragraph (1) of that Act, affairs relating to the implementation of those which the head of a city specified by Cabinet Order under Article 24-2, paragraph (1) of that Act is to carry out under that paragraph, specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order
“Article 55-8, paragraph (1) of that Act”