# 道路交通法 / Road Traffic Act — 第一条 (Article 1)

- Law: 道路交通法 (Road Traffic Act), 昭和三十五年法律第百五号
- English title "Road Traffic Act": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第一条 (Article 1)（目的） — address `art-1`
- Text in force since: 2026-07-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-1
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-1
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### 第一条（目的） — (Purpose)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-1</sup>

**第一項**  この法律は、道路における危険を防止し、その他交通の安全と円滑を図り、及び道路の交通に起因する障害の防止に資することを目的とする。
<sup>art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-1/par-1</sup>
The purpose of this Act is to prevent road hazards and otherwise ensure the safety and fluidity of traffic, as well as to contribute to preventing blockages arising from road traffic.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 道路交通法 — the text in force from 2026-07-21 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/335AC0000000105/20260721_508AC0000000052), retrieved 2026-10-13
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Road Traffic Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/2962/tb), retrieved 2026-10-13
- This site's parser, version 190 — 道路交通法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-13