Cabinet Approves Amendment to Land Readjustment Enforcement Order
Overview
Based on the Policy on Responses to Proposals from Local Governments and Others for Reiwa 7, the Cabinet approved an order allowing a partial address to be published in notices concerning elections of land readjustment council members when publishing a candidate’s or other person’s full address would pose a problem. The order will be promulgated on September 30, 2026, and take effect on October 1.
Key points
- When publishing a person’s full address would pose a problem, a partial address may be published instead.
- The notices concern elections of land readjustment council members.
- The order will be promulgated on September 30, 2026, and take effect on October 1, 2026.
Overview
The amendment follows the Policy on Responses to Proposals from Local Governments and Others for Reiwa 7, approved by the Cabinet on December 23, 2025, in response to proposals received through the 2025 call for proposals on regional decentralization reform.
The Cabinet approved the Order Amending Part of the Land Readjustment Act Enforcement Order on September 25, 2026.
Details
For elections of land readjustment council members under the Land Readjustment Act Enforcement Order (Cabinet Order No. 47 of 1955), when publishing candidates’ or other persons’ full addresses would pose a problem, part of the address may be published in place of the full address.
The notices covered are those publishing the names and addresses of candidates under Article 24, Paragraph 5 of the Order; the names and addresses of elected candidates under Article 35, Paragraph 5; and the names and addresses of persons deemed to have consented to election and persons designated as elected candidates under Paragraph 10 of the same article.