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Meiji Hôrei

Guide to Using the Meiji Hôrei Database

To search in 条文 (Principal Documents), click here or at bottom of page.

To search in 項目 (Document Sections), click here or at bottom of this page.


To search in 本文 (All Documents), click on the corresponding button within the search engines.

To Search 条文 (Principal Documents)

  ・  Scroll down 発年(Eras) and click on the era in which you wish to search, or click on 指定無し (No Particular Era)
  ・  Scroll down 発行部署 (Issuing Agency) and click on the agency in whose documents you wish to search
  ・  In the 項目索引キーワード(Key Word) space, type in the reading of the Japanese character(s), or the English word(s) you wish to search. When inserting strings of Japanese characters, insert either asterik (* and) or a plus (+ or) between strings   ・   Click on 検索開始 (Submit)


To Search 項目 (Document Sections)

  ・  Scroll down to the section for which you wish to search and click it on, or click on 指定無し (Not Designated)
  ・  In the 項目キーワード (Key Word) space, type in the reading of the Japanese character(s), or the English word(s) you wish to search.
  ・  When inserting strings of Japanese characters, insert either an asterisk (* and) or plus (+ or ) between strings
  ・  Click on 検索開始 (Submit)


To Search 本文 (All Documents)

  ・  Click on 本文 (All Documents) at the bottom of either the search page for 条文 (Principal Documents) or the search page for 項目 (Document Sections)
  ・  In the 本文キーワード (Key Word) space, type in the reading of the Japanese character(s) or the English word(s) you wish to search.
  ・  When inserting strings of Japanese characters, insert either an asterisk (* and) or plus (+ or) between stringsClick on 本文検索開始 (Submit)

To search in 条文 (Principal Documents), click here.

To search in 項目 (Document Sections), click here.