RegBase Data Sources
RegBase structures public Japanese government and official data so users can trace each record back to the original source. This page summarizes the main source families, update cadence, and handling policy.
Regulatory enforcement
Consumer Affairs Agency - Premiums and Misleading Representations Act orders
Update: DailyPublic materials for CAA orders and surcharge payment orders under the Premiums and Misleading Representations Act.
https://www.caa.go.jp/policies/policy/representation/fair_labeling/measures/Consumer Affairs Agency - Specified Commercial Transactions Act actions
Update: DailyPublic materials for business suspension orders, directives, and related actions under the Specified Commercial Transactions Act.
https://www.caa.go.jp/policies/policy/consumer_transaction/sales_specified_commercial/Japan Fair Trade Commission press releases
Update: DailyPublic announcements for Antimonopoly Act and Subcontract Act cease and desist orders, surcharge orders, recommendations, and related records.
https://www.jftc.go.jp/houdou/pressrelease/Financial Services Agency news and administrative action materials
Update: DailyAdministrative action disclosures and financial-sector public notices, including actions under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.
https://www.fsa.go.jp/news/Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare public materials
Update: DailyMHLW public materials including selected pharmaceutical, labour, health, and welfare-related enforcement disclosures.
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/Personal Information Protection Commission press releases
Update: DailyPublic announcements for recommendations, orders, and related actions under Japan's Act on the Protection of Personal Information.
https://www.ppc.go.jp/news/press/Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism negative information search
Update: DailyPublic negative-information records for construction, real estate, automotive maintenance, travel, transport, and nomination suspension categories.
https://www.mlit.go.jp/nega-inf/Public risk disclosures
MHLW labour standards violation disclosures
Update: DailyPublished labour standards and occupational safety cases disclosed by prefectural labour bureaus.
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/FSA list of operators warned for unregistered financial instruments business
Update: DailyPublic warning-list records for operators that received warnings for conducting financial instruments business without registration.
https://www.fsa.go.jp/ordinary/chuui/mutouroku.htmlJapan Tourism Agency travel agency sanctions
Update: DailyPublic sanctions and registration-related actions for travel agencies and travel service arrangement businesses.
https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/seisaku_seido/ryokogyoho/shobun.htmlSubsidy and grant improper receipt disclosures
Update: DailyPublic disclosures by MHLW, prefectural labour bureaus, METI-related programs, and other public bodies concerning improper subsidy or grant receipt.
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/koyou_roudou/koyou/kyufukin/kochokin_husei.htmlOfficial Gazette metadata
Kanpo official gazette company announcements
Update: IncrementalCompany announcement metadata such as publication date, issue, page, announcement item, and company name. RegBase does not republish full gazette text, images, or search-result pages.
https://kanpou.npb.go.jp/Company identity data
National Tax Agency Corporate Number Publication Site
Update: WeeklyOfficial Corporate Number, corporate name, head-office address, name-change history, address-change history, and closure information.
https://www.houjin-bangou.nta.go.jp/National Tax Agency Corporate Number System Web-API
Update: Targeted and incrementalCorporate Number API used for entity identification and freshness checks of core company information.
https://www.houjin-bangou.nta.go.jp/webapi/gBizINFO
Update: MonthlyJapanese government company profile data, including representative, capital, employee count, founding date, industry, permits, and registered English company names when provided.
https://info.gbiz.go.jp/EDINET
Update: DailyFSA disclosure system used for listed-company securities reports, officer information, and financial disclosure context.
https://disclosure2.edinet-fsa.go.jp/Source preservation
Kiroku (Internet Archive Japan)
Update: When a record is detectedOriginal public source pages are archived when enforcement records are detected, preserving reference access if a source page later changes or disappears.
https://kiroku.org/Collection and processing policy
- RegBase collects and structures public records from the official sources listed above.
- AI extraction is used to structure enforcement articles into fields such as company name, law, action type, penalty amount, and violation summary.
- Company names are not translated or romanized for display. English company names are shown only when RegBase has an official or verified official-source record.
- Corporate Number information originates from Japan's National Tax Agency Corporate Number System, but RegBase is not endorsed or guaranteed by the National Tax Agency.
- Official Gazette entries are limited to metadata and company announcement context; RegBase does not republish full gazette text, images, or search results.
- Each material enforcement record links back to the original Japanese source where available.