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Q&A
for Standards, Certification and Other Regulations

1. Plant, Animals and Agricultural, Livestock and Marine Products

Q1-1 Products Requiring Import Approval and Certification

Q1-2 Quarantine Inspections of Plants and Agricultural Products

Q1-3 Animal Quarantine

Q1-4 Feeds and Feed Additives
2. Foods

Q2-1 Food Additives

Q2-2 Import Procedures

Q2-3 Labeling Requirements

Q2-4 Food Containers
3. Pharmaceuticals

Q3-1 Import Approval System

Q3-2 Medical Devices

Q3-3 Differentiation Between Foods and Pharmaceuticals

Q3-4 Cosmetics
4. Household Products

Q4-1 Household Electrical Appliances

Q4-2 Gas Appliances

Q4-3 Pressure Cookers

Q4-4 Restrictions on Harmful Substances

Q4-5 Quality Labeling
5. Transportation and Traffic

Q5-1 Safety and Environmental Standards of Motor Vehicles

Q5-2 Road Vehicles Restrictions

Q5-3 Transportation of Marine Containers

Q5-4 Inspection System for Small Boats

Q5-5 Hazardous materials
6. Industrial Equipment and Products

Q6-1 Security of worker's safety (Industrial Equipment)

Q6-2 High Pressure Gas,Spray Containers

Q6-3 Agricultural Machinery
7. Building Related Question

Q7-1 Building Standards

Q7-2 Fireproofing Materials

Q7-3 Steel Frames for Construction

Q7-4 Water Supply Facilities

Q7-5 Fire Protection Equipment
8. Chemical Products and Dangerous Objects

Q8-1 Examination of New Chemical Substances

Q8-2 Ensuring of Industrial Safety (of New Chemical Substances As Well As Products Containing Asbestos)

Q8-3 Agricultural Chemicals

Q8-4 Fireworks

Q8-5 Importation of Cutlery
9. Customs Clearance Procedures

Q9-1 Tariff Classifications

Q9-2 Preferential Treatment Tariff Scheme

Q9-3 Simplification and Rationalization of Customs Clearance Procedures,ETC.
10. Protection of Intellectual Property Rights

Q10-1 Patent Right

Q10-2 Design Right

Q10-3 Trademark Right

Q10-4 Copyright
11. Service and Others

Q11-1 Standards for Domestic Postal Items

Q11-2 Qualifications for "Foreign Lawyer Registered in JAPAN"

Q11-3 Status of Residence

Q11-4 Direct Inward Investment and Merger and Acquisition