If a person intends to engage in Real Estate Brokerage upon establishing business offices (head office, branch office, or any other business offices as specified by Cabinet Order; the same applies hereinafter) within zones in two or more prefectures, said person must obtain a license granted by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism or, if the person intends to engage in said business upon establishing business offices within zones in a single prefecture only, obtain a license granted by the governor of the prefecture with jurisdiction over the locations of said business offices.
宅地建物取引業を営もうとする者は、二以上の都道府県の区域内に事務所（本店、支店その他の政令で定めるものをいう。以下同じ。）を設置してその事業を営もうとする場合にあつては国土交通大臣の、一の都道府県の区域内にのみ事務所を設置してその事業を営もうとする場合にあつては当該事務所の所在地を管轄する都道府県知事の免許を受けなければならない。
The period of validity of the license as provided for in the preceding paragraph is five years.
前項の免許の有効期間は、五年とする。
A person intending to continue engaging in Real Estate Brokerage after the expiration of the period of validity as provided for in the preceding paragraph must renew their license.
If an application for a renewal of a license as provided for in the preceding paragraph is made and said application is not subject to a disposition by the date on which the period of validity as provided for in paragraph (2) expires, the prior license is to remain in effect even after the expiration of the period of validity as provided for in the same paragraph, until such time that it is subject to disposition.
If a license is renewed as in the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, the period of validity of said license is to be calculated from the day following the date on which the period of validity for the prior license expires.
前項の場合において、免許の更新がなされたときは、その免許の有効期間は、従前の免許の有効期間の満了の日の翌日から起算するものとする。
A person intending to obtain a license granted by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism as provided for in paragraph (1) must pay a registration and license tax pursuant to the provisions of the Registration and License Tax Act (Act No. 35 of 1967), and a person intending to renew a license granted by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3) must pay a service fee pursuant to the provisions of a Cabinet Order.