How people use japanlaw
Nine kinds of reader, each with example questions an AI assistant connected to japanlaw.org answers from the statute, citing the article, paragraph and item it rests on.
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Employees Your hours, pay, leave and notice, in the law's own words, with the English beside the Japanese. See how it helps
HR and labour teams The questions an HR team answers every week, checked against the text in force today. See how it helps
International students Your status of residence, working part-time and registering where you live, in English you can read. See how it helps
Companies hiring foreign staff Hiring someone from abroad: what their status of residence allows, and what the employer must do. See how it helps
Business owners and founders Founding a company, working with freelancers and paying tax, with the provisions behind each answer. See how it helps
Lawyers Answers that rest on a provision and read clearly for a client abroad, with links that open. See how it helps
Labor and Social Security Attorneys (社労士) Rules of employment, overtime agreements and social insurance, cited to the paragraph and item. See how it helps
Administrative Scriveners (行政書士) Changing a status of residence, extending a stay, permanent residence: the provisions, with the English for your client. See how it helps
Tax Accountants (税理士) The tax Acts and their orders, current and cited, for clients who read English or Japanese. See how it helps
The answers here are examples written for these pages, to show how an answer rests on the law. They are not legal advice: for your own case, read the official text and ask a qualified professional.