Responsible Ministries : National Police Agency

645 Clarification of the criteria for judging the approval for the possession of a shotgun
637 Relaxation of requirements for prime movers for battery-assisted bicycles
613 Simplification of procedures for switching from foreign driver's licenses to domestic ones
608 Clarification of classification of Russian two-wheeled vehicles with two-wheel-drive sidecars
607 Expansion of the special measure concerning certificates for storage space for motor homes
569 Relaxing regulations for obtaining towing licenses
566 Deregulation concerning motorcycles
485 Relaxation of regulations regarding motor home storage (parking) sites when camping vehicles are imported
364 Abolition of regulations that deboning knives are classified as swords.
361 Abolition of regulations that filet knives are classified as swords
359 Concerning tower slewing cranes for construction,
1. Permission given to use them on the road and on adjacent private property.
2. Establishment of maximum wind loads both for during operations and for idle standing.
3. Equal treatment of all cranes, whether Japanese- or foreign- produced, during initial set-up inspection.
4. Review of classification in the Japan Industrial Standards (JIS) classifications.
328 Concerning knives to be used as house ware, explanation of the reasons for denying customs clearance and clear indication of the conditions that would have to be met to receive clearance
275 Exemption of fillet knives (a kind of kitchen knives) from the prohibition of import.
254 Permission was sought to set up a stand to sell popcorn on the pedestrian mall during pedestrian mall periods in Harajuku (Tokyo).
235 Relaxation of the requirements, and simplification and rationalization of the procedures for permitting land transport of the high cube containers.
164 Concerning the import of modern Japanese swords, abolishment of the application procedure for the import quota necessary to be taken after the issuance of the registration certificate under the Firearms and Swords Control Act, or permission of the import quota before the issuance of the registration certificate.
161 Propriety of carrying two 20-feet containers on a 40-feet chassis.
150 The propriety of operation of 20-feet tank container with the total weight of 24t by a 40-feet long exclusive-use chassis.
114 Readopting of a special measure for land transport of tall containers by the flat bed chassis.
104 Concerning the import of Japanese swords, abolition of the import quota or at least shortening of the deliberation period (1-2 months) for the import quota, when the importer has the registration certificate issued from a local board of education or the permission of a public safety commission.
23 To enable old type firearms and swords made in Europe and the US to be registered as "art objects or antiques" and to be imported and sold as exceptions for those under the regulations of the law on the 6th column marked.
10 Approval of clockwork parking maters.