Business Licenses and Permits in Japan - INI

[item.construction-business-license]
code=01
slug=construction-business-license
name=Construction Business License
description=Permit required for businesses undertaking construction work.
category=construction
issuingAuthority=Prefectural Governor or Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
legalBasis=建設業法

[item.restaurant-business-license]
code=02
slug=restaurant-business-license
name=Restaurant Business License
description=Permit required for operating a restaurant.
category=food
issuingAuthority=Public Health Center Director (Prefectural Governor)
legalBasis=食品衛生法

[item.real-estate-license]
code=03
slug=real-estate-license
name=Real Estate Transaction Business License
description=License required for businesses acting as intermediaries or agents for real estate sales and rentals.
category=real-estate
issuingAuthority=Prefectural Governor or Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
legalBasis=宅地建物取引業法

[item.liquor-sales-license]
code=04
slug=liquor-sales-license
name=Liquor Sales License
description=License required for businesses selling alcoholic beverages.
category=food
issuingAuthority=Tax Office Chief
legalBasis=酒税法

[item.secondhand-dealer-license]
code=05
slug=secondhand-dealer-license
name=Secondhand Dealer License
description=Permit required for businesses selling or purchasing used goods.
category=retail
issuingAuthority=Public Safety Commission or Police Station
legalBasis=古物営業法

[item.travel-agency-registration]
code=06
slug=travel-agency-registration
name=Travel Business Registration
description=Registration required for operating a travel business.
category=services
issuingAuthority=Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism or Prefectural Governor
legalBasis=旅行業法

[item.freight-transport-license]
code=07
slug=freight-transport-license
name=General Freight Motor Vehicle Transportation License
description=Permit required for truck freight transportation business.
category=transportation
issuingAuthority=Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism or Transport Bureau Chief
legalBasis=道路運送法

[item.passenger-transport-license]
code=08
slug=passenger-transport-license
name=General Passenger Motor Vehicle Transportation License
description=Permit required for taxi and hire car business.
category=transportation
issuingAuthority=Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism or Transport Bureau Chief
legalBasis=道路運送法

[item.employment-placement-license]
code=09
slug=employment-placement-license
name=Paid Employment Placement Business License
description=Permit required for businesses providing paid job placement services to job seekers.
category=employment
issuingAuthority=Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
legalBasis=職業安定法

[item.staffing-agency-license]
code=10
slug=staffing-agency-license
name=Worker Dispatch Business License
description=Permit required for operating a worker dispatch business.
category=employment
issuingAuthority=Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
legalBasis=労働者派遣法

[item.ryokan-business-license]
code=11
slug=ryokan-business-license
name=Ryokan Business License
description=Permit required for operating accommodation facilities such as ryokans, hotels, and guest houses.
category=services
issuingAuthority=Prefectural Governor (Public Health Center)
legalBasis=旅館業法

[item.money-lending-registration]
code=12
slug=money-lending-registration
name=Money Lending Business Registration
description=Registration required for operating a money lending business.
category=finance
issuingAuthority=Prefectural Governor or Finance Bureau Chief
legalBasis=貸金業法

[item.entertainment-business-license]
code=13
slug=entertainment-business-license
name=Entertainment Business License
description=Permit required for entertainment-related businesses such as cabarets and snack bars.
category=entertainment
issuingAuthority=Public Safety Commission
legalBasis=風俗営業等の規制及び業務の適正化等に関する法律

[item.security-services-certification]
code=14
slug=security-services-certification
name=Security Services Certification
description=Certification required for operating a security services business.
category=services
issuingAuthority=Prefectural Public Safety Commission
legalBasis=警備業法

[item.pharmacy-establishment-license]
code=15
slug=pharmacy-establishment-license
name=Pharmacy Establishment License
description=Permit required for establishing a pharmacy.
category=medical
issuingAuthority=Prefectural Governor
legalBasis=薬事法

[item.medical-institution-license]
code=16
slug=medical-institution-license
name=Medical Institution Establishment License
description=Permit required for establishing hospitals or clinics.
category=medical
issuingAuthority=Prefectural Governor
legalBasis=医療法

[item.warehouse-registration]
code=17
slug=warehouse-registration
name=Warehousing Business Registration
description=Registration required for operating a warehousing business.
category=logistics
issuingAuthority=Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
legalBasis=倉庫業法

[item.demolition-business-registration]
code=18
slug=demolition-business-registration
name=Demolition Business Registration
description=Registration required for businesses conducting building demolition work.
category=construction
issuingAuthority=Prefectural Governor
legalBasis=建築物の解体工事に係る特定石綿含有建材等の飛散防止に関する法律

[item.industrial-waste-license]
code=19
slug=industrial-waste-license
name=Industrial Waste Collection and Transportation License
description=Permit required for conducting industrial waste collection and transportation business.
category=environment
issuingAuthority=Prefectural Governor
legalBasis=廃棄物の処理及び清掃に関する法律

[item.detective-agency-notification]
code=20
slug=detective-agency-notification
name=Detective Agency Notification
description=Notification required for operating a detective agency.
category=services
issuingAuthority=Prefectural Public Safety Commission
legalBasis=探偵業法