Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative ProceduresAppended Table 1
(1) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to health insurance that is to be implemented by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare pursuant to the provisions of Article 5, paragraph (2) or Article 123, paragraph (2) of the Health Insurance Act, or processes related to the registration of health insurance doctors or health insurance pharmacists under that Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(2) Japan Health Insurance Association or health insurance societies Processes related to payment of insurance benefits, implementation of health services or welfare services, or collection of insurance premiums, etc. pursuant to the Health Insurance Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(2)-2 Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications or prefectural governor Processes related to payment of benefits that are pensions or lump sum payments under the Public Officers Pension Act (Act No. 48 of 1923; including as applied mutatis mutandis under other Acts), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(3) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to mariners insurance that is to be implemented by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare pursuant to the provisions of Article 4, paragraph (2) of the Mariners Insurance Act (Act No. 73 of 1939), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(4) Japan Health Insurance Association Processes related to payment of insurance benefits, payment of a one time advance of the disability pension or a one time advance of the pension for surviving family, implementation of health services or welfare services, or collection of insurance premiums, etc. pursuant to the Mariners Insurance Act, or payment of insurance benefits under the Mariners Insurance Act before amendment pursuant to the provisions of Article 4 of the Act Partially Amending the Employment Insurance Act, etc. (Act No. 30 of 2007; hereinafter referred to as "Act No. 30 of 2007" in this table), as to which the provisions then in force continue to govern pursuant to the provisions of Article 39 of the Supplementary Provisions to the Act No. 30 of 2007, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(5) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to payment of insurance benefits or implementation of social rehabilitation promotion projects, etc. under the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act (Act No. 50 of 1947), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(5)-2 Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Processes related to issuance of certificates of competency as health supervisors or certificates of competency as lifeboatmen under the Mariners Act (Act No. 100 of 1947), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(6) Prefectural governor Processes related to rescue or payment of benefits pursuant to the Disaster Relief Act (Act No. 118 of 1947), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(6)-2 Director-General of the Japan Marine Accident Tribunal Processes related to registration of maritime counselors under the Act on Marine Accident Inquiries (Act No. 135 of 1947), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(7) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to employment placement or vocational guidance under the Employment Security Act (Act No. 141 of 1947), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(8) Prefectural governor Processes related to registration of foster parents for child welfare or foster parents for adoption; accreditation of foster parents; investigation and assessment concerning children and their families; registration of childcare workers; payment of medical expenses for specified pediatric chronic diseases; designation of designated physicians; implementation of the program for certifying persons with specified pediatric chronic diseases requiring support; provision of medical treatment and education; payment of disability benefit for children with disabilities in living support facilities, disability benefit for children with disabilities in high-cost living support facilities, meals benefits, etc. for designated facility admission of disabled children, or facility admission medical care benefits for disabled children; implementation of support in daily lives, teaching life skills, and support for employment; certification of financial capacity; or collection of expenses under the Child Welfare Act (Act No. 164 of 1947), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(8)-2 Head of an accredited local government as set forth in Article 18-27, paragraph (1) of the Child Welfare Act Processes related to registration of region-limited childcare workers under the Child Welfare Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(9) Mayor of municipality Processes related to payment of outpatient benefits for disabled children, outpatient benefits for specified disabled children, high-cost outpatient benefits for disabled children, outpatient benefits for orthopedically impaired child medical care, consultation support benefits for disabled children, or special consultation support benefits for disabled children; provision of welfare service for persons with disabilities; implementation or daycare measures at a nursery center; or collection of expenses under the Child Welfare Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(10) Prefectural governor, city mayor (including a mayor of special wards), or municipal mayor who is supervising offices related to welfare set forth in the Social Welfare Act (Act No. 45 of 1951) (hereinafter collectively referred to as "prefectural governor, etc." in this table) Processes related to the implementation of midwifery at a midwifery facility or assistance at a maternal and child life support facility under the Child Welfare Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(11) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to licenses for anma massage shiatsu practitioners, acupuncturists or moxa-cauterists under the Act on Amma-Massage Practitioners, Acupuncturists, and Moxa-cauterists, etc. (Act No. 217 of 1947), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(11)-2 Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to licenses for barbers under the Barbers Act (Act No. 234 of 1947), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(12) Prefectural governor Processes related to licenses for dietitians under the Dietitians Act (Act No. 245 of 1947), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(13) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to licenses for registered dietitians under the Dietitians Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(14) Prefectural governor or mayor of municipality Processes related to the implementation of vaccination, payment of benefits, or collection of actual expenses under the Immunization Act (Act No. 68 of 1948), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(14)-2 Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants Processes related to registration of certified public accountants, foreign certified public accountants or specified partners under the Certified Public Accountants Act (Act No. 103 of 1948), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(14)-3 Prefectural governor Processes related to designation under the Maternal Health Act (Act No. 156 of 1948) (meaning the designation under Article 15, paragraph (1) of that Act), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(14)-4 Prefectural governor Processes related to issuance of hazardous materials engineer licenses or fire protection equipment officer licenses under the Fire Service Act (Act No. 186 of 1948), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(15) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to licenses for physicians under the Medical Practitioners' Act (Act No. 201 of 1948), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(16) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to licenses for dentists under the Dental Practitioners Act (Act No. 202 of 1948), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(17) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to licenses for public health nurses, birthing assistants or nurses under the Act on Public Health Nurses, Midwives and Nurses (Act No. 203 of 1948), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(18) Prefectural governor Processes related to licenses for assistant nurses under the Act on Public Health Nurses, Midwives and Nurses, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(19) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to licenses for dental hygienists under the Dental Hygienists Act (Act No. 204 of 1948), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(19)-2 Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to accreditation under the Medical Care Act (Act No. 205 of 1948) (meaning the accreditation under Article 5-2, paragraph (1) of that Act) or permission under that Act (meaning the permission under Article 6-6, paragraph (1) of that Act), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(19)-3 National Bar Examination Commission Processes related to the implementation of the bar examination or the preliminary bar examination under the Bar Examination Act (Act No. 140 of 1949), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(19)-4 Prefectural Board of Education or the board of education of a municipality that has received an accreditation under Article 19, paragraph (1) of the Act on Special Districts for Structural Reform (Act No. 189 of 2002) Processes related to licenses for educational personnel under the Education Personnel Certification Act (Act No. 147 of 1949) (including as applied with the deemed replacement of terms under the Act on Special Districts for Structural Reform), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(19)-5 Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Processes related to licenses for veterinarians under the Veterinarians Act (Act No. 186 of 1949), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(19)-6 Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Processes related to issuance of certificates of qualification for safety management supervisors or certificates of qualification for operation managers under the Marine Transportation Act (Act No. 187 of 1949), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(19)-7 Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or prefectural governor Processes related to recognition under the Postmortem Examination and Corpse Preservation Act (Act No. 204 of 1949) (meaning the recognition under Article 2, paragraph (1), item (i) of that Act), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(19)-8 Prefectural governor Processes related to registration of national licensed guide interpreters under the Licensed Guide Interpreters Act (Act No. 210 of 1949), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(19)-9 Head of a municipality or prefecture that has obtained the consent under Article 54, paragraph (3) of the Licensed Guide Interpreters Act Processes related to registration of regional licensed guide interpreters under the Licensed Guide Interpreters Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(20) Prefectural governor Processes related to issuance of a physical disability certificates under the Act on Welfare of Physically Disabled Persons (Act No. 283 of 1949), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(21) Mayor of municipality Processes related to welfare services for persons with disabilities, measures for admission in support facilities for persons with disabilities, etc., or collection of expenses under the Act on Welfare of Physically Disabled Persons, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(21)-2 Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to designation of designated mental health doctors under the Act on Mental Health and Welfare for Persons with Mental Disorders or Disabilities (Act No. 123 of 1950), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(22) Prefectural governor Processes related to medical examination, hospitalization measures, collection of expenses, requests for discharge from hospital, etc., or issuance of mental disability certificates under the Act on Mental Health and Welfare for Persons with Mental Disorders or Disabilities, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(22)-2 Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Processes related to licenses for radio operators or issuance of ship station radio operator certificates under the Radio Act (Act No. 131 of 1950), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(23) Prefectural governor, etc. Processes related to the decision and implementation of assistance, payment of employment independence benefits or benefits for preparation for higher education or employment, implementation of health management support programs for recipients of public assistance, return of expenses required from assistance, or collection of collectible amounts under the Public Assistance Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(23)-2 Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Processes related to issuance of Class A explosives manufacturing safety manager licenses or Class B explosives manufacturing safety manager licenses under the Explosives Control Act (Act No. 149 of 1950), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(23)-3 Prefectural governor Processes related to issuance of Class C explosives manufacturing safety manager licenses or explosives handling safety manager licenses under the Explosives Control Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(23)-4 Japan Federation of Shiho-Shoshi Lawyer's Associations Processes related to registration of judicial scriveners under the Judicial Scriveners Act (Act No. 197 of 1950), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(23)-5 Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Processes related to issuance of building inspector qualification certificates or building equipment, etc. inspector qualification certificates, or registration of persons qualified for building standards conformity determination or persons qualified for structural calculation conformity determination under the Building Standards Act (Act No. 201 of 1950), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(23)-6 Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Processes related to licenses for first-class architects under the Act on Architects and Building Engineers (Act No. 202 of 1950), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(23)-7 Prefectural governor Processes related to licenses for second-class architects or wooden-structure architects under the Act on Architects and Building Engineers, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(23)-8 Prefectural governor Processes related to licenses for laundry masters under the Laundries Act (Act No. 207 of 1950), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(23)-9 Prefectural governor Processes related to licenses for livestock artificial inseminators under the Act on Improvement and Increased Production of Livestock (Act No. 209 of 1950), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(24) Prefectural governor or mayor of municipality Processes related to assessment and collection of local taxes, forest environment tax or special corporate business tax, or investigation of local taxes, forest environment tax or special corporate business tax (including the investigation of criminal cases) under the Local Tax Act and other Acts related to local taxes and Prefectural or Municipal Ordinances based on those Acts, the Act on the Forest Environment Tax and the Forest Environment Transfer Tax, or the Act on the Special Corporate Business Tax and the Special Corporate Business Transfer Tax (Act No. 4 of 2019), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(25) The Commissioner of the National Tax Agency Processes related to the assessment and collection of local tax on domestic transactions or investigations of the local tax on domestic transactions (including investigations of criminal cases) under the Local Tax Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(25)-2 Japan Federation of Land and House Investigators' Associations Processes related to registration of land and house investigators under the Land and Buildings Investigator Act (Act No. 228 of 1950), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(25)-3 Japan Federation of Certified Administrative Procedures Legal Specialists Associations Processes related to registration of certified administrative procedures legal specialists under the Certified Administrative Procedures Legal Specialist Act (Act No. 4 of 1951), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(25)-4 Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Processes related to registration of marine procedure Commission agents under the Act on Marine Procedure Commission Agent (Act No. 32 of 1951), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(26) Municipal Council of Social Welfare set forth in Article 109, paragraph (1) of the Social Welfare Act or Prefectural Council of Social Welfare set forth in Article 110, paragraph (1) of said Act Processes related to the implementation of business to finance with low or no interest for the needy under the Social Welfare Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(26)-2 Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Processes related to, under the Act on Ships' Officers and Boats' Operators (Act No. 149 of 1951), licenses for maritime officers, approval of persons holding a certificate of qualification issued by a State Party to the Seafarers Convention or a certificate of qualification as set forth in Article 22-3, paragraph (1) of that Act, or licenses for small vessel operators, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(26)-3 Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Processes related to registration of changes to motor vehicles or implementation of skill tests for motor vehicle mechanics under the Road Transport Vehicle Act (Act No. 185 of 1951), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(26)-4 Implementing organ as set forth in Article 3, paragraph (1) of the National Public Officers' Accident Compensation Act (Act No. 191 of 1951) or implementing organ as set forth in Article 8 of the National Public Officers' Accident Compensation Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 27, paragraph (1) of the Act on Remuneration, etc. of Ministry of Defense Personnel (Act No. 266 of 1952) following the deemed replacement of terms Processes related to compensation for accidents in line of public duty or accidents during commuting, or implementation of welfare services under the National Public Officers' Accident Compensation Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis under the Act on Remuneration, etc. of Ministry of Defense Personnel), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(27) Prefectural governor or mayor of municipality who is a business operator as set forth in Article 2, item (xvi) of the Act on Public Housing (Act No. 193 of 1951) Processes related to the management of public housing under the Act on Public Housing (meaning the public housing set forth in Article 2, item (ii) of said Act), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(27)-2 Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry or prefectural governor Processes related to issuance of production safety manager licenses for high pressure gas or sales manager licenses for high pressure gas under the High Pressure Gas Safety Act (Act No. 204 of 1951), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(28) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to licenses for radiological technologists under the Radiology Technicians Act (Act No. 226 of 1951), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(29) National Tax Council Processes related to the administration of the certified public tax accountant examination under the Certified Public Tax Accountant Act (Act No. 237 of 1951), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(30) Japan Federation of Certified Public Tax Accountants' Associations Processes related to registration of certified public tax accountants under the Certified Public Tax Accountant Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(31) Commissioner of the National Tax Agency Processes related to the collection of reports from, or questioning or inspection of, certified public tax accountants, certified public tax accountant corporations or former certified public tax accountants under the Certified Public Tax Accountant Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(31)-2 Minister for Foreign Affairs Processes related to issuance of passports or travel documents under the Passport Act (Act No. 267 of 1951), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(31)-3 Minister of Justice Processes related to permission concerning the status of residence of foreign nationals under the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(31)-4 Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency Processes related to the control of entry into and departure from Japan or of residence of foreign nationals under the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(32) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to relief under the Act on Relief of War Victims and Survivors (Act No. 127 of 1952), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(32)-2 Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Processes related to licenses for real estate brokerage under the Real Estate Brokerage Act (Act No. 176 of 1952), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(32)-3 Prefectural governor Processes related to licenses for real estate brokerage or registration of real estate brokers under the Real Estate Brokerage Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(32)-4 Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Processes related to certification of airworthiness inspectors, issuance of airman competence certificates, certification of pilot skill examiners, implementation of skill tests for flight dispatchers, or issuance of unmanned aircraft pilot competence certificates under the Civil Aeronautics Act (Act No. 231 of 1952), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(33) Minister of Defense Processes related to provision of medical care benefits, or payment of meal expenses for hospital stays, living expenses for hospital stays, expenses for combined medical care not covered by insurance, medical care expenses, home-visit nursing care expenses, transfer expenses, high-cost medical care expenses or combined high-cost medical and long-term care expenses, or benefits or payments equivalent thereto, or payment of benefits for personnel retiring under the early mandatory retirement age, under the Act on Remuneration, etc. of Ministry of Defense Personnel, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(33)-2 Commissioner of the National Tax Agency Processes related to licenses for the manufacture of alcoholic beverages, licenses for the manufacture of yeast mash or unrefined sake, or licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages under the Liquor Tax Act (Act No. 6 of 1953), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(34) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to payment of remaining family allowances, travel expenses for returning home, funeral service fees, expenses required to retrieve remains, or disability lump sum payments, under the Act on Aid to Families and Others Related to Unrepatriated Persons (Act No. 161 of 1953), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(35) Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan Processes related to payment of short-term benefits, benefits that are pensions or lump sum payments, or implementation of welfare services under the Private School Personnel Mutual Aid Association Act (Act No. 245 of 1953), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(36) Minister of Finance Processes related to the collection or receipt of National Taxes, etc. (meaning National Taxes, etc. as set forth in Article 8, paragraph (1) of the Act on Fund for Smooth Management of National Tax Revenue (Act No. 36 of 1954)), or payment to creditors under said Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(36)-2 Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Processes related to issuance of chief gas engineer licenses under the Gas Business Act (Act No. 51 of 1954), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(37) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan, Federation of National Public Service Personnel Mutual Aid Associations, Local Public Servants Mutual Aid Association, or National Federation of Mutual Aid Associations for Municipal Personnel Processes related to payment of insurance benefits that are pensions or lump sum payments, or collection of insurance premiums or other payments to be collected under the Employees' Pension Insurance Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(38) Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology or Prefectural Board of Education Processes related to payment of expenses necessary for entering a school for special needs education under the Act on Encouragement for Children's Attendance at School for Special Needs Education (Act No. 144 of 1954), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(39) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to licenses for dental technicians under the Dental Technicians Act (Act No. 168 of 1955), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(39)-2 Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to licenses for cosmetologists under the Cosmetologists Act (Act No. 163 of 1957), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(39)-3 Nuclear Regulation Authority Processes related to issuance of chief nuclear fuel engineer licenses or chief reactor engineer licenses under the Act on the Regulation of Nuclear Source Material, Nuclear Fuel Material and Reactors (Act No. 166 of 1957), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(39)-4 Nuclear Regulation Authority Processes related to issuance of radiation protection supervisor licenses under the Act on the Regulation of Radioisotopes, etc. (Act No. 167 of 1957), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(39)-5 Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism or Minister of the Environment Processes related to issuance of chief engineer licenses for water supply equipment installation work under the Water Supply Act (Act No. 177 of 1957), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(40) Prefectural Board of Education or Municipal Board of Education Processes related to assistance for expenses required for medical care under the School Health and Safety Act (Act No. 56 of 1958), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(41) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to licenses for clinical laboratory technicians under the Act on Clinical Laboratory Technicians (Act No. 76 of 1958), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(42) National Public Servants Mutual Aid Associations Processes related to payment of short-term benefits or implementation of welfare services under the National Public Officers Mutual Aid Association Act (Act No. 128 of 1958), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(43) Federation of National Public Service Personnel Mutual Aid Associations Processes related to payment of benefits that are pensions or lump sum payments under the National Public Officers Mutual Aid Association Act, or payment of benefits that are pensions under the Act for Enforcement in Relation to Long-term Benefit under the National Public Officers Mutual Aid Association Act (Act No. 129 of 1958), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(43)-2 Prefectural governor Processes related to licenses for licensed cooks under the Licensed Cooks Act (Act No. 147 of 1958), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(43)-3 Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to examination of the cooking skills of licensed cooks under the Licensed Cooks Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(44) Mayor of municipality or National Health Insurance Societies Processes related to payment of insurance benefits, the collection of insurance premiums or implementation of health services under the National Health Insurance Act (Act No. 192 of 1958), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(45) Prefectural governor Processes related to the delivery of grants for national health insurance benefit expenses, etc. under the National Health Insurance Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(46) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to payment of benefits that are pension or lump sum payments; collection of insurance premiums and amounts to be collected; authorization for creation of foundations or notification of matters related to the acquisition or loss of qualifications of insured persons under the National Pension Act (Act No. 141 of 1959), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(47) National Pension Fund Processes related to payment of benefits that are pensions or lump sum payments, or the collection of mutual aid premiums under the National Pension Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(48) National Pension Fund Association Processes related to payment of benefits that are pensions or lump sum payments under the National Pension Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(49) Organization for Workers' Retirement Allowance Mutual Aid, Incorporated Administrative Agency Processes related to payment of retirement allowances, cancellation allowances or differences under the Small and Medium Sized Enterprise Retirement Allowance Cooperative Act (Act No. 160 of 1959), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(50) Prefectural governor Processes related to assessment of persons with intellectual disabilities under the Act on Welfare of Mentally Retarded Persons (Act No. 37 of 1960), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(51) Mayor of municipality Processes related to welfare services for persons with disabilities, measures for admission in support facilities for persons with disabilities, etc., or collection of expenses under the Act on Welfare of Mentally Retarded Persons, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(52) Prefectural governor or mayor of municipality who is an executor set forth in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Residential Areas Improvement Act (Act No. 84 of 1960) Processes related to the management of improved housing (meaning improved housing as set forth in Article 2, paragraph (6) of the Residential Areas Improvement Act), decisions or changes related to housing rent or rental deposit, or measures to a person whose income exceeds the standard under said Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(53) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to employment placement, etc., establishment and operation of Vocational Centers for Persons with Disabilities, implementation of services relating to the levy or equivalent services, and payment or registration of special adjustment allowance or rewards for supporting persons with disabilities working at home, etc. under the Act to Facilitate the Employment of Persons with Disabilities (Act No. 123 of 1960), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(53)-2 Prefectural governor Processes related to issuance of electrician licenses under the Electricians Act (Act No. 139 of 1960), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(53)-3 Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Processes related to issuance of certificates of special electrical work qualified persons or certificates of accredited electrical work engineers under the Electricians Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(53)-4 Prefectural governor Processes related to registration of registered sellers under the Act on Securing Quality, Efficacy and Safety of Products Including Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices (Act No. 145 of 1960), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(54) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to licenses for pharmacists under the Pharmacists Act (Act No. 146 of 1960), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(55) Mayor of municipality Processes related to the preparation of lists of persons requiring assistance in evacuation, the preparation of individual evacuation plans, the issuance of disaster victim certificates, or the preparation of disaster victims' books under the Basic Act on Disaster Management (Act No. 223 of 1961), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(56) Prefectural governor, etc. Processes related to payment of child rearing allowances under the Child Rearing Allowance Act (Act No. 238 of 1961), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(57) Commissioner of the National Tax Agency Processes related to determination of the obligation to pay National Taxes, grace of tax payments, provisions, refunds or appropriations of securities, reduction or exemption of additional taxes (meaning the additional taxes set forth in the provisions of Article 2, item (iv) of the Act on General Rules for National Taxes), investigations (including investigations of criminal cases), tax disputes, or the assessment or collection of National Taxes under the Act on General Rules for National Taxes or other Acts on National Taxes, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(58) Book-entry transfer institution as set forth in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Act on Book-Entry Transfer of Corporate Bonds and Shares Processes related to the management of participant information or the provision of the Individual Numbers, etc. of participants under the Act on General Rules for National Taxes, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(59) Local Public Servants Mutual Aid Associations or National Federation of Mutual Aid Associations for Municipal Personnel Processes related to payment of short-term benefits or benefits that are pensions, implementation of welfare services, or payment of lump sum payments under the Local Public Officers, etc. Mutual Aid Association Act (Act No. 152 of 1962), or payment of benefits that are pensions under the Act for Enforcement in Relation to Long-term Benefit, etc. under the Local Public Officers, etc. Mutual Aid Association Act (Act No. 153 of 1962), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(60) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to payment of special benefits under the Act on Special Benefits for Wives of the War Dead, etc. (Act No. 61 of 1963), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(61) Mayor of municipality Processes related to measures on welfare or collection of expenses under the Act on Social Welfare for the Elderly (Act No. 133 of 1963), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(61)-2 Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Processes related to registration of persons engaged in management diagnosis of small and medium-sized enterprises under the Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Support Act (Act No. 147 of 1963), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(62) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to aid under the Act on Special Aid to the Wounded and Sick Retired Soldiers (Act No. 168 of 1963), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(63) Prefectural governor Processes related to loans of funds under the Act on Welfare of Mothers and Fathers with Dependents and Widows (Act No. 129 of 1964), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(64) Prefectural governor or mayor of municipality Processes related to providing convenience to a person raising child who has no spouse or is a widow under the Act on Welfare of Mothers and Fathers with Dependents and Widows, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(65) Prefectural governor, etc. Processes related to payment of benefits under the Act on Welfare of Mothers and Fathers with Dependents and Widows, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(66) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or prefectural governor Processes related to payment of special child rearing allowances under the Act on Special Child Rearing Allowance (Act No. 134 of 1964), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(67) Prefectural governor, etc. Processes related to payment of disabled child welfare allowances or special disability allowances under the Act on Special Child Rearing Allowance, or welfare allowances as set forth in Article 97, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions to the Act Partially Amending the National Pension Act, etc. (Act No. 34 of 1985; hereinafter referred to as "Act No. 34 of 1985" in this table), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(67)-2 Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Processes related to issuance of chief engineer licenses under the Electricity Business Act (Act No. 170 of 1964), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(68) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to payment of special condolence grant under the Act on Special Condolence Grants for Survivors of the War Dead, etc. (Act No. 100 of 1965), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(69) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to licenses for physical therapists or occupational therapists under the Physical Therapists and Occupational Therapists Act (Act No. 137 of 1965), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(70) Mayor of municipality Processes related to consultation, support, health guidance, home guidance for newborn babies, health checkup, notification of pregnancy, issuance of maternal and child health handbooks, home guidance for expectant or nursing mothers, implementation of postpartum care services, notification of underweight babies, home guidance for immature babies, payment of medical and infant care service benefits or expenses required for medical and infant care services, collection of expenses, or implementation of the services of children and family centers under the Maternal and Child Health Act (Act No. 141 of 1965), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(71) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to payment of special benefits under the Act on Special Benefits for Wives of the Wounded and Sick Retired Soldiers, etc. (Act No. 109 of 1966), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(71)-2 Prefectural governor Processes related to licenses for confectionery hygienists under the Confectionary Hygienists Act (Act No. 115 of 1966), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(72) Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare or prefectural governor Processes related to payment of benefits for change of job under the Act on Comprehensively Advancing Labor Measures, and Stabilizing the Employment of Workers, and Enriching Workers' Vocational Lives (Act No. 132 of 1966), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(73) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to approval of re-employment assistance plans under the Act on Comprehensively Advancing Labor Measures, and Stabilizing the Employment of Workers, and Enriching Workers' Vocational Lives, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(74) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to payment of special benefits under the Act on Special Benefits for Parents and Other Relatives of the War Dead (Act No. 57 of 1967), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(75) Fund for Local Government Employees' Accident Compensation Processes related to compensation for accidents in line of public duty or accidents during commuting, or implementation of welfare services under the Local Public Officers Accident Compensation Act (Act No. 121 of 1967), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(75)-2 Minister of Finance Processes related to confirmation under the Customs Business Act (Act No. 122 of 1967) (meaning the confirmation under Article 31, paragraph (1) of that Act), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(76) Coal Mining Pension Fund Processes related to payment of benefits that are pensions or lump sum benefits under the Coal Mining Pension Fund Act (Act No. 135 of 1967), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(76)-2 Prefectural governor Processes related to issuance of liquefied petroleum gas equipment engineer licenses under the Act on the Securing of Safety and the Optimization of Transaction of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Act No. 149 of 1967), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(76)-3 Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to the implementation of the examination for public consultants on social and labour insurance or the examination for the business of acting as an agent in dispute resolution procedures under the Act on Public Consultants on Social and Labour Insurance (Act No. 89 of 1968), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(77) Japan Federation of Labor and Social Security Attorney's Associations Processes related to registration of public consultants on social and labour insurance under the Act on Public Consultants on Social and Labour Insurance, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(77)-2 Prefectural governor Processes related to licenses for vocational training instructors under the Vocational Abilities Development Promotion Act (Act No. 64 of 1969), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(77)-3 Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to registration of career consultants or implementation of trade skill tests under the Vocational Abilities Development Promotion Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(78) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to licenses for judo therapists under the Judo Therapists Act (Act No. 19 of 1970), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(78)-2 Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to issuance of building environmental health management engineer licenses under the Act on Maintenance of Sanitation in Buildings (Act No. 20 of 1970), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(78)-3 Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Processes related to registration of registered information security specialists under the Act on Facilitation of Information Processing, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(79) Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan Processes related to, under the Deposit Insurance Act (Act No. 34 of 1971), payment of insurance money, ascertainment of the amount of claims related to deposits, etc., or purchase of deposit claims, etc. (meaning deposit claims, etc. as set forth in Article 70, paragraph (1) of that Act), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(80) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to licenses for orthoptists under the Orthoptists Act (Act No. 64 of 1971), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(81) Mayor of municipality (including persons listed in the lower column of the table set forth in Article 17, paragraph (1) of the Child Allowance Act (Act No. 73 of 1971)) Processes related to payment of child allowances under the Child Allowance Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(81)-2 Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to licenses under the Industrial Safety and Health Act (Act No. 57 of 1972) (meaning the licenses as set forth in Article 72, paragraph (1) of that Act) or registration of industrial safety consultants or industrial health consultants, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(82) Agricultural and Fishery Co-operative Savings Insurance Corporation Processes related to, under the Agricultural and Fishery Cooperatives Savings Insurance Act (Act No. 53 of 1973), payment of insurance money, ascertainment of the amount of claims related to savings, etc., or purchase of savings claims, etc. (meaning savings claims, etc. as set forth in Article 70, paragraph (1) of that Act), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(82)-2 Mayor of municipality Processes related to payment of disaster condolence grants or disaster disability solatia, or loans of disaster relief funds under the Act on Provision of Disaster Condolence Grant (Act No. 82 of 1973), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(83) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to payment of benefits for unemployment, etc. or benefits for childcare leave, etc., or the implementation of services for the stabilization of employment or services for human resources development under the Employment Insurance Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(83)-2 Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to registration of working environment measurement experts under the Working Environment Measurement Act (Act No. 28 of 1975), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(84) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to advances to the worker wages on behalf of the employer under the Act on Ensuring Wage Payment (Act No. 34 of 1976), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(85) Mayor of municipality or Association of Medical Care Services for Older Senior Citizens as set forth in Article 48 of the Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People (Act No. 80 of 1982) Processes related to, under the Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People, payment of medical care benefits for elderly people aged 75 or older, collection of insurance premiums, or implementation of health services for elderly people under Article 125, paragraph (1) of that Act or services under paragraph (5) of that Article, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(85)-2 Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Processes related to registration of professional engineers or associate professional engineers under the Professional Engineer Act (Act No. 25 of 1983), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(85)-3 Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Processes related to issuance of chief telecommunications engineer certificates of qualification or installation worker certificates of qualification under the Telecommunications Business Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(86) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to payment of insurance benefits that are pension or lump sum payments to be paid by the government who is an executor of the social pension insurance pursuant to the provisions of Article 87, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions to Act No. 34 of 1985, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(87) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to registration of certified social workers or certified care workers under the Certified Social Worker and Certified Care Worker Act (Act No. 30 of 1987), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(88) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to licenses for clinical engineers under the Clinical Engineers Act (Act No. 60 of 1987), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(89) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to licenses for artificial limb fitters under the Artificial Limb Fitters Act (Act No. 61 of 1987), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(90) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to the issuance of certificates for port workers under the Port Labor Act (Act No. 40 of 1988), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(91) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to licenses for emergency life-saving technicians under the Emergency Life-saving Technicians Act (Act No. 36 of 1991), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(91)-2 Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency Processes related to issuance of special permanent resident certificates under the Special Act on the Immigration Control of, inter alia, those who have lost Japanese Nationality pursuant to the Treaty of Peace with Japan, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(91)-3 Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Processes related to registration of certified measurers under the Measurement Act (Act No. 51 of 1992), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(92) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to support for initiatives by prefectures to improve the quality of nurses, etc. and to promote their employment under the Act on Assurance of Work Forces of Nurses and Other Medical Experts (Act No. 86 of 1992), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(93) Prefectural governor or mayor of municipality who constructs and manages rental housing as set forth in Article 18, paragraph (2) of the Act on Promotion of Supply of Specified Good Rental Housings (Act No. 52 of 1993) Processes related to the management of rental housing under the Act on Promotion of Supply of Specified Good Rental Housings, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(94) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to payment of travel expenses for permanent return to Japan, allowances to assist self-support, lump sum payments, or travel expenses for temporary return to Japan, or payment of insurance premiums under 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 (Act No. 30 of 1994), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(95) Prefectural governor, etc. Processes related to payment of support benefits or spousal support money under 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, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(96) Prefectural governor or mayor of Hiroshima City or Nagasaki City Processes related to the issuance of health handbooks for atomic bomb survivor, implementation of health checkups, payment of special medical care allowances, special allowances, allowances for atomic bomb microcephaly, healthcare allowances, health allowances, nursing care allowances, or funeral service fees; or implementation of in-home support services or nursing services under the Atomic Bomb Survivors' Assistance Act (Act No. 117 of 1994), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(97) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to provision of medical care, or payment of medical care allowances or medical care allowances for general diseases under the Atomic Bomb Survivors' Assistance Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(98) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to payment of benefits that are pensions to be paid by the national government who is an executor of social pension insurance pursuant to the provisions of Article 16, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions to the Act Partially Amending the Employees' Pension Insurance Act, etc. (Act No. 82 of 1996; hereinafter referred to as "Act No. 82 of 1996" in this table), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(99) Surviving corporations set forth in Article 32, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions to Act No. 82 of 1996, or designated foundation set forth in Article 48, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions to Act No. 82 of 1996 Processes related to payment of long-term benefits that are pensions or benefits that are pensions under Act No. 82 of 1996, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(99)-2 Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan Processes related to, under the Act on Special Measures for the Reorganization Proceedings of Financial Institutions (Act No. 95 of 1996), the performance of acts belonging to reorganization proceedings (meaning the acts set forth in the main clause of Article 395 of that Act), acts belonging to rehabilitation proceedings (meaning the acts set forth in the main clause of Article 466 of that Act) or acts belonging to bankruptcy proceedings (meaning the acts set forth in the main clause of Article 507 of that Act), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(100) Mayor of municipality Processes related to payment of insurance benefits, the implementation of community support projects or the collection of insurance premiums under the Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Act No. 123 of 1997), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(101) Prefectural governor Processes related to registration of long-term care support specialists under the Long-Term Care Insurance Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(102) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to registration of psychiatric social workers under the Psychiatric Social Workers Act (Act No. 131 of 1997), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(103) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to licenses for speech-language-hearing therapists under the Speech-Language Hearing Therapists Act (Act No. 132 of 1997), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(104) Prefectural governor Processes related to payment of funding for rebuilding the livelihood of disaster victims under the Act on Support for Reconstructing Livelihoods of Disaster Victims (Act No. 66 of 1998), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(105) Prefectural governor or a mayor of the city (including special wards) that establishes a health center Processes related to recommendations or measures of hospitalization, bearing costs, or payment of medical treatment allowances under the Act on the Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care for Patients with Infectious Diseases (Act No. 114 of 1998), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(105)-2 Council as set forth in Article 11, item (ii) of the Patent Attorneys Act (Act No. 49 of 2000) Processes related to the administration of the patent attorney examination under the Patent Attorneys Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(105)-3 Agricultural and Fishery Co-operative Savings Insurance Corporation Processes related to, under the Act on Special Provisions concerning Rehabilitation Proceedings of Agricultural and Fishery Cooperative Savings Insurance Corporation (Act No. 95 of 2000), the performance of acts belonging to rehabilitation proceedings (meaning the acts set forth in the main clause of Article 19 of that Act) or acts belonging to bankruptcy proceedings (meaning the acts set forth in the main clause of Article 40 of that Act), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(105)-4 Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Processes related to registration of condominium management consultants, condominium management companies or chief administrative managers under the Act on Advancement of Proper Condominium Management (Act No. 149 of 2000), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(106) Employers, etc. or Pension Fund Association as set forth in Article 29, paragraph (1) of the Defined-Benefit Corporate Pension Act (Act No. 50 of 2001) Processes related to payment of benefits that are pensions or lump sum payments under the Defined-Benefit Corporate Pension Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(107) Employers set forth in Article 3, paragraph (3), item (i) of the Defined Contribution Pension Act (Act No. 88 of 2001) Processes related to notification of corporate records-related operational management institution, records and preservation of registries on corporate pension plan subscribers, etc., or payment of corporate pension benefits or lump-sum withdrawal benefit under the Defined Contribution Pension Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(108) National Pension Fund Association Processes related to records and preservation of the registries and books on individual pension subscribers, etc. or payment of individual pension benefits or lump-sum withdrawal benefit under the Defined Contribution Pension Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(109) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to payment of benefits that are pensions to be paid by the national government who is an executor of social pension insurance pursuant to the provisions of Article 16, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions to the Act Abolishing the Mutual Aid Association Act for Employees of Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Organizations, etc., and Other Matters to Integrate the Employees' Pension Insurance System and the Mutual Aid Association System for Employees of Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Organizations (Act No. 101 of 2001), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(110) Mutual Aid Association for Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Organization Processes related to payment of benefits that are pensions (excluding benefits that are pensions to be paid by the national government who is an executor of social pension insurance pursuant to the provisions of Article 16, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions to that Act) or lump sum payments, or the collection of burden charges for special operations, under the Act Abolishing the Mutual Aid Association Act for Employees of Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Organizations, etc., and Other Matters to Integrate the Employees' Pension Insurance System and the Mutual Aid Association System for Employees of Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Organizations, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(111) Mayor of municipality Processes related to the implementation of health promotion services under the Health Promotion Act (Act No. 103 of 2002), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(112) Farmers Pension Fund, Independent Administrative Agency Processes related to payment of benefits for farmers pension services, or collection of insurance premiums or other payments to be collected under the Act on the Farmers Pension Fund, Independent Administrative Agency (Act No. 127 of 2002); or payment of benefits under the Act on the Farmers Pension Fund (Act No. 78 of 1970) before amendment pursuant to the Act Partially Amending the Act on the Farmers Pension Fund (Act No. 39 of 2001) or under the Act on the Farmers Pension Fund before amendment pursuant to the Act Partially Amending the Act on the Farmers Pension Fund (Act No. 21 of 1990), which is to be paid by the Farmers Pension Fund, Independent Administrative Agency pursuant to the provisions of Article 6, paragraph (1), item (i) of the Supplementary Provisions to the Act on the Farmers Pension Fund, Independent Administrative Agency, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(113) Japan Sport Council, Independent Administrative Agency Processes related to payment of mutual aid benefits for disasters under the Act on the National Agency for the Advancement of Sports and Health, Independent Administrative Agency (Act No. 162 of 2002), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(114) Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency Processes related to payment of side effect relief benefits, infection relief benefits, benefits or additional benefits under the Act on Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency, Independent Administrative Agency (Act No. 192 of 2002); or the implementation of services based on the entrustment set forth in Article 15, paragraph (1), item (i) or Article 17, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions to said Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(114)-2 Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants Processes related to registration of assistant certified public accountants under the Certified Public Accountants Act before amendment by the provisions of Article 2 of the Act Partially Amending the Certified Public Accountants Act (Act No. 67 of 2003), which remains in force pursuant to the provisions of Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions to that Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(115) Japan Student Services Organization Processes related to student loans and student grants under the Act on the Japan Student Services Organization, Independent Administrative Agency (Act No. 94 of 2003), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(115)-2 Mayor of municipality Processes related to the guidance of evacuating residents under the Act Concerning Measures for the Protection of the People in Armed Attack Situations, etc. (Act No. 112 of 2004), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(115)-3 Prefectural governor Processes related to the implementation of relief for evacuating residents and for victims of armed attack disasters or of disasters in emergency response situations, or reimbursement of actual expenses to medical personnel under the Act Concerning Measures for the Protection of the People in Armed Attack Situations, etc., which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(115)-4 Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications or head of a local government Processes related to the collection or provision of information on the safety of persons under the Act Concerning Measures for the Protection of the People in Armed Attack Situations, etc., which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(115)-5 Head of a local government Processes related to compensation for losses under the Act Concerning Measures for the Protection of the People in Armed Attack Situations, etc. (meaning compensation under the provisions of Article 160, paragraph (1) or (2) of that Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 183 of that Act)), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(116) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to payment of special disability benefits under the Act on Provision of Special Disability Benefit to Specified Persons with Disabilities (Act No. 166 of 2004), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(116)-2 Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to registration in the register of hygienic laboratory technicians under the Act on Clinical Laboratory Technicians (Act No. 76 of 1958) before amendment by the provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Act on Clinical Laboratory Technicians (Act No. 39 of 2005), which remains in force pursuant to the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions to that Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(117) Prefectural governor or mayor of municipality Processes related to payments for services and support for disabilities or implementation of local life support services under the Act on Providing Comprehensive Support for the Daily Life and Life in Society of Persons with Disabilities (Act No. 123 of 2005), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(117)-2 Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Processes related to payment of benefits that are pensions under the Act Abolishing the Diet Members Mutual Aid Pension Act (Act No. 1 of 2006) or under the Diet Members Mutual Aid Pension Act (Act No. 70 of 1958) before its abolition by that Act, which remains in force pursuant to the provisions of Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions to that Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(117)-3 Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency Processes related to payment of medical expenses under the Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief (Act No. 4 of 2006), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(118) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to payment of special survivor benefits under the Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(119) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan, Federation of National Public Service Personnel Mutual Aid Associations, Local Public Servants Mutual Aid Associations, National Federation of Mutual Aid Associations for Municipal Personnel, or Pension Fund Association for Local Government Officials Processes related to receiving and sending documents, or providing retained information under the Act on Special Provisions for the Employees' Pension Insurance Act, etc. Incidental to Enforcement of International Social Security Agreements (Act No. 104 of 2007), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(120) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to payment of insurance benefits or benefits under the Act on Special Provisions concerning Extinctive Prescription for Insurance Benefit of Employees' Pension Insurance and Benefit of National Pension (Act No. 111 of 2007), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(121) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to the collection of special provision of insurance premiums under the Act on Special Provisions for Insurance Benefit and Insurance Premium Payment in Relation to Employee's Pension Insurance (Act No. 131 of 2007), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(122) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to payment of special additional amounts to delayed insurance benefits or special additional amounts to delayed benefits under the Act on Payment of Additional Amounts for Delay in Payment of Insurance Benefits under Employees' Pension Insurance and Benefits under National Pension (Act No. 37 of 2009), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(122)-2 Governor of a relevant prefecture as set forth in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Act on Special Measures for the Relief of Victims of Minamata Disease and the Resolution of the Minamata Disease Issue (Act No. 81 of 2009) Processes related to payment of medical treatment allowances under the Act on Special Measures for the Relief of Victims of Minamata Disease and the Resolution of the Minamata Disease Issue, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(123) Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, prefectural governor, or Prefectural Board of Education Processes related to payment of high school tuition support fund under the Act on Payment of Enrollment Support Fund for High Schools, etc. (Act No. 18 of 2010), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(124) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to payment of benefits for vocational training or implementation of employment support measures under the Act on Support for the Employment of Specified Job Seekers through Implementation of Vocational Training, etc. (Act No. 47 of 2011), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(125) Surviving mutual aid associations as set forth in Article 23, paragraph (1), item (iii) of the Supplementary Provisions to the Act Partially Amending the Local Public Officers, etc. Mutual Aid Association Act (Act No. 56 of 2011; hereinafter referred to as "Act No. 56 of 2011" in this table) Processes related to payment of benefits that are pensions under Act No. 56 of 2011, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(125)-2 Medical Information Infrastructure and Medical Fee Examination and Payment Organization Processes related to payment of benefits, etc. for persons infected with specified hepatitis B virus under the Act on Special Measures for Payment of Benefits, etc. to Persons Infected with Specified Hepatitis B Virus (Act No. 126 of 2011), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(126) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, prefectural governor or mayor of municipality Processes related to the implementation of vaccination under the Act on Special Measures Against Novel Influenza (Act No. 31 of 2012), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(127) Mayor of municipality Processes related to payment of support benefits for pregnant women, educational and nursing benefits for children, benefits for the use of facilities, etc. for child-rearing, or support benefits for infants, etc., or implementation of local support services for children and child-care under the Act on Support for Children and Child-rearing (Act No. 65 of 2012), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(128) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to payment of supplementing allowance for pensioners under the Act on the Payment of Supplementing Allowance for Pensioners (Act No. 102 of 2012), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(129) Surviving employees' pension fund set forth in the provisions of Article 3, item (xi) of the Supplementary Provisions to the Act Partially Amending the Employees' Pension Insurance Act, etc. for Ensuring the Soundness and Reliability of the Public Pension System (Act No. 63 of 2013; hereinafter referred to as "Act No. 63 of 2013" in this table) Processes related to payment of benefits that are pensions or lump sum payments under the Employees' Pension Insurance Act before amendment pursuant to the provisions of Article 1 of Act No. 63 of 2013, which remains in force pursuant to the provisions of Article 5, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions to Act No. 63 of 2013, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(130) Surviving federations or Pension Fund Association as set forth in Article 3, item (xiii) of the Supplementary Provisions to the Act No. 63 of 2013 Processes related to payment of benefits that are pensions or lump sum payments under Act No. 63 of 2013, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(131) Prefectural governor Processes related to payment of specified medical expenses, designation of designated physicians, or implementation of the program for certifying persons with designated intractable diseases requiring support under the Act on Medical Care for Patients with Intractable Diseases (Act No. 50 of 2014), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(132) Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology or Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Processes related to registration of certified public psychologists under the Certified Public Psychologist Act (Act No. 68 of 2015), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(133) Prefectural governor Processes related to the assessment and collection of local special corporate tax or investigations of local special corporate tax (including investigations of criminal cases) under the Act on Temporary Measures concerning Special Local Corporation Tax (Act No. 25 of 2008) before its abolition by the provisions of Article 9 of the Act Partially Amending the Local Tax Act, etc., and Other Matters (Act No. 13 of 2016), which remains in force pursuant to the provisions of Article 31, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions to that Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(133)-2 Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries or Minister of the Environment Processes related to licenses for veterinary nurses under the Act on Veterinary Nurses (Act No. 50 of 2019), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(133)-3 Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Processes related to registration of rental housing management business operators under the Act on the Proper Conduct of Rental Housing Management Business, etc. (Act No. 60 of 2020), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(134) Prime Minister Processes related to registration in the public benefit payment account register under the Act on the Registration, etc. of Deposit and Savings Accounts for the Prompt and Reliable Provision of Public Benefits, etc. (Act No. 38 of 2021), which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(135) Head of an administrative organ, etc. that implements the payment of specified public benefits as set forth in Article 10 of the Act on the Registration, etc. of Deposit and Savings Accounts for the Prompt and Reliable Provision of Public Benefits, etc. Processes related to the management of information serving as the basis for implementing the payment of specified public benefits under the Act on the Registration, etc. of Deposit and Savings Accounts for the Prompt and Reliable Provision of Public Benefits, etc., which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(136) Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan Processes related to notification or provision of information under the Act on the Management, etc. of Deposit and Savings Accounts through the Use of Individual Numbers Based on the Intent of Depositors and Savers, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
(137) Head of a special zone local government as set forth in Article 14 of the Supplementary Provisions to the Act Partially Amending the Child Welfare Act, etc. (Act No. 29 of 2025) Processes related to registration of childcare workers limited to national strategic special zones under the National Strategic Special Zones Act (Act No. 107 of 2013) before amendment by the provisions of Article 12 of the Supplementary Provisions to the Act Partially Amending the Child Welfare Act, etc., which remains in force pursuant to the provisions of Article 15, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions to that Act, which are specified by order of the competent ministry.
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