This is an English translated building code of Japan. It includes all of the amendments enforced through January 1, 2015.
This latest version is on CD-ROM. The data is in PDF format. Software for reading PDF files, such as AdobeR ReaderR or other reader-programs must be installed on your computer.

CD-ROM (Windows/Macintosh)
Date of publication: 2016.5
PDF file (Print Size: A4)
Pages: 1,350
Price: ¥10,000 (consumption tax (¥1,000) will be added in case of purchase in Japan)
Contents;
・The Building Standard Law
・The Building Standard Law Enforcement Order
・The Building Standard Law Enforcement Regulation (except Annexed Forms)
・The Ministerial Order Concerning Designated Qualifying Examination Body and
Others Based on The Building Standard Law (except Annexed Forms)
・Notifications of MLIT (90)
・Glossary
・Introduction to the Building Standard Law -Japanese Building Codes and Building Control System-

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This is the documents to facilitate in the understanding of the Building Standard Law of Japan and related regulations.
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A Quick Look at Housing in Japan (Quick Look) provides an easy to understand explanation of Japan’s land, climate, economic and social conditions, changes in housing conditions, and the housing policy in Japan (legal system, system for project grants, housing tax systems, technical development, etc.).

The booklet is published in Japanese and in English, making it useful for introducing Japanese housing policy to people overseas.

This publication was previously published by BCJ, but beginning with the 2023-2024 edition, it is published by the Center for Better Living (CBL).
It can be downloaded free of charge from the CBL’s website.
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This book is a translation of the text of the guidelines from Chapters 1 to 6 of the "Guidelines for Seismic Design and Construction of Building Equipment 2014" and the commentary parts of Chapter 4.

Preface
FUKAO Seiichi
Chairperson
Members of the committee for “Architecture that Supported the Modernization of Japan 100 selected building technologies”


2019 marks the 100th year since the enactment of the Urban Building Law, the predecessor of the Building Standard Law, and of the City Planning Act.

The Urban Building Law is considered to be the first established building legislation in Japan, which proceeded the current Building Standard Law after several amendments.

During this period, we have experienced drastic changes occurred in the political and economic sectors and in society as a whole. Accordingly, cities and architectures also changed, which were supported by the innovation of building technologies. All of these changes eventually brought about a remarkable reform in our lifestyles.

To shed light on the advancement of building technologies that have supported modern and current Japan and provided a basis for these changes, we asked not only architects, but many experts of various disciplines, such as sociology, economics, history, urban planning and journalism, as well, to identify “100 Key Terms” related to Japanese architecture and building technologies. The selected “100 Key Terms” were classified into five categories: “Housing, “Buildings, “Structural Methods”, Building Production/Facilities” and “Policy/Regional Planning”. We then asked 91 experts who specialize in these areas to write about the “100 Key Terms” from the viewpoint of a history of the technological progress of construction, newly developed building spaces that resulted from technological progress, and their influences on our lives and on society in general. “Architecture that Supported the Modernization of Japan:100 selected building technologies” is a book that was compiled as a publication to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the enactment of the City Planning Act and the Building Standard Law.

This English translation of the original Japanese summary of the booklet was made so that people in other countries might appreciate the accomplishments mentioned within it.

We will be pleased if the “100 Key Terms” gives you a good overall picture of the Japanese architecture and building technologies that have been developed over the last 100 years, along with their uniqueness. We hope that the wisdom and ingenuity of the people who created these things becomes evident to all of the readers.

Published by: The Building Center of Japan/The Japan Architectural Education and Information Center
Edited by: Members of the committee for “Architecture that Supported the Modernization of Japan: 100 selected building technologies”
Size & Pages: A4 36pages
Language: English
File form & size: PDF 8.52MB
Contents:

This is a newly published guideline that formulated to help the building industry begin working toward the achievement of SDGs. The guideline explains how SDGs are related to the building industry and what types of initiatives should be implemented.
(In the guideline, general construction, housing, and real estate industries are　collectively referred to as building indsutry“ .)

The booklet is published in English and may be downloaded for free.
After you click below to download, you will then be asked to complete a questionnaire, after which an e-mail notification message will be sent to your e-mail address to inform you of the URL to download the document.

Published by: The Building Center of Japan
Edited by: Committee for promoting SDGs in Building Industry
Size & Pages: A4 106pages
Language: English
File form & size: PDF 15MB
Contents: