第七条の二
On finding that the structure, equipment, or furnishings of a hotel business facility no longer conform to the standards that Cabinet Order prescribes which are referred to in Article 3, paragraph (2), the prefectural governor may fix a reasonable period of time and order the hotelier to take the necessary measures to make the structure, equipment, or furnishings of the relevant facility conform to those standards.
On finding that it is necessary to do so in order to prevent a hotel business from causing or amplifying a public health risk or from furthering or provoking activities that contravene public policy, a prefectural governor may order the hotelier to take measures that are necessary from a public health standpoint or from the perspective of upholding public policy.
If a hotel business is being run in violation of the provisions of this Act and the prefectural governor finds that measures need to be taken urgently in order to prevent the running of that hotel business from causing or amplifying a serious public health risk or from furthering or provoking activities that seriously contravene public policy, the prefectural governor may order the person running the hotel business (other than a hotelier) to discontinue that hotel business or to take other measures that are necessary from a public health standpoint or from the perspective of upholding public policy.
第八条
If a hotelier has violated the provisions of this Act, the provisions of an order that is based on this Act, or a disposition that is based on this Act; or if a hotelier has come to fall under the items of Article 3, paragraph (2) (except for item (iv)), the prefectural governor may revoke the license referred to in paragraph (1) of that Article or order the discontinuation of all or some aspects of the hotel business for a specified period of one year or less. The same applies if a hotelier (or its representative, if a hotelier is a corporation) or the agent, employee, or other worker thereof commits one of the following crimes in connection with the hotel business:
a crime referred to in Articles 174, 175, 182, or 183 of the Penal Code (Act No. 45 of 1907);
刑法(明治四十年法律第四十五号)第百七十四条、第百七十五条、第百八十二条又は第百八十三条の罪
a crime prescribed in the Act on Control and Improvement of Amusement Business, etc. (Act No. 122 of 1948) (limited to one related to operation of business entertainment-related eating and drinking services, etc. in Article 2, paragraph (4) of that Act and operation of specified amusement eating and drinking places in paragraph (11) of that Article);
風俗営業等の規制及び業務の適正化等に関する法律(昭和二十三年法律第百二十二号)に規定する罪(同法第二条第四項の接待飲食等営業及び同条第十一項の特定遊興飲食店営業に関するものに限る。)
a crime prescribed in Chapter 2 of the Anti-Prostitution Act (Act No. 118 of 1956);
売春防止法(昭和三十一年法律第百十八号)第二章に規定する罪
a crime prescribed in Chapter 2 of the Act on Regulation and Punishment of Acts Relating to Child Prostitution and Child Pornography, and the Protection of Children (Act No. 52 of 1999).
児童買春、児童ポルノに係る行為等の規制及び処罰並びに児童の保護等に関する法律(平成十一年法律第五十二号)第二章に規定する罪
a crime prescribed in Chapter 2 of the Act on the Punishment of Acts of Photographing Sexual Poses, etc. and the Erasure, etc. of Electronic or Magnetic Records of Images of Sexual Poses Recorded on Seized Articles (Act No. 67 of 2023).
性的な姿態を撮影する行為等の処罰及び押収物に記録された性的な姿態の影像に係る電磁的記録の消去等に関する法律(令和五年法律第六十七号)第二章に規定する罪
第八条の二
If the structure, equipment, or furnishings of a hotel business facility located within roughly 100 meters of the grounds of an institution as set forth in one of the items of Article 3, paragraph (3) have come to no longer conform to the standards that Cabinet Order prescribes which are referred to in paragraph (2) of that Article, or if a hotelier has violated the provisions of Article 4, paragraph (3) in an area within roughly 100 meters of the grounds of an institution as set forth in one of the items of paragraph (3) of that Article, and the president of a national university or other person prescribed in Article 3, paragraph (4) finds that the innocent institutional environment of the relevant institution has been significantly marred, that person may state an opinion to the prefectural governor regarding the disposition prescribed in Article 7-2 (except for paragraph (3)) or the preceding Article.
第九条
The notice referred to in Article 15, paragraph (1) or Article 30 of the Administrative Procedure Act (Act No. 88 of 1993) relating to a disposition under the provisions of Article 8 must be given no later than one week prior to the date of a hearing or the deadline for submitting a written explanation (or at the date and time of the opportunity for oral explanation, if one will be granted).
第八条の規定による処分に係る行政手続法(平成五年法律第八十八号)第十五条第一項又は第三十条の通知は、聴聞の期日又は弁明を記載した書面の提出期限(口頭による弁明の機会の付与を行う場合には、その日時)の一週間前までにしなければならない。
第九条の二
The national and local governments are to endeavor to secure the necessary funds for, give advice to, provide information to, and take other measures in respect of hoteliers in order to promote the sound development of the hotel business and facilitate the provision of services to meet the increasingly sophisticated and diverse demands of users in the hotel industry.
第十条
A person falling under one of the following items is subject to imprisonment for not more than six months, a fine of not more than 1,000,000 yen, or both:
次の各号のいずれかに該当する者は、六月以下の拘禁刑若しくは百万円以下の罰金に処し、又はこれを併科する。
a person running a hotel business without being licensed as under the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (1), in violation of the provision of that paragraph;
第十一条
A person falling under one of the following items is subject to a fine of not more than 500,000 yen:
次の各号のいずれかに該当する者は、これを五十万円以下の罰金に処する。
a person violating the provisions of Article 5, paragraph (1) or Article 6, paragraph (1);
a person failing to file or falsely filing a report under the provisions of Article 7, paragraph (1) or (2); a person refusing, obstructing, or evading an inspection by the relevant officials under those provisions; or a person failing to answer or falsely answering questions under those provisions;
a person violating an order under the provisions of Article 7-2, paragraphs (2) or (3).
第十二条
A person falsifying the information referred to in Article 6, paragraph (1) in violation of the provisions of paragraph (2) of that Article is subject to penal detention or a petty fine.
第十三条
If the representative of a corporation or the agent, employee, or other worker of a corporation or individual violates Article 10 or 11 in connection with the business of that corporation or individual, in addition to the offender being subject to punishment, the corporation or individual is subject to the fine referred to in the relevant Article.