Chapter 4: Consumer Contract Act and Special Provisions on Consumer Litigation Procedures
Chapter 5: Securities and Financial Products
Chapter 6: Insurance
Chapter 7: Futures Trading and Fraudulent Investment Schemes
Chapter 8: Defective Products
Chapter 9: Defective Housing
Chapter 10: Antitrust Law and the Act on the Labeling of Products
Chapter 11: Religion
Chapter 12: Electronic Commerce
Chapter 13: Public Assistance and Welfare
Chapter 14: Others
Special Feature 1: Calling for the Revision of the “Yamikin”, Underground Lending Regulation Law
The Enactment and Revision of the Consumer Lending Act and the Necessity of Measures Against “Disguised Sale-and- Purchase Underground Lending”
Litigation Against Prepaid Voucher Buyers and the Necessity of Amending the Loan Business Act
Report on Litigation Regarding “Mono-Money” (Prepaid Voucher Cash Conversion Services)
Judgment Report on Litigation Regarding “Mono-Money” (Prepaid Illegal Lending)
Factoring is an illegal loan; legislation to regulate it is required
On business factoring
The necessity of regulating contracts that are not traditional loan agreements as loans
«Document» Chairman’s statement demanding strengthened enforcement against businesses that illegally lend money under the guise of factoring
«Document» Chairman’s statement calling for the establishment of “deemed lending” or the formulation of guidelines under the Loan Business Act and the Investment Act
Special Feature 2: Rescue Activities for Victims of the Unification Church
My Experience with Joining, Activities, and Leaving the Unication Church
Proposal by the Japan Federation of Bar Associations on liquidation procedures following dissolution orders against religious corporations
Report on the Activities of the Working Group on the Relief and Prevention of Victims of Psychic Commerce and Related Issues
Unification Church’s SLAPP Lawsuits and Illegal Attack Lawsuits: Appeal Court Ruling on the SLAPP Lawsuit Filed by the World Peace Women’s Federation
Religious Delusions, Madness, and Fraud (2): The Case of the Unification Church
Special Feature 3: The Restoration Party, Casino Issues, and the Hyogo Prefectural Governor Election
Osaka Casino Litigation, Major Developments
Online Casinos Sweeping Japan, a Threat Following IR
Gambling Victim Consultation Activities by the Osaka Ichō Association and the Expo Methane Gas Issue
Expo Methane Gas Issue
The “Politics” and “Administration” of the Restoration Party Leaders, Full Text Published Online
Misunderstandings Circulating Regarding Hyogo Prefecture’s “Public Interest Disclosure” Issue: Does a “Public Interest Disclosure” Cease to Be Such If It Was Not Intended as Such?
Summary of a Court Ruling Deeming Legitimate Opinions Labeling Political Group Nippon Ishin no Kai as an “Anti-Social Cult Group,”
Bribery and corruption in the Hyogo Prefectural Governor Election and the Tokyo Metropolitan Governor Election
Special Feature 4: Politics Destroying Article 25 of the Constitution (Kiryu City Welfare Benefits Violation)
National Compensation Lawsuit Against the Violation of Welfare Benefits in Kiryu City 124
Kiryu City Welfare Issues: Allegations of Forgery of Official Names and Seals by the Administration
Voices of Victims
Special Feature 5: The Cause of Japan’s Food Crisis
Constitutional Challenge to the Seed Law Abolition: High Court Ruling and the Supreme Court Battle
Japan’s Food Crisis and Farmers’ Demonstrations: The Crucial Moment to Protect Agriculture, Food, and Life
Japan’s Rice Shortage and Food Crisis, Political Privileges, Poverty, and Constitutional Violations
Series 1: Consumer Legislation, Consumer Affairs Agency, Consumer Commission, National Consumer Affairs Center, Legislative Proposals
Discussion with Mr. Bush, Chairman of the German Consumer Affairs Advisory Committee
Report from the 8th Consumer Commission
Report on the Status of Research on Consumer Transactions in the Digital Society at the 30th Consumer Issues Relay Report Meeting
Movement to Strengthen Local Consumer Administration
Behavioral Norms and Legal Effects in Consumer Law (3)
Series 2, Payday Loans and Commercial Loans
The Importance of Public Order and Morals
Strengthening Japan’s Democratic Movement (43)
Series 3, Anti-Poverty and Regeneration
The “Life’s Fortress” Trial: “Even with Consecutive Victories, Challenges Remain,” Exposing Price Fraud (24th Session)
Series 4, Great East Japan Earthquake/Radiation and the Future of Japan
Restarting Nuclear Power Plants Threatening National Safety
Series 5, Special Commercial Transactions Law, Deposit and Trust Law, Credit (Installment Sales)
Multi-Level Marketing in the Winmedix Case
Issues and Countermeasures Regarding Post-Payment Settlement (BNPL)
On the Movement to Amend the Special Commercial Transactions Act
On the GOLDMINE Case
Toward the Summary Report of the Expert Survey Committee on the Paradigm Shift in Consumer Law System
Judgment Under the Special Provisions on Consumer Litigation Procedures: The ONEMESSAGE Information Product Case
Series 6: Consumer Contract Law and Unfair Business Practices
Regarding the First Instance Judgment in the Common Obligation Confirmation Litigation Against Radolce Co., Ltd.
Injunction Request Against Japan Key Service Co., Ltd.
Notice to Ohmoto Comprehensive Law Office Case Regarding the Correction of the Closure of a Regular Savings
Account Following a Notice of Debt Settlement Acceptance
Activity Report of the Consumer Institution of Japan: Major Achievements and Challenges
Activity Report of Tochigi Consumer Link
Activity Report of Consumer Support Kanagawa
Qualified Consumer Organization Consumer Net Okayama
Summary of the Consumer Education Coordinator Program for Fiscal Year 2024
Report on the Study Session on the “Comprehensive Support Program for Living Regeneration to Promote Consumer Self-Reliance”
Part-Time Job Fraud (2)
Series 7, Civil Law and Related Laws
Amendments to the Whistleblower Protection Act
Cancellation of Online Game Payments by Minors
Series 8, Banking, Securities, Insurance, and Futures
Securities Trading Victims Among the Elderly: A Case Involving Structured Bond Transactions
Current Status and Challenges of J-FLEC (Financial and Economic Education Promotion Organization)
Series 9, PL (Product Liability)
When Was the French-Made Anti-Hemophilia Vaccine Sold by a UK Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Released into Circulation?
Establishment of the 2024 Revised EU Product Liability Directive (Part 2)
Series 10, Defective Housing
Basic Knowledge of Defective Housing Disputes (70)
Series 11, Food Safety
Ensuring Consumer Rights Even in Uncertain Situations
A Study on Methods for Distinguishing “Unverified Information”
Artificial Sweeteners Whose Risks Are Beginning to Be Recognized
Series 12, Pets and Animals
Documents, Resolution Calling for Legal Reform to Promote Coexistence Between Humans and Animals
Illegal Kobe District Court Ruling Permitting Euthanasia in Violation of the Lost Property Act, which Prohibits Euthanasia of Animals
On the Residential Intrusion Incident in Minamidaito Village, Okinawa Prefecture
Series 13: Cases, Precedents, and Essays Related to Daily Life
Current Status of Deliberations on Reforming the Adult Guardianship System and Anticipated Impacts on Consumer Issues
Series 14: The Collapse of the Judicial System
Cases Where Claims and Evidence Were Rejected as Timely Defense Methods
Series 15, International Consumer Issues
Regulation of Contract Conformity in Sales Contracts in Other Countries (1)
Regulation of Telephone Solicitation in the UAE
Investigation into Measures Against Unfair Trade Practices in the EU and Germany
Commercial Electronic Message Management System in Turkey
Chinese Consumer Law Developments (Part 39)
Series 16, Peace, Freedom, and Human Rights
Hiding and Altering Public Documents: The Moritomo Gakuen Documents and the Ministry of Finance
