①The basic allowance is paid for the days on which a person who has recipient qualifications (hereinafter referred to as a "qualified recipient" except for the following Section to Section 4) is unemployed (limited to those days for which the recognition of their unemployment has been obtained; hereinafter the same applies in this Subsection).

②A qualified recipient who seeks to obtain the recognition of unemployment set forth in the preceding paragraph (hereinafter referred to as the "recognition of unemployment" in this Subsection) must, after separation from service, make an appearance at the Public Employment Security Office and apply for employment as prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

③The recognition of unemployment is to be given by the Public Employment Security Office to which a qualified recipient has applied for employment, once every four weeks calculated from the day on which the person first made an appearance after separation from service, with regard to each day of the immediately preceding 28 days; provided, however, that the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may specify differently with regard to the recognition of unemployment for qualified recipients who take public vocational training, etc. designated by the chief of the Public Employment Security Office (meaning vocational training (including training conducted by the Polytechnic University) conducted by Public Human Resources Development Centers established by the State, prefectures or municipalities or the Japan Organization for Employment of the Elderly, Persons with Disabilities and Job Seekers, accredited vocational training prescribed in Article 4, paragraph (2) of the Act on Support for the Employment of Specified Job Seekers through Implementation of Vocational Training, etc. (Act No. 47 of 2011) (excluding that specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare), and other training or courses given pursuant to the provisions of laws and regulations, for assisting unemployed persons in adapting to the working environment or for having them acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for obtaining employment and that are specified by Cabinet Order; the same applies hereinafter) and for other qualified recipients specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

④Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, if a qualified recipient falls under any of the following items, the recipient may obtain the recognition of unemployment by submitting a certificate in which the reason that they were unable to make an appearance at the Public Employment Security Office is stated, as prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare:

⑤The recognition of unemployment is to be given by confirming that the qualified recipient has carried out job-seeking activities, such as undergoing an interview with a job offerer, having been referred to employment by or having received vocational guidance from the Public Employment Security Office and other employment security agencies or employment placement service providers, etc., as prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

①The daily amount of the basic allowance is to be an amount obtained by multiplying the daily amount of wages by 50 percent (for daily amount of wages of 2,460 yen or more and less than 4,920 yen (when the amount has been changed pursuant to the provisions of Article 18, the changed amount), 80 percent; and for daily amount of wages of 4,920 yen or more and 12,090 yen or less (when the amount has been changed pursuant to the provisions of Article 18, the changed amount), the percentage specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, gradually decreasing within the range of 80 percent to 50 percent, in accordance with the increase in the daily amount of wages).

②With regard to the application of the provisions of the preceding paragraph to qualified recipients who are 60 years old or older and under 65 years old on the day of separation from service pertaining to their recipient qualification, the term "50 percent" in the same paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "45 percent" and the phrase "4,920 yen or more and 12,090 yen or less" is deemed to be replaced with "4,920 yen or more and 10,880 yen or less."

①The daily amount of wages is to be the amount obtained by dividing by 180 the total amount of wages (excluding wages paid temporarily and wages paid for each period exceeding three months; the same applies in the following paragraph, Section 6 and the following Chapter) paid during the last six months in the period for calculation that have been counted as the insured period under the provisions of Article 14 (excluding the proviso of paragraph (1)).

②In the case where the amount calculated under the provisions of the preceding paragraph is less than the amount listed in each of the following items, the daily amount of wages is to be the amount listed in the respective items, notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph:

③When it is difficult to calculate the daily amount of wages pursuant to the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs or when it is found inappropriate to consider the amount calculated pursuant to the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs to be the daily amount of wages, the amount calculated as specified by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare is to be the daily amount of wages.

④Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding three paragraphs, in the case where the daily amount of wages calculated under these provisions is less than the amount listed in item (i), the amount listed therein, and in the case where such daily amount of wages exceeds the amount listed in item (ii), the amount listed therein, is to be the daily amount of wages, respectively:

①When the average earnings (meaning the average amount earned per worker calculated as prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, based on the average regular earnings for workers indicated in the Monthly Labor Statistics compiled by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the same applies hereinafter) for a fiscal year (meaning April 1 to March 31 of the following year, the same applies hereinafter) have either exceeded or fallen below the average earnings for the fiscal year starting on April 1, 2015 (when the amount subject to automatic changing has been changed pursuant to the provisions of this Article, the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year when the latest change was implemented), the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare must change the amount subject to automatic changing applicable from August 1 of the following fiscal year in accordance with the percentage of the increase or decrease.

②If there is a fractional amount of one to four yen in the amount subject to automatic changing which was changed pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the amount is to be rounded down to the nearest ten yen, and a fractional amount of five to nine yen is to be rounded up to the nearest ten yen.

③Of the amounts subject to automatic changing applicable from August 1 of each fiscal year as calculated based on the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, any amount that does not reach the minimum daily wage amount (meaning the amount calculated by the calculation method specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare based on the amount of the regional minimum wage (meaning the regional minimum wage prescribed in Article 9, paragraph (1) of the Minimum Wage Act (Act No. 137 of 1959)) in effect on April 1 of that fiscal year) is to be that minimum daily wage amount from August 1 of that fiscal year.

④"The amount subject to automatic changing" referred to in the preceding three paragraphs means the amounts used in calculating the daily amount of the basic allowance pursuant to the provisions of Article 16, paragraph (1) (including as applied pursuant to paragraph (2) of the same Article, following the deemed replacement of terms), being the daily wage in the scope of 2,460 yen or more and less than 4,920 yen, which is multiplied by 80 percent pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the same Article and the daily wage in the scope of 4,920 yen or more and 12,090 yen or less, which is multiplied by a rate from 80 percent to 50 percent pursuant to the provisions of the same paragraph and the amounts listed in each item of paragraph (4) of the preceding Article.

①If a qualified recipient has earned an income through labor during a period for which the recipient has obtained the recognition of unemployment, payment of the basic allowance for the number of days on which the income have been based (hereinafter referred to as the "number of basis days" in this paragraph) is as specified by the following provisions:

②When the average earnings for the fiscal year have exceeded or fallen below the average earnings for the fiscal year starting on April 1, 2015 (when the amount of deduction has been changed pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph, the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year when the latest change was implemented), the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare must change the amount of deduction applicable from August 1 of the following fiscal year in accordance with the percentage of the increase or decrease.

③When a qualified recipient has earned an income through labor during a period for which the recipient has obtained the recognition of unemployment, they must submit a notification on the amount of income and other matters to the chief of the Public Employment Security Office, as prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.