# 次世代育成支援対策推進法 / Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children — 第六条 (Article 6)

- 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: 第六条 (Article 6)（国民の責務） — address `art-6`
- Text in force since: 2025-06-01
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### 第六条（国民の責務） — (Responsibilities of the People)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/next-generation-support-act/art-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-6</sup>

**第一項**  国民は、次世代育成支援対策の重要性に対する関心と理解を深めるとともに、国又は地方公共団体が講ずる次世代育成支援対策に協力しなければならない。
<sup>art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/next-generation-support-act/art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-6/par-1</sup>
The people must foster their interest in and improve their understanding of the importance of the measures to support raising next-generation children and cooperate with such measures taken by the national government or a local government.
<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) — 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