Publication Status of Regulatory Reform Implementation Plans
Overview
The government publishes Regulatory Reform Implementation Plans to establish the responsible ministries and agencies and implementation periods for regulatory reform measures identified in recommendations and other documents issued by the Council for Regulatory Reform, thereby promoting their planned and steady implementation. The full texts, reference materials, summary materials, explanatory materials, related document collections, and other materials for each plan from Reiwa 2 through Reiwa 8 are organized, with materials also divided into separate parts and corrections made to erroneous entries.
Key points
- The government organizes responsibility and timing for implementing regulatory reform measures in an official plan.
- Recommendations and other documents issued by the Council for Regulatory Reform form the basis of the plans.
- Plan materials for Reiwa 2, Reiwa 3, Reiwa 4, Reiwa 5, Reiwa 6, Reiwa 7, and Reiwa 8 are published.
- Reference materials, explanatory materials, and related document collections are provided in addition to the full texts.
Overview
The Regulatory Reform Implementation Plan is a government plan for putting into effect the regulatory reform measures presented in recommendations and other documents compiled by the Council for Regulatory Reform. The plan specifies the ministries and agencies responsible for each measure and the implementation period, positioning it as an administrative framework for advancing reform in a planned and steady manner.
The published contents include the full plan text, summary materials, reference materials, explanatory materials on major measures, explanatory materials on implementation measures, and related document collections. The types of materials vary depending on the date of the published plan.
Key figures
- Cabinet approval date of the Reiwa 8 plan
- Reiwa 8 (2026), July 21
- Cabinet approval date of the Reiwa 7 plan
- Reiwa 7 (2025), June 13
- Cabinet approval date of the Reiwa 6 plan
- Reiwa 6 (2024), June 21
- Cabinet approval date of the Reiwa 5 plan
- Reiwa 5 (2023), June 16
- Cabinet approval date of the Reiwa 4 plan
- Reiwa 4 (2022), June 7
- Cabinet approval date of the Reiwa 3 plan
- Reiwa 3 (2021), June 18
- Cabinet approval date of the Reiwa 2 plan
- Reiwa 2 (2020), July 17
- Correction date for an erroneous entry in the Reiwa 6 published materials
- Reiwa 6 (2024), December 10
Impact
The published information covers not only the text of the Regulatory Reform Implementation Plan but also the reference and explanatory materials accompanying the plan.
The plan materials also record that errors in published materials were corrected and provide updates on the publication status of the materials.
Details
The materials dated July 21, 2026 include the full text of the Regulatory Reform Implementation Plan, summary materials, and explanatory materials on implementation measures. The materials dated June 13, 2025 include the full text, reference materials, explanatory materials on major measures, and a related document collection; the explanatory materials on major measures are also available in Parts 1, 2, and 3.
The materials dated June 21, 2024 include the full text, reference materials, and a related document collection, and an erroneous entry was corrected on December 10, 2024 following an error in the published materials. The materials dated June 16, 2023 include the full text, reference materials, and a related document collection, which is published in Parts 1 through 6.
The materials dated June 7, 2022 include the full text, reference materials, a related document collection, and Parts 1 through 6 of that collection. The materials dated June 18, 2021 include the full text, reference materials, and a related document collection, as do the materials dated July 17, 2020.
Materials for each year are provided in PDF format, and the types and division methods of supplementary materials vary, including reference materials, summary materials, explanatory materials on major or implementation measures, and related document collections in addition to the full text.
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