The establishment and abolition of schools, changes of founder, or other matters prescribed by Cabinet Order (referred to as "establishment and abolition, etc." in the following Article) stated in the following items, must be approved respectively by a person specified in those items. Among these schools, the same will apply to the ordinary courses (referred to below as "full-time courses") for high schools (including upper courses of secondary education schools), courses provided at night, or at other special times or periods (referred to below as "part-time courses"), and courses providing education through correspondence (referred to below as "correspondence courses"), university faculties, graduate schools and academic units of graduate school , and university departments in Article 108, paragraph (2).
public or private university and college of technology:Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology;
公立又は私立の大学及び高等専門学校 文部科学大臣
high schools, secondary education schools, and special needs education schools established by a municipality (this includes public university corporations established independently by a municipality or in cooperation with other municipalities; the same applies in the following Article, Article 13, paragraph (2), Article 14, Article 130, paragraph (1), and Article 131):Prefectural Board of Education;
private kindergarten, elementary school, junior high school, compulsory education school, high school, secondary education school, and special needs education school:prefectural governor.
私立の幼稚園、小学校、中学校、義務教育学校、高等学校、中等教育学校及び特別支援学校 都道府県知事
Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, a person establishing a school stated in item (i) of that paragraph is not required to obtain approval in that paragraph when conducting the following matters. In such a case, a person establishing the relevant school must notify the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of this in advance, as provided by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology:
establishing a university faculty or an academic unit of graduate school or a university department under Article 108, paragraph (2), that does not involve a change of type or field of the degree granted by the relevant university;
大学の学部若しくは大学院の研究科又は第百八条第二項の大学の学科の設置であつて、当該大学が授与する学位の種類及び分野の変更を伴わないもの
abolishing a university faculty or academic unit of graduate school or a university department in Article 108, paragraph (2);
大学の学部若しくは大学院の研究科又は第百八条第二項の大学の学科の廃止
matters prescribed by Cabinet Order, beyond what is stated in the preceding two items.
前二号に掲げるもののほか、政令で定める事項
For cases in which there is a notification as referred to in the preceding paragraph; when the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology finds matters stated in that notification which are not compliant with laws and regulations relating to matters including equipment, class, or others, the Minister may order the person giving the notification to take necessary measures.
文部科学大臣は、前項の届出があつた場合において、その届出に係る事項が、設備、授業その他の事項に関する法令の規定に適合しないと認めるときは、その届出をした者に対し、必要な措置をとるべきことを命ずることができる。
The provisions provided for in paragraph (1) does not apply to high schools, secondary education schools, and special needs education schools established by designated cities provided for in Article 252-19, paragraph (1) of Local Autonomy Act (Act No. 67 of 1947) (referred to below as "designated cities") (this includes public university corporations established independently by designated cities or in cooperation with other municipalities). In such cases, a person establishing the relevant high school, secondary education school, or special needs education school, must notify the prefectural board of education in advance when attempting to conduct matters for which it is deemed one must obtain approval, pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph.
The standard for types of degrees and changes in field under paragraph (2), item (i), is to be specified by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
第二項第一号の学位の種類及び分野の変更に関する基準は、文部科学大臣が、これを定める。