| The mayor of the municipality within the area of the notifying prefecture or the notifying prefecture for family register supplement information that receives the provision, or another executive body of the municipality | Affairs |
| (i) The mayor of the municipality | (i) Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning 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 the same Act), assistance for relief under Article 76, paragraph (2) of the same Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 183 of the same Act), collection of safety information under Article 94, paragraph (1) of the same Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 183 of the same Act), response to safety information under Article 95, paragraph (1) of the same Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 183 of the same Act), or compensation for damage under Article 160, paragraph (1) of the same Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 183 of the same Act)
(ii) Among the affairs concerning 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 the same Act), the affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications that are to be carried out by the mayor of the municipality under the provisions of Article 76, paragraph (1) of the same Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 183 of the same Act) |
| (i)-2 The head of a designated city | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning 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 the same Act), reimbursement of actual expenses under Article 159, paragraph (2) of the same Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 183 of the same Act), or compensation for damage under Article 160, paragraph (2) of the same Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 183 of the same Act) |
| (i)-3 The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the implementation of vaccination under Article 28, paragraph (1) of the Act on Special Measures Against Novel Influenza |
| (i)-4 The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the response to safety information under Article 86-15, paragraph (1) of the Basic Act on Disaster Management (Act No. 223 of 1961), the issuance of a disaster victim certificate under Article 90-2, paragraph (1) of the same Act, or the preparation of a disaster victim registry under Article 90-3, paragraph (1) of the same Act |
| (i)-5 The head of a disaster relief implementing city prescribed in Article 2-2, paragraph (1) of the Disaster Relief Act (Act No. 118 of 1947) (referred to as "disaster relief implementing city" in row (i)-5 of Appended Table 4) | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning relief under Article 2-2, paragraph (1) of the Disaster Relief Act, or the payment of a relief payment under Article 12 of the same Act |
| (i)-6 The head of a disaster-affected municipality, etc. prescribed in Article 11 of the Disaster Relief Act (hereinafter referred to in this paragraph and row (i)-6 of Appended Table 4 as "disaster-affected municipality, etc.") | Among the affairs concerning relief under Article 2, paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) of the Disaster Relief Act, or the payment of a relief payment under Article 12 of the same Act, the affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications that are to be carried out by the head of the disaster-affected municipality, etc. under the provisions of Article 13, paragraph (1) of the same Act |
| (i)-7 The mayor of the municipality | Among the affairs concerning 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, the affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications that are to be carried out by the mayor of the municipality under the provisions of Article 4, paragraph (2) of the same Act |
| (i)-8 The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the payment of a disaster condolence payment under Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Act on Provision of Disaster Condolence Grant (Act No. 82 of 1973), or a disaster disability payment under Article 8, paragraph (1) of the same Act, or the lending of a disaster recovery loan under Article 10, paragraph (1) of the same Act |
| (i)-9 The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the payment of a support benefit for pregnant women under Article 10-2 of the Act on Support for Children and Child-rearing (Act No. 65 of 2012), an educational and childcare benefit for children under Article 11 of the same Act, a benefit for use of childcare facilities, etc. for child-rearing under Article 30-2 of the same Act, or a support benefit for infants, etc. under Article 30-12 of the same Act, or the implementation of the community-based child and child-rearing support services under Article 59 of the same Act |
| (i)-10 The head of a designated city | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the certification under Article 10, paragraph (1) of the Act on Promotion of Specified Non-profit Activities (Act No. 7 of 1998), the notification under Article 23, paragraph (2) of the same Act, or the certification under Article 34, paragraph (3) of the same Act |
| (i)-11 The mayor of the municipality or another executive body | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning 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. |
| (i)-12 The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the demand under Article 231-3, paragraph (1) of the Local Autonomy Act, the collection under paragraph (2) of that Article, the disposition under paragraph (3) of that Article, the demand or compulsory execution under Article 240, paragraph (2) of the same Act, or the collection of revenue (excluding a local tax) under an ordinance based on the same Act |
| (i)-13 The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the issuance of the document required to be presented under Article 44, paragraph (3) of the Public Offices Election Act, in the case where a person who has the right to vote in the election of the members and the head of the prefectural assembly under the provisions of Article 9, paragraph (3) of the same Act votes in the election of the members or the head of that prefectural assembly in the municipality in which the person previously had an address and in which the person is actually registered in the pollbook |
| (ii) The election administration commission | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning having a person who has the right to vote in the election of the members and the head of the prefectural assembly under the provisions of Article 9, paragraph (3) of the Public Offices Election Act vote in the election of the members or the head of that prefectural assembly under Article 44, Article 48-2 or Article 49 of the same Act, or under Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Act on Special Exceptions to Voting Methods by Mail, etc. for Specified Patients, etc. (Act No. 82 of 2021) |
| (ii)-2 The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the assessment and collection of a local tax or the forest environment tax under the Local Tax Act and other Acts concerning local taxes and ordinances based on those Acts, or the Act on the Forest Environment Tax and the Forest Environment Transfer Tax (Act No. 3 of 2019), or an investigation (including the investigation of a criminal case) concerning a local tax or the forest environment tax |
| (iii) The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning 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 (Act No. 226 of 1947) |
| (iii)-2 The board of education | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning assistance for the expenses required for medical treatment under Article 24 of the School Health and Safety Act (Act No. 56 of 1958) |
| (iii)-3 The board of education of the municipality that has received certification under the provisions of Article 19, paragraph (1) of the Act on Special Districts for Structural Reform (Act No. 189 of 2002) | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the entry under Article 8, paragraph (1) or paragraph (3) of the Education Personnel Certification Act (Act No. 147 of 1949), as applied by replacing terms pursuant to the provisions of Article 19, paragraph (1) of the Act on Special Districts for Structural Reform, the revocation under Article 11, paragraphs (1) through (3) of the same Act, the notification under paragraph (4) of that Article, the public notice and notification under Article 13, paragraph (1) of the same Act, the entry under paragraph (2) of that Article, or the alteration or reissuance under Article 15 of the same Act |
| (iv) The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the implementation 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 the same Act, or the collection of actual costs under Article 52 of the same Act |
| (iv)-2 The head of a city that establishes a health center, or a special ward | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the recommendation for hospitalization or the hospitalization measure under Article 19, paragraph (1) or paragraph (3), Article 20, paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 26 of the same Act) or Article 46, paragraph (1) or paragraph (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 the same 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 the same Act |
| (iv)-3 The head of a designated city | Among the affairs concerning 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 the same Act, or the implementation of the certification program for persons needing support for designated intractable diseases under Article 28, paragraph (2) of the same Act, the affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications that are to be carried out by the head of a designated city under the provisions of Article 40 of the same Act |
| (v) The Mayor of Hiroshima City or the Mayor of Nagasaki City | (i) Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the issuance of an atomic bomb survivor's certificate under Article 2, paragraph (3) of the Atomic Bomb Survivors' Assistance Act, a health checkup under Article 7 of the same Act, the implementation of the home-based living support services under Article 38 of the same Act or the care services under Article 39 of the same Act, or the payment of a special medical care allowance under Article 24, paragraph (1) of the same Act, a special allowance under Article 25, paragraph (1) of the same Act, an atomic bomb microcephaly allowance under Article 26, paragraph (1) of the same Act, a health management allowance under Article 27, paragraph (1) of the same Act, a health allowance under Article 28, paragraph (1) of the same Act, a care allowance under Article 31 of the same Act, or funeral service fees under Article 32 of the same Act
(ii) Among the affairs concerning 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 the same Act or medical expenses for general illness under Article 18, paragraph (1) of the same Act, the affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications that are to be carried out by the Mayor of Hiroshima City or the Mayor of Nagasaki City under the provisions of Article 51 of the same Act |
| (v)-2 The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the 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 the same Act), or the notification under Article 25-7 of the same Act |
| (v)-3 The head of a designated city that is a certified local government prescribed in Article 18-27, paragraph (1) of the Child Welfare Act (referred to as "certified local government" in row (vii)-3 of Appended Table 3 and row (iv)-3 of Appended Table 4), or a special zone local government prescribed in Article 14 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Child Welfare Act, etc. (Act No. 29 of 2025; hereinafter referred to in this paragraph, row (vii)-3 of Appended Table 3, row (iv)-3 of Appended Table 4, and item (viii)-3 of Appended Table 5 as the "2025 Amendment Act") (referred to as "special zone local government" in row (vii)-3 of Appended Table 3 and row (iv)-3 of Appended Table 4) | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the registration under Article 18-28, paragraph (1) of the Child Welfare Act, or the registration under Article 18-18, paragraph (1) of the former Child Welfare Act applied mutatis mutandis prescribed in Article 15, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 2025 Amendment Act and deemed to remain in force under the provisions of that paragraph (referred to as "former Child Welfare Act applied mutatis mutandis" in row (vii)-3 of Appended Table 3, row (iv)-3 of Appended Table 4, and item (viii)-3 of Appended Table 5) |
| (v)-4 The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning 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 the same Act, a high-cost disabled child day service payment under Article 21-5-12, paragraph (1) of the same Act, day-service medical expenses for a physically disabled child under Article 21-5-29, paragraph (1) of the same Act, a disabled child consultation support payment under Article 24-26, paragraph (1) of the same Act, or a special-case disabled child consultation support payment under Article 24-27, paragraph (1) of the same Act, the provision of welfare services for persons with disabilities under Article 21-6 of the same Act, the provision of childcare at a nursery school under Article 24, paragraph (1) of the same Act or the measure under paragraph (5) or paragraph (6) of that Article, or the collection of expenses under Article 56, paragraph (2) of the same Act or the disposition under paragraph (6) or paragraph (7) of that Article |
| (v)-5 The mayor of a city (including the head of a special ward; the same applies hereinafter), or the head of a town or village that manages the office concerning welfare prescribed in the Social Welfare Act (hereinafter referred to as "welfare office") | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning 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 the same Act |
| (v)-6 The head of a designated city or a core city (meaning a core city prescribed in Article 252-22, paragraph (1) of the Local Autonomy Act; the same applies hereinafter), or a city with a child guidance center prescribed in Article 59-4, paragraph (1) of the Child Welfare Act (hereinafter referred to as "city with a child guidance center") | Among the affairs concerning 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, the investigation and assessment of a child and the child's family under Article 11, paragraph (1), item (ii), sub-item (c) of the same Act, the payment of medical expenses for pediatric chronic specified diseases under Article 19-2, paragraph (1) of the same Act, the designation of a designated physician under Article 19-3, paragraph (1) of the same Act, the implementation of the certification program for persons needing support for pediatric chronic specified diseases under Article 19-22, paragraph (4) of the same Act, the provision of medical care and treatment under Article 20, paragraph (1) of the same Act, the payment of an institutional care benefit for children with disabilities under Article 24-2, paragraph (1) of the same Act, a high-cost institutional care benefit for children with disabilities under Article 24-6, paragraph (1) of the same Act, a benefit for meal expenses, etc. of a disabled child in a facility under Article 24-7, paragraph (1) of the same Act, or medical expenses for institutionalized children with disabilities under Article 24-20, paragraph (1) of the same Act, the provision of independent living assistance for children under Article 33-6, paragraph (1) of the same Act, or the certification of the ability to bear costs under Article 56, paragraph (1) of the same Act or the collection of expenses under paragraph (2) of that Article, the affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications that are to be carried out by the head of a designated city or a core city, or a city with a child guidance center, under the provisions of Article 59-4, paragraph (1) of the same Act |
| (v)-7 The mayor of a city, or the head of a town or village that manages a welfare office | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the payment of the Child Rearing Allowance under Article 4, paragraph (1) of the Child Rearing Allowance Act (Act No. 238 of 1961) |
| (v)-8 The mayor of the municipality or another executive body | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the payment of the Child Allowance under Article 8, paragraph (1) of the Child Allowance Act (including as applied by replacing terms pursuant to the provisions of Article 17, paragraph (1) of the same Act) |
| (v)-9 The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the provision of convenience 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 (Act No. 129 of 1964) |
| (v)-10 The mayor of a city, or the head of a town or village that manages a welfare office | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning 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 the same Act) |
| (v)-11 The head of a designated city or a core city | Among the affairs concerning 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, the affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications that are to be carried out by the head of a designated city or a core city under the provisions of Article 46 of the same Act |
| (v)-12 The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the consultation under Article 9-2, paragraph (1) of the Maternal and Child Health Act, the support under paragraph (2) of that Article, health guidance under Article 10 of the same Act, home-visit guidance under Article 11, Article 17, paragraph (1) or Article 19, paragraph (1) of the same Act, a health checkup under Article 12 to Article 13-2 of the same Act, the notification under Article 15 or Article 18 of the same Act, the issuance of a Maternal and Child Health Handbook under Article 16, paragraph (1) of the same Act, the implementation of the postpartum care services under Article 17-2, paragraph (1) of the same Act, the provision of medical care for premature infants or the payment of the expenses required for medical care for premature infants under Article 20, paragraph (1) of the same Act, the collection of expenses under Article 21-4, paragraph (1) of the same Act, or the implementation of the services of a Children and Family Center under Article 22, paragraph (1) of the same Act |
| (v)-13 The mayor of a city, or the head of a town or village that manages a welfare office | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the determination and implementation of public assistance under Article 19, paragraph (1) of the Public Assistance Act, the payment of the benefit for employment and self-support under Article 55-4, paragraph (1) of the same Act or the benefit for preparation for further education, or the job-search preparation benefit, under Article 55-5, paragraph (1) of the same Act, the implementation of the health management support programme for public assistance recipients under Article 55-8, paragraph (1) of the same Act, the repayment of expenses required for public assistance under Article 63 of the same Act, or the collection of a collected amount under Article 77, paragraph (1), Article 77-2, paragraph (1), Article 78, paragraphs (1) through (3), or Article 78-2, paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) of the same Act |
| (v)-14 The head of a town or village (excluding the head of a town or village that manages a welfare office) | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the routing of an application under Article 24, paragraph (10) of the Public Assistance Act |
| (v)-15 The mayor of the municipality | (i) Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the provision of welfare services for persons with disabilities under Article 18 of the Act on Welfare of Physically Disabled Persons (Act No. 283 of 1949), the measure for admission, etc. to a support facility for persons with disabilities, etc., or the collection of expenses under Article 38, paragraph (1) of the same Act
(ii) Among the affairs concerning the issuance of a physical disability certificate under Article 15, paragraph (4) of the Act on Welfare of Physically Disabled Persons, the affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications that are to be carried out by the mayor of the municipality under a Cabinet Order based on the provisions of paragraph (10) of that Article |
| (v)-16 The head of a designated city or a core city | Among the affairs concerning the issuance of a physical disability certificate under Article 15, paragraph (4) of the Act on Welfare of Physically Disabled Persons, the affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications that are to be carried out by the head of a designated city or a core city under the provisions of Article 43-2 of the same Act |
| (v)-17 The head of a designated city | Among the affairs concerning the designation under Article 18, paragraph (1) of the Act on Mental Health and Welfare for Persons with Mental Disorders or Disabilities, the examination under Article 27, paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) of the same Act, the hospitalization measure under Article 29, paragraph (1) or Article 29-2, paragraph (1) of the same Act, the collection of expenses under Article 31 of the same Act, a request for discharge, etc. under Article 38-4 of the same Act, or the issuance of a mental disability health and welfare handbook under Article 45, paragraph (2) of the same Act, the affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications that are to be carried out by the head of a designated city under the provisions of Article 51-12, paragraph (1) of the same Act |
| (v)-18 The mayor of the municipality (excluding the head of a designated city) | Among the affairs concerning 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, the affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications that are to be carried out by the mayor of the municipality under a Cabinet Order based on the provisions of paragraph (6) of that Article |
| (v)-19 The head of a designated city or a core city | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the assessment of a person with an intellectual disability under Article 11, paragraph (1), item (ii), sub-item (c) of the Act on Welfare of Mentally Retarded Persons (Act No. 37 of 1960) |
| (v)-20 The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the provision of welfare services for persons with disabilities under Article 15-4 of the Act on Welfare of Mentally Retarded Persons, the measure for admission, etc. to a support facility for persons with disabilities, etc. under Article 16, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the same Act, or the collection of expenses under Article 27 of the same Act |
| (v)-21 The mayor of a city, or the head of a town or village that manages a welfare office | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the payment of the welfare allowance for disabled children under Article 17 of the Act on Special Child Rearing Allowance, or the Special Disability Allowance under Article 26-2 of the same Act, or the payment of the 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) |
| (v)-22 The mayor of the municipality | Among the affairs concerning the payment of the Special Child Rearing Allowance under Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Act on Special Child Rearing Allowance, the affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications that are to be carried out by the mayor of the municipality under the provisions of Article 38 of the same Act |
| (v)-23 The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the payment of the 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 the community living support services under Article 77 of the same Act |
| (v)-24 The head of a designated city or a core city, or a city with a child guidance center | Among the affairs concerning the payment of the 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 the community living support services under Article 78 of the same Act, the affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications that are to be carried out by the head of a designated city or a core city, or a city with a child guidance center, under the provisions of Article 106 of the same Act |
| (v)-25 The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the measure under Article 10-4 or Article 11 of the Act on Social Welfare for the Elderly (Act No. 133 of 1963), or the collection of expenses under Article 28, paragraph (1) of the same Act |
| (v)-26 The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the payment of an insurance benefit under Article 18 of the Long-Term Care Insurance Act, the implementation of the community-based support services under Article 115-45, paragraph (1) of the same Act, the implementation of the services under paragraph (2), item (vii) of that Article, or the collection of an insurance premium under Article 129, paragraph (1) of the same Act |
| (v)-27 The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the payment of an insurance benefit under Chapter IV of the National Health Insurance Act, the collection of an insurance premium under Article 76, paragraph (1) of the same Act, or the implementation of the health services under Article 82, paragraph (1) of the same Act |
| (v)-28 The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the payment of the medical care benefit for the advanced elderly under Article 56 of the Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People, the collection of an insurance premium under Article 104, paragraph (1) of the same Act, or the implementation of the health services for elderly persons under Article 125, paragraph (1) of the same Act or the services under paragraph (5) of that Article |
| (v)-29 The mayor of a city, or the head of a town or village that manages a welfare office | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the payment of a support benefit under Article 14, paragraph (1) or 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, or a spousal support payment under Article 15, paragraph (1) of the same Act, the payment of a support benefit under Article 4, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Act on Promotion of Smooth Return of Japanese Nationals Remaining in China, etc. and Support for Self-Reliance after Permanent Return to Japan (Act No. 127 of 2007; hereinafter referred to in this paragraph, row (vii)-17 of Appended Table 3, row (iv)-29 of Appended Table 4, and item (x)-4 of Appended Table 5 as the "2007 Amendment Act"), or the payment of a support benefit under Article 14, paragraph (1) of the Act on Promotion of Smooth Return of Japanese Nationals Remaining in China, etc. and Support for Self-Reliance after Permanent Return to Japan before its revision by the Act Partially Amending the Act on Promotion of Smooth Return of Japanese Nationals Remaining in China, etc. and Support for Self-Reliance after Permanent Return to Japan (Act No. 106 of 2013; hereinafter referred to in this paragraph, row (vii)-17 of Appended Table 3, row (iv)-29 of Appended Table 4, and item (x)-4 of Appended Table 5 as the "2013 Amendment Act"), for which the provisions then in force continue to govern under the provisions of Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 2013 Amendment Act, the payment of a support benefit under Article 14, paragraph (3) of the Act on Promotion of Smooth Return of Japanese Nationals Remaining in China, etc. and Support for Self-Reliance after Permanent Return to Japan before its revision by the 2013 Amendment Act, for which the provisions then in force continue to govern under the provisions of Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 2013 Amendment Act, or the payment of a support benefit under Article 2, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 2013 Amendment Act, or a spousal support payment under Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 2013 Amendment Act, under the 2013 Amendment Act |
| (v)-30 The head of a town or village (excluding the head of a town or village that manages a welfare office) | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the routing of an application under Article 24, paragraph (10) of the Public Assistance Act, which is to be governed by the same rules under the provisions of Article 14, paragraph (4) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 15, paragraph (3) of the same Act) 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 |
| (v)-31 The mayor of the municipality | Among the affairs concerning the payment of an insurance premium under Article 13, paragraph (2) or paragraph (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, the affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications that are to be carried out by the mayor of the municipality under a Cabinet Order based on the provisions of paragraph (5) of that Article |
| (v)-32 The mayor of the municipality | Among the affairs concerning assistance under Article 5 of the Act on Relief of War Victims and Survivors, the affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications that are to be carried out by the mayor of the municipality under a Cabinet Order based on the provisions of Article 51 of the same Act |
| (v)-33 The mayor of the municipality | Among the affairs concerning the payment of a special benefit under Article 3 of the Act on Special Benefits for Wives of the War Dead, etc., the affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications that are to be carried out by the mayor of the municipality under a Cabinet Order based on the provisions of Article 13 of the same Act |
| (v)-34 The mayor of the municipality | Among the affairs concerning the payment of special condolence money under Article 3 of the Act on Special Condolence Grants for Survivors of the War Dead, etc., the affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications that are to be carried out by the mayor of the municipality under a Cabinet Order based on the provisions of Article 16 of the same Act |
| (v)-35 The mayor of the municipality | Among the affairs concerning 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., the affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications that are to be carried out by the mayor of the municipality under a Cabinet Order based on the provisions of Article 13 of the same Act |
| (v)-36 The mayor of the municipality | Among the affairs concerning the payment of a special benefit under Article 3 of the Act on Special Benefits for Parents and Other Relatives of the War Dead, the affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications that are to be carried out by the mayor of the municipality under a Cabinet Order based on the provisions of Article 16 of the same Act |
| (v)-37 The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the order under Article 42, paragraph (1) of the Cropland Act (Act No. 229 of 1952) |
| (v)-38 The agricultural committee | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the search under the proviso to Article 7, paragraph (3) of the Cropland Act, the implementation of the survey of intention to use under Article 32, paragraph (1) or Article 33, paragraph (1) of the same Act, or the preparation of the farmland registry under Article 52-2, paragraph (1) of the same Act |
| (v)-39 The agricultural committee | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the search under Article 22-2, paragraph (2) of the Act on the Promotion of Farmland Intermediary Management Services (Act No. 101 of 2013) |
| (v)-40 The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the preparation of the forest land registry under Article 191-4, paragraph (1) of the Forest Act |
| (v)-41 The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the preparation of the management rights concentration plan under Article 4, paragraph (1) of the Forest Management Act (Act No. 35 of 2018), the investigation under Article 5 of the same Act, the search under Article 10 or Article 24 of the same Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 53 of the same Act), the preparation of the management implementation rights allocation plan under Article 35, paragraph (1) of the same Act, the investigation under Article 45, paragraph (2) of the same Act, the preparation of the comprehensive rights concentration and allocation plan under Article 51, paragraph (1) of the same Act, or the order under Article 62, paragraph (1) of the same Act |
| (vi) The head of a designated city | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the 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 (Act No. 91 of 1998) |
| (vi)-2 The head of a city that establishes a health center, or a special ward | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the registration under Article 42, paragraph (1) of the Act on Recycling of End-of-Life Automobiles (Act No. 87 of 2002), the renewal under paragraph (2) of that Article, the notification under Article 46, paragraph (1) of the same Act, the registration under Article 53, paragraph (1) of the same Act, the renewal under paragraph (2) of that Article, the notification under Article 57, paragraph (1) of the same Act, the permission under Article 60, paragraph (1) of the same Act, the renewal under paragraph (2) of that Article, the notification under Article 63, paragraph (1) of the same Act, the permission under Article 67, paragraph (1) of the same Act, the renewal under paragraph (2) of that Article, the permission under Article 70, paragraph (1) of the same Act, or the notification under Article 71, paragraph (1) of the same Act |
| (vi)-3 The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the recommendation of measures for the prevention of disasters, etc. under Article 38, paragraph (1) of the Act on Special Measures for Facilitating the Use of Land With an Unknown Owner, the order or the request for appointment under Article 42, paragraph (1) of the same Act, the request for an order under paragraph (2), paragraph (3) or paragraph (5) of that Article, preparation for the implementation of the regional welfare enhancement project, etc., or the provision of information relating to landowners, etc. under Article 43, paragraph (2) of the same Act |
| (vi)-4 The head of a city that establishes a health center, or a special ward | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the notification under Article 3, paragraph (1) or paragraph (4) of the Private Lodging Business Act |
| (vii) The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the registration under Article 18 of the Licensed Guide Interpreters Act (Act No. 210 of 1949) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 57 of the same Act, the notification under Article 23, paragraph (1) of the same Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 57 of the same Act, or the reissuance under Article 24 of the same Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 57 of the same Act |
| (vii)-2 The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning a cadastral survey that has received the designation under Article 6, paragraph (3) of the National Land Survey Act (Act No. 180 of 1951), or a cadastral survey under Article 6-4, paragraph (1) of the same Act |
| (vii)-3 The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the implementation of a land readjustment project under the Land Readjustment Act |
| (vii)-4 The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning 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 (Act No. 98 of 1958) |
| (vii)-5 The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the implementation of a new residential urban area development project under the New Housing and Urban Development Act |
| (vii)-6 The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning 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 (Act No. 145 of 1964) |
| (vii)-7 The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the implementation of a distribution business park development project under the Act on the Improvement of Urban Distribution Centers |
| (vii)-8 The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the implementation of an urban redevelopment project under the Urban Renewal Act |
| (vii)-9 The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the implementation of a new city infrastructure development project under the Act on Development of Infrastructures for New Cities (Act No. 86 of 1972) |
| (vii)-10 The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning 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 |
| (vii)-11 The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the implementation of a disaster prevention block improvement project under the Act on Promotion of Improvement of Disaster Control Districts in Populated Urban Districts |
| (vii)-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 the same Act, or the mayor of the municipality that manages a quasi-river under Article 100, paragraph (1) of the same Act | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the order under Article 75, paragraph (1) of the River Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 100, paragraph (1) of the same Act), or the instruction under Article 77, paragraph (1) of the same Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 100, paragraph (1) of the same Act) |
| (viii) The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the management of public housing under Article 15 of the Act on Public Housing |
| (viii)-2 The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the management of improved housing under Article 29, paragraph (1) of the Residential Areas Improvement Act (Act No. 84 of 1960), or the determination or change of the rent or deposit for improved housing, or a measure against an income-excess tenant, under paragraph (3) of that Article |
| (viii)-3 The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the management of rental housing under Article 18, paragraph (2) of the Act on Promotion of Supply of Specified Good Rental Housings (Act No. 52 of 1993) |
| (ix) The head of a designated city or a core city | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the registration under Article 5, paragraph (1) of the Act on Securement of Stable Supply of Elderly Persons' Housing (Act No. 26 of 2001), the renewal under paragraph (2) of that Article, or the approval under Article 52, paragraph (1) of the same Act |
| (ix)-2 The mayor of the municipality | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the investigation under Article 9, paragraph (1) of the Act on Special Measures for the Promotion of Measures against Vacant Houses, etc. (Act No. 127 of 2014) |
| (ix)-3 The head of a city specified by Cabinet Order under Article 64 of the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Act (Act No. 53 of 2002) (including a special ward; the same applies hereinafter in this paragraph and row (viii)-3 of Appended Table 4) | Among the affairs concerning the notification under Article 3, paragraph (3) of the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Act, the order under Article 4, paragraph (3) or Article 5, paragraph (1) of the same Act, or the instruction under Article 7, paragraph (1) of the same Act, the affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the implementation of the affairs that are to be carried out by the head of the city specified by Cabinet Order under that Article, under the provisions of Article 64 of the same Act |
| (x) The head of a city specified by Cabinet Order under Article 4, paragraph (3) of the Act on Compensation for Pollution-related Health Damage (Act No. 111 of 1973) (including a special ward) | Affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the payment of a compensation benefit under Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Act on Compensation for Pollution-related Health Damage, or the certification under Article 4, paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) of the same Act |
| (xi) 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 concerning the permission under Article 8, paragraph (1) or Article 9, paragraph (1) of the Act on Waste Management and Public Cleaning, the certification under Article 9-2-4, paragraph (1) of the same Act, the permission under Article 9-5, paragraph (1) of the same Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 15-4 of the same Act), the approval under Article 9-6, paragraph (1) of the same Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 15-4 of the same Act), the notification under Article 9-7, paragraph (2) of the same Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 15-4 of the same Act), the certification under Article 12-7, paragraph (1) or paragraph (7) of the same Act, the notification under paragraph (9) of that Article, the permission under Article 14, paragraph (1) of the same Act, the renewal under paragraph (2) of that Article, the permission under paragraph (6) of that Article, the renewal under paragraph (7) of that Article, the permission under Article 14-2, paragraph (1) of the same Act, the notification under Article 7-2, paragraph (3) of the same Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (3) of that Article, the permission under Article 14-4, paragraph (1) of the same Act, the renewal under paragraph (2) of that Article, the permission under paragraph (6) of that Article, the renewal under paragraph (7) of that Article, the permission under Article 14-5, paragraph (1) of the same Act, the notification under Article 7-2, paragraph (3) of the same Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (3) of that Article, the permission under Article 15, paragraph (1) or Article 15-2-6, paragraph (1) of the same Act, the notification under Article 9, paragraph (3) of the same Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (3) of that Article, the certification under Article 15-3-3, paragraph (1) of the same Act, the notification under Article 17-2, paragraph (1) of the same Act, or the registration under Article 20-2, paragraph (1) of the same Act, the affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the implementation of the affairs that are to be carried out by the head of the city specified by Cabinet Order under that paragraph, under the provisions of Article 24-2, paragraph (1) of the same Act |
| (xi)-2 The head of a city specified by Cabinet Order under Article 24-33, paragraph (1) of the Act on Waste Management and Public Cleaning | Among the affairs concerning the permission under Article 24-7, paragraph (1) of the Act on Waste Management and Public Cleaning, the renewal under paragraph (2) of that Article, the permission under Article 24-8, paragraph (1) of the same Act, the notification under paragraph (3) of that Article (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 24-16, paragraph (3) of the same Act), the permission under Article 24-15, paragraph (1) of the same Act, the renewal under paragraph (2) of that Article, or the permission under Article 24-16, paragraph (1) of the same Act, the affairs specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications concerning the implementation of the affairs that are to be carried out by the head of the city specified by Cabinet Order under that paragraph, under the provisions of Article 24-33, paragraph (1) of the same Act |