Possible Directive against Smile

Smile (Building Lots and Buildings Transaction Business Act)
Building Lots and Buildings Transaction Business ActHyogo PrefecturePossible entity match28 July 2021
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Action summary

Company
SmileJapanese original
Original: Smile
Entity match
Possible entity match60/100Human reviewed
Company name extracted from the Japanese public disclosure
Governing law
Building Lots and Buildings Transaction Business Act
宅地建物取引業法
Action type
Directive
指示
Action date
28 July 2021
Issuing authority
Hyogo Prefecture
兵庫県

Violation

Machine-translated summary — verify against original

In a transaction involving a lease of a residential building, the penalty for early termination specified in the special agreement clause of the lease contract was not included in the statement of important matters. This violates Article 35, Paragraph 1, Item 9 of the Act and falls under Article 65, Paragraph 1.

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居住用建物賃貸借契約の取引において、賃貸借契約書の特約事項に定められた短期の解約に伴う「違約金」について、重要事項説明書に記載しなかった。 このことは、法第35条第1項第9号に違反しており、法第65条第1項に該当する

Compliance context

Medium

A regulator issued a directive requiring specified action.

Real-estate transaction law covering licensed real-estate brokers and related transaction duties.

Verify the required action and whether the company has disclosed remediation or completion.

This context is an operational aid for review workflows, not a credit opinion or legal conclusion.

Evidence pack

Original Hyogo Prefecture announcement (Japanese)
Extracted at
2026-04-25T19:50:48.521+00:00
Evidence checked
2026-04-25T19:50:48.521+00:00
Archive captured
Not archived
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    },
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      "en": "Directive"
    },
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    }
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    "confidence": 60,
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    "notes": null
  },
  "review": {
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  },
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    "archiveUrl": null,
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    "translatedAt": "2026-05-01T07:28:00.418+00:00",
    "evidenceCheckedAt": "2026-04-25T19:50:48.521+00:00",
    "generatedAt": "2026-05-23T14:50:39.334Z"
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  "limitations": [
    "RegBase aggregates public Japanese government disclosures and does not provide a credit opinion.",
    "English summaries are provided for reference. The original Japanese source is authoritative.",
    "Possible or unresolved entity matches should be manually verified before use in a decision."
  ]
}

The original Japanese disclosure is the authoritative record. Use possible or unresolved matches only as leads for manual review.

Company info

English name
Smile Japanese original
Japanese name
Smile
Registered address
兵庫県神戸市
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About this recordAggregated and translated from public Japanese government disclosures. The English text is for reference only — authoritative content is the linked Japanese source.