# 次世代育成支援対策推進法 / Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children — 第四条 (Article 4)

- Law: 次世代育成支援対策推進法 (Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children), 平成十五年法律第百二十号
- English title "Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children": Ministry of Justice translation
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- Provision: 第四条 (Article 4)（国及び地方公共団体の責務） — address `art-4`
- Text in force since: 2025-06-01
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### 第四条（国及び地方公共団体の責務） — (Responsibilities of the National Government and Local Governments)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-4</sup>

**第一項**  国及び地方公共団体は、前条の基本理念（次条及び第七条第一項において「基本理念」という。）にのっとり、相互に連携を図りながら、次世代育成支援対策を総合的かつ効果的に推進するよう努めなければならない。
<sup>art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-4/par-1</sup>
In accordance with the fundamental principles referred to in the preceding Article (referred to as the "fundamental principles" in the following Article and Article 7, paragraph (1)), the national government and a local government must endeavor to promote measures to support raising next-generation children in a comprehensive and effective manner while coordinating with each other.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-4/par-1: 前条 → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第三条 (Article 3), art-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-3
- art-4/par-1: 次条 → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第五条 (Article 5), art-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-5
- art-4/par-1: 第七条第一項 → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第七条第一項 (Article 7, paragraph (1)), art-7/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-7/par-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 次世代育成支援対策推進法 — the text in force from 2025-06-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/415AC0000000120/20250601_504AC0000000068), retrieved 2026-10-19
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5162/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19
- This site's parser, version 201 — 次世代育成支援対策推進法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19