Intro
Title Page
Copyright Page
The Author
Table of Contents
List of Abbreviations
Preface
General Introduction
Chapter 1. General Background of the Country
1. Geography and Population
2. State Organs
3. Court System
I. The Organization of the Courts (Court Act (Law No. 59 of 16 April 1947), Articles 6 Through 32)
A. The Supreme Court (Saiko Saibansho)
B. The High Court (Koto Saibansho)
C. The District Court (Chiho Saibansho)
D. The Summary Court (Kan'i Saibansho)
E. The Family Court (Katei Saibansho)
II. Appeals in Civil Cases

A. First Appeal (Koso)
B. Second Appeal (Jokoku)
4. Characteristics of Japanese Law
I. Public Policy (Kojo) and Public Morals (Ryozoku)
II. Abuse of Rights (Kenri Ran'yo)
III. Fidelity (Shingi) and Good Faith (Seijitsu)
5. Sources of Law
I. The Constitution (Kempo)
II. Statutes (Horitsu)
III. Ordinances
IV. Custom
V. Case Law
VI. Jori (Recta Ratio)
Chapter 2. Telecommunications Infrastructure
Chapter 3. The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Market
Chapter 4. e-Commerce: Facts and Figures
Chapter 5. e-Government Initiatives

1. The New IT Reform Strategy
2. A New Strategy in ICT
3. Declaration to Be the World's Most Advanced IT Nation
4. Framework Act on Utilization of Public and Private Sector Data
5. Basic Plan for Promoting Public and Private Sector Data Utilization
6. On the Direction of New IT Policy in the Digital Era
Part I. Digital Market Regulation
Chapter 1. Legal Status of Standardization and Technical Specifications
1. Industrial Standardization Act
2. Japanese Industrial Standards
3. JIS Marking System
4. Japanese Industrial Standards Committee

5. Amendments to the Industrial Standardization Act in 1997
I. Speeding-Up of JIS Development Process
II. Japan Accreditation System for Product Certification Bodies of JIS Mark
III. JNLA System
Chapter 2. Legal Status of Standard Terms and Conditions
1. General
2. Ministry of Economics, Trade and Industry Guidelines
3. Consumer Contracts Act
Chapter 3. International Private Law Applied to the Online Environment
1. Adjudicative Jurisdiction
I. Arbitration Agreement
II. Rules for International Jurisdiction
A. General Rules

B. Rules Applicable to Consumer Contracts
C. Other Rules
2. Applicable Law
I. CISG
II. The Act on General Rules for Application of Laws
Chapter 4. Competition Law Applied to the Digital Market
1. Overview of Competition Regulation in Japan
I. Unreasonable Restraint of Trade and Private Monopolization
II. Unfair Trade Practices
A. Concerted Refusal to Deal
B. Other Refusal to Deal
C. Discriminatory Pricing
D. Discriminatory Treatment on Transaction Terms
E. Discriminatory Treatment in a Trade Association
F. Unjust Low Price Sales