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Establishment of “Business Notification System” and Review of “Business License System”
Overview of new business license and notification system
Click here (Japanese) for an overview of how the license and notification system was changed by the revision of the law.New Business License System
Click here (Japanese) for an overview of new business license system.
New Business Notification System
Click here (Japanese) for an overview of new business notification system.
Revisions to Standards for Facilities
Facility standards must be satisfied to obtain a site permit.
Along the review of the permitted industries, facility standards have also been revised.
Click here (Japanese) for an overview of the revised facility standards. Click here (Japanese) for the facility standards in total.Transitional measures for the operator currently operating the business
With this revision of the law, measures have been taken to take into account continuation of business for business operators, and to defer applications for new licenses for a period of time, depending on the type of business, etc. of business operators. Click here (Japanese) for an overview of transitional measures.Related Leaflet
Leaflet "New "Business License System" and "Business Notification System" begin on June 1, 2021"
File (Japanese)（PDF：1.93MB）
(December 2020)
Leaflet "You may need to submit a new notification to the health center!"
File (Japanese)（PDF：802KB）
(November 2020)
Revision of the brochure and leaflet (Updated on February 17, 2021)
The brochure and leaflet above have been partialy revised. Please see here (Japanese) for the details.
(Reason for the revisions) A notification from the government which is referred to in the brochure and leaflet has been revised.