Laws on Disabilities "The 38 Selected Japanese Laws Related to Persons with Disabilities"
10. Major Central Government Measures for Persons with Disabilities
| Main measures | Relevant legislation | |
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| Cabinet Office | Formulation of the Basic Plan for Persons with Disabilities, awareness raising and public relations (Disabled Persons' Week, special gatherings, regional conferences to promote measures for persons with disabilities, programs to promote public awareness of persons with disabilities) | Fundamental Law for Disabled Persons |
| National Police Agency | Audible traffic signals for persons with visual impairments are installed, exception to the no-parking rule, consultation on driving aptitude, etc. | Law on Infrastructure Plans, Law on Equipping Traffic Safety Facilities, Road Traffic Law, etc. |
| Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications | Reduction of and exemption from NHK broadcast subscription fees, Automated Telling Machines (ATM) for persons with visual impairments are installed, provision of welfare telephone, etc. Consideration on taxes (Local Tax.) | Broadcast Law, Cable Television Broadcast Law, Telecommunications Service Law, Law for Promoting Businesses that Facilitate the Use of Communications and Broadcast Services by the Physically Disabled Persons Local Tax Law |
| Ministry of Justice | Establishment of human rights consultation offices in each bureau and in district legal affairs and branch bureaus | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Technical cooperation in the rehabilitation related field for persons with disabilities | Japan International Cooperation Agency Law |
| Ministry of Finance | Measures for taxation (national tax) | Income Tax Law, Consumption Tax Law, Inheritance Tax Law, Special Measures Act concerning Temporary Tax Law, Customs Tariff Law, etc. |
| Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology | Special support education Commission for development of medical and technical equipments to be used at school. |
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| Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare |
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Maternal and Child Health Law, Child Welfare Law, Law for the Welfare of Physically Disabled Persons, Law for the Welfare of Intellectually Disabled Persons, Law Concerning Mental Health and Welfare for Mentally Disabled Persons, Special Child Rearing Allowance Law, Law for Special Aid to Wounded and Sick Veterans, Daily Life Security Law, National Pension Law, Employees' Pension Law, National Health Insurance Law, etc. Law for Employment Promotion, etc. of the Disabled Persons, Employment Countermeasures Law, Employment Insurance Law, Human Resources Development Promotion Law, Workmen's Accident Compensation Insurance Law, etc. |
| Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries | Improvements to the eating habits and the living environment of farming, fishing, and mountain villages that take into account the needs of persons with disabilities | |
| Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry | Development of welfare related technical devices, equipment standardization | Law on Industrial Standardization, Law for Promotion of Research, Development and the Distribution of Technical Aids and Equipment |
| Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport |
Improvement of public transportation Provision of public housing for persons with disabilities, prioritizing for getting into public housings, improvement of government facilities, public buildings, and roads, discount of fees for using toll highways, etc. System for Permission of developing emergency care and other facilities in areas prone to landslides |
Law to Facilitate the Use of Public Transportation by Elderly and Disabled Persons, Law for Buildings Accessible to and Usable by the Elderly and Physically Disabled Persons, Public Housing Law, Urban Development Corporation Byelaws, Government Housing Loan Corporation Law Law to Promote Natural Disaster Preventative Measures in Areas Prone to Landslides |