Chapter I. General Provisions

(Purpose of this Law) Article 1. The purpose of this Law is to define clearly the scope of responsibilities and the powers of the Ministry of Eduction, and to provide for an organization fit for the efficient conduct of the affairs under the jurisdiction of the Ministry.

(Definitions) Article 2. For the purposes of this law, the following definitions shall apply: (1) "Science" as used in this Law shall mean cultural science and natural science, as well as research in the application thereof; (2) "Culture" as used in this Law shall mean:art and people's amusements;notional treasures, important art objects, historic sites, places of scenic beauty, natural monuments, and other cultural properties;publications and copyrights;as well as activities for developing the people's cultural life concerning them; (3) "Elementary education" as used in this Law shall mean education in elementary schools and kindergartens; (4) "Secondary education" as used in this Law shall mean education in lower secondary schools and upper secondary schools (including vocational education); (5) "Special education" as used in this Law shall mean education in schools for the blind, schools for the deaf, and schools for the otherwise handicapped; (6) "Social education" as used in this Law shall mean:such forms of education for out-of-school youth and adults as education for citizenship, youth education, women's education, and laborers'education;vocational education and, scientific education for the improvement of living;sports and athletics, and recreation;as well as activities conducted by such facilities as libraries, museums, and citizens'public halls. 2 "Education" as used in this Law shall include science and culture, when it is used without modifier. 3 "Social education" in Article 10 is used to include culture (excluding publications and copyrights).

(Establishment) Article 3. The Ministry of Education is hereby established under the provisions of Article 3 paragraph 2 of the National Government Organization Law (Law No.120 of 1948). 2 The Ministry of Education shall be headed by the Minister of Education.

(Mission of the Ministry of Education) Article 4. The Ministry of Education shall be the administrative organ responsible for the integrated administration of the following affairs of the National Government: (1) Providing professional and technical guidance and advice to boards of education, universities, research institutions (excluding those under the jurisdiction of other administrative organs, hereinafter the same) and other organs related to education; (2) Preparing drafts of laws and orders concerning minimum standards for a system of democratic education, and those necessary to develop and diffuse education; (3) Preparation of the budget, and allocation and distribution of funds appropriated from the National Treasury for the purpose of education; (4) Helping to procure materials for the purpose of education; (5) Maintaining contact and coordination of research activitieg in universities and research institutions; (6) Maintaining contact and coordination of activities within the country concerning education which involve foreign nations; (7) Research concerning education, and cooperation with or asking cooperation of other organs conducting research in this field; (8) Preparation and publication of professional and technical materials relating to education; (9) In addition to those listed in the preceding items, such affairs concerning education as are placed under the Ministry by laws (including orders issued thereunder).

(Powers of the Ministry of Education) Article 5. For the purpose of carrying out the responsibilities provided for in this Law, the Ministry shall have the powers as listed below. Such powers shall however, be exercised in accordance with laws (including orders issued thereunder): (1) To make, within the limits of budgetary appropriations, obligations necessary for carrying out its responsibilities; (2) To collect revenues and make payments necessary for carrying out its responsibilities; (3) To establish and maintain offices and other facilities directly required for carrying out its responsibilities; (4) To procure materials for use in enterprises, office supplies, and other research materials which are directly required for carrying out its responsibilities; (5) To dispose of necessary properties; (6) To administer personnel affairs, including appointment, dismissal, awards and discipline; (7) To establish and maintain facilities required for the welfare and health of personnel; (8) To establish and maintain housing to be rented to personnel; (9) To inspect the affairs under its jurisdiction and to take such measures as may be required in accordance with the provisions of laws and orders; (10) To disseminate information to the public concerning the affairs under its jurisdiction; (11) To adopt the official seal of the Ministry of Education; (12) To maintain adequate records accessible to the public; (13) To charter universities and juridical persons concerned with affairs under its jurisdiction; (14) To negotiate and conclude international agreements, in accordance with treaties and other international conventions, relating to the interchange with foreign countries of of educational personnel, students, researh workers, authors, artists, participants in international sports events and cultural meeting and others; (15) To select personnel to represent the national government at international conferences relating to the affairs under the jurisdiction of the Ministry and make recommendations to the administrative organ concerned; (16) To select and appoint personnel to study abroad or in Japanese universities at government expense and to safeguard private travel and study abroad; (17) To maintain contact and provide assistance concerning study of educational personnel; (18) The require from universities and research institutions the submission of the plans of researches to be supported from national funds, and the estimates of expenses therefor; (19) To allocate and distribute funds appropriated from the National Treasury and materials for the affairs under its jurisdiction; (20) To administer, operate, and improve the National Garden for Nature Study as a center of learning, observation and practical training concerning natural objects; (21) To conduct research concerning the affairs under its jurisdiction and make available the findings of the research, and to cooperate with other organs conducting research concerning education, or entrust such organs with research, if necessary; (22) To collect, interpret, and publish data for statistical surveys and findings thereof concerning the affairs under its jurisdiction; (23) To establish standards for precedures and forms for the reporting and collecting of data from boards of education, universities, research institutions, and other organs related to education; (24) To sponsor conferences, workshops, public forums, and other types of group programs on subjects of national or international concern; (25) To prepare drafts of laws and orders concerning elementary schools, lower and upper secondary schools, schools for the blind, for the deaf, and for the otherwise handicapped, and kindergartens with respect to minimum standards for such matters as curriculums, textbooks and other instructional materials, facilities, organizations, physical examinations, health and sanitation, school lunch program, certification of educational personnel; (26) To Prepare drafts of laws and orders concerning boards of education, universities, and research institutions; (27) In addition to those listed in the preceding items, such powers as are placed under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education by laws (including orders issued thereunder). 2 With regard to the exercise of its powers, the Ministry of Education shall not exercise control either administrative or operational, unless otherwise provided for by laws (including orders issued thereunder).

Chapter II. The Ministry Proper

Section 1. Internal Subdivisions

(Internal Subdivisions) Article 6. The Ministry proper shall have the Minister's Secretariat and the following five bureaus: Elementary and Secondary Education Bureau Higher Education and Science Bureau Social Education Bureau Research and Publications Bureau Administrative Bureau 2 An Administrative Bureau shall have the Educational Facilities Division.

(Functions of the Minister's Secretariat) Article 7. The Minister's Secretariat shall, in connection with the responsibilities of the Ministry of Education, take charge of the following affairs: (1) Confidential matters; (2) Classification, appointment and dismissal of personnel, their status, disciplinary punishment, performance of duty, and other personnel affairs;also their refinement and training; (3) Custody of the Ministeris and the Ministry's official seals; (4) Receipt, dispatch, compilation and custody of official documents; (5) Disposing of affairs concerning budget such as preparation of draft budget under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, on the basis of the budget plans prepared by the bureaus; (6) Budget estimates for expenditures and revenues, settlement of accounts, accounts, and account audit; (7) Control of administrative property and articles; (8) Health, medical treatment, and other welfare measures for personnel; (9) Dissemination of information; (10) Coordination and adjustment, such as examination of draft bills and orders; (11) Liaision affairs; (12) In addition to the affairs listed in the preceding items, such responsibilities of the Ministry of Education as are not under the jurisdiction of other bureaus. 2 The Minister's Secretariat shall, in addition to the affairs listed in the preceding paragraph, take charge of the following affairs: (1) Maintaining contact and coordination with reaard to the activities concerning UNESCO within the country, and with regard to the affairs concerning UNESCO of the bureaus of the Ministry; (2) Conducting research and providing assistance concerning pay and other treatment as well as welfare of educational personnel; (3) Disposing of affairs concerning the Public School Mutual Aid Association which are placed under the Ministry of Education by the National Public Service Mutual Aid Association Law (Law No.69 of 1948); (4) Collecting information and materials concerning religion and maintaining contact concerning religious organizations; (5) Screening of educational personnel and public service personnel concerned with education.

(Functions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Bureau) Article 8. The Elementary and Secondary Education Bureau shall take charge of the following affairs concerning elementary education, secondary education and special education: (1) Preparing drafts of laws and orders concerning elementary education, secondary education and special education; (2) Promoting and encouraging educational programs based on the minimum standards established by law and leading in promotion of elementary education, secondary education and special education beyond the minimum standards; (3) Working out budget plans: a. For the national subsidies for elementary education, secondary education and special education; b. For the expenses necessary for conducting the affairs of the Bureau such as providing professional and technical assistance and materials. (4) Disposing affairs placed under the Ministry by the Law concerning the Treasury's Share of Compulsory Education Expenses (Law No.22 of 1940); (5) Providing professional and technical guidance and advice for educational personnel and other related people on all phases of elementary education, secondary education and special education, including school administration, school facilities, curriculums, special curricular activities, pupil guidance and teaching methods by: a. Preparing and making available hand-books, guide-books, bulletins, pamphlets and other professional publications; b. Sponsoring or participating in national, regional or other kinds of workshops, institutes, conferences and other types of group programs for the training of educational personnel concerned with elementary education, secondary education and special education; c. Providing, upon the request of boards of education, and other organs, direct professional and technical guidance and advice on all phases of elementary education, secondary education and special education. (6) Carrying on fundamental research concerning elementary education, secondary education, and special education, and disserninating information concerning the findings and their application to schcol problems; (7) Initiating statistical surveys concerning elementary education, secondary education and special education, collecting and interpreting necessary materials, and making available the results of such work, and providing guidance or cooperation in the above matters; (8) Preparing and making available annotated lists of instructional materials and implements; (9) Providing assistance and advice concerning vocational guidance; (10) Providing assistance and advice concerning correspondence education conducted by upper secondary schools, and schools for the blind, for the deaf, and for the otherwise handicapped in accordance with the School Education Law (Law No.26 of 1947); (11) Providing assistance and advice concerning health and sanitation in schools and lunch program; (12) Executing the internal affairs concerning international aspects of elementary education and secondary education; (13) Providing assistance and advice concerning the miscellaneous schools equivalent to elementary schools, lower secondary schools, upper secondary schools, schools for the blind, for the deaf, and for the otherwise handicapped, and kindergartens; (14) Making recommendations to the Administrative Bureau relating to the chartering of juridical persons concerning elementary schools, lower and upper secondary schools, schools for the blind, for the deaf, and for the otherwise handicapped, and kindergartens (including miscellaneous schools equivalent to these); (15) Providing clerical and technical assistance for the committees or councils established by law, concerning the affairs of the Bureau; (16) In addition to those listed in the preceding items, disposing of such affairs as are provided for by laws and orders to be involved in the powers of the Ministry, with regard to elementary education, secondary education, and special education.

(Functions of the Higher Education and Science Bureau) Article 9. The Higher Education and Science Bureau shall take charge of the following affairs: (1) Preparing drafts of laws and orders concerning higher education and science; (2) Providing guidance and advice concerning the development, diffusion, and encouragement of higher education and science; (3) Working out budget plans: a. For the national subsidies for higher education and science; b. For the expenses necessary for conducting the affairs of the Bureau such as providing professional and technical assistance and materials. (4) Providing professional and technical guidance and advice for educatioual personnel, research workers and other people concerned on all phases of higher education and science by: a. Preparing and making available professional publications; b. Sponsoring or participating in national, regional or other kinds of workshops, institutes, conferences and other types of group programs concerning higher education and science. (5) Initiating, statistical surveys concerning higher education and science, cellecting and interpreting necessary data and materials and making available the results of such work, and providing guidance or cooperation in the above matters; (6) Providing assistance and advice concerning correspondence education conducted by universities in accordance with the School Education Law; (7) Providing assistance and advice concerning scholarship for, and welfare and relief of students; (8) Disposing of affairs placed under the Ministry by the Japan Scholarship Society Law (Law No.30 of 1944); (9) Disposing of affairs placed under the Ministry by the Law for Certification of Educational Personnel (Law No.147 of 1949); (10) Maintaining contact and coordination, and providing assistance and advice, concerning programs of training teachers and research workers; (11) Maintaining contact with the Science Council of Japan and other scholastic organizations; (12) Preparing and making available lists of scientific and cultural research workers and research projects; (13) Assisting in the dissemination of the findings of researches in universities and research institutions; (14) Providing information and services concerning science for educational and research institutions; (15) Administering, operating, and improving the National Garden for Nature Study as center of learning, observation and practical training concerning natural objects; (16) Disposing of affairs concerning the collection, preservation and utilization of historical materials; (17) Disposing of the internal affairs, with reference to higher education and science, relating to the interchange with other countries of educational personnel, students, research workers, and publications, and relating to UNESCO and other international agencies, conferences, and other international affairs; (18) Disposing of affairs regarding appointment of personnel to study abroad or in Japanese universities at government expense, and providing safeguard for private travel and study abroad; (19) Providing assistance and advice concerning foreign students studying in Japan; (20) Providing assistance and advice concerning miscellaneous schools equivalent to to universities; (21) Making recommendations to the Administrative Bureau concerning the chartering of juridical persons concerned with universitiss (including miscellaneous schools equivalent to universities) snd science; (22) Providing clerical and technical assistance for the committees or councils established by law concerning the affairs of the Bureau; (23) In addition to those listed in the preceding items, disposing of such affairs as are provided for by laws and orders to be involved in the powers of the Ministry, with regard to higher education and science.

(Functions of the Social Education Bureau) Article 10. The Social Education Bureau shall take charge of the following affairs concerning social education: (1) Preparing drafts of laws and orders concerning social education; (2) Providing guidance and advice concerning the development, diffusion, and encouragement of social education; (3) Working out budget plans: a. For the national subsidies for social education; b. For the expenses necessary for conducting the affairs of the Bureau such as providing professional and technical assistance and materials; (4) Providing professional and technical guidance and advice on all phases of social education for organizations concerned with social education, social education leaders and other interested persons by: a. Preparing and making available appropriate information and materials; b. Sponsoring or participating in workshops, institutes, conferences, public forums, exhibitions and other types of group programs concerning social education; c. Providing direct professional and technical guidance and advice on all phases of social education upon the request of boards of education and other organs; (5) Carrying on fundamental research in social education, interpreting it, and making available information concerning its findings; (6) Initiating statistical surveys concerning social education, collecting necessary data and materials, and making available the results of such work, and providing guidance or cooperation in the above matters; (7) Preparing and making available annotated lists of instructional materials suitable for social education; (8) Providing assistance and advice concerning correspondence education except that conducted in accordance with the School Education Law; (9) Disposing of affairs concerning the preservation and maintenance of national treasures, important art objects, historic sites, places of scenic beauty, natural monuments, and other cultural properties; (10) Disposing of the internal affairs, with reference to social education, concerning the interchange with other countries of personnel including social education leaders, authors, artists, and athletes and materials, and concerning UNESCO and other international organizations, conferences, and other international affairs; (11) Making recommendations to the Administrative Bureau concerning the chartering of juridical persons concerned with social education; (12) Providing clerical and technical assistance for the committees or councils established by law concerning the affairs of the Bureau; (13) In addition to those listed in the preceding items, disposing of such affairs as are provided for by laws and orders to be involved in the powers of the Ministry, with regard to social education.

(Functions of the Research and Publications Bureau) Article 11. The Research and Publications Bureau shall take charge of the following affairs: (1) Planning an annual Ministry research and statistical program; (2) Conducting general research and statistics, collecting and interpreting necessary materials, and making available the results of such work, concerning the affairs under the jurisdiction of the Ministry; (3) Providing professional and technical assistance and advice for other bureaus of the Ministry, boards of education and other organs in their research and statistical program; (4) Providing, upon the request of other bureaus of the Ministry, assistance for tabulating the findings of special research and statistical surveys; (5) In cooperation with other bureaus of the Ministry, conducting research with regard to developments in the field of education in foreign countries, and making such information available to other bureaus, boards of education, educational personnel, and general public; (6) Collecting the results of research and statistical surveys conducted by this bureau and other bureaus, compiling, and disseminating annual reports, manuals, bulletins, and other similar publications, concerning the affairs under the jurisdiction of the Ministry; (7) Checking vocabulary and terminology, ertablishing standard style, and assisting other bureaus in planning layouts, art work, illustrations, and graphic materials for all publications of the Ministry; (8) Control of copyrights of publications compiled by the Ministry; (9) Integration and adjustment of demands of paper and auxiliary materials needed for textbooks and other publications compiled by the Ministry, authorized textbooks, and projects encouraged by the Ministry; (10) Establishing principles for the allocation of paper and auxiliary materials mentioned in the preceding item on the basis of the decided allotment thereof; (11) Establishing minimum standards for the printing, binding, and other matters of publications receiving allccations of paper from the Ministry and approving the prices of such publications within the limits of laws and d orders; (12) Providing assistance for other bureaus concerning the printing, publishing, and distributing the publications of the Ministry; (13) Disposing of the affairs concerning the purchase or exchange of foreign publications required by the Ministry; (14) Planning for implementing the recommendations of the National Language Committee and providing for the improvement of the Japanese language and its diffusion by keeping contact with other government organs, educational and other organs; (15) Preparation and dissemination of public information concerning programs and policies of the Ministry; (16) Providing clerical and technical assistance for the committees or councils established by law concerning the affairs of the Bureau; (17) Preparing drafts of laws and orders concerning the affairs of the Bureau; (18) Preparing budget plans for the affairs of the Bureau; (19) In addition to those listed in the preceding items, disposing of such affairs as are provided for by laws and orders to be involved in the powers of the Ministry of Education, with regard to the affairs of the Bureau.

(Functions of the Administrative Bureau) Article 12. The Administrative Bureau shall take charge of the following affairs: (1) Chartering of universities, and approval of abolition thereof and of change of their establishers; (2) Chartering of juridical persons related to the affairs under the jurisdiction of the Ministry and other matters concerning such juridical persons; (3) Disposing of the affairs placed under the Ministry by the Copyright Law (Law No.39 of 1899) and other laws and orders concerning copyright as well as the Law concerning Publication by Subscription (Law No.55 of 1910); (4) Disposing of the affairs placed under the Ministry by the separate law providing for private schools separately, and providing assistance and advice for private schools or making recommendations to the bureaus concerned with regard to the operation of of private schools; (5) Summing up the demands of controlled materials for the construction, rehabilitation, maintenance and operation of facilities, as well as for such work as practice, experiment, and research, reported by the organizations and institutions related to the affairs under the jurisdiction of the Ministry, such as schools research institutions, and social education facilities, and preparing the demand plan and making request therefor to the administrative organs concerned; (6) Preparing the allocation plan of respective materials, on the basis of the decided allotment for the respective organizations and institutions mentioned in the preceding item, and conducting allocation and distribution of them; (7) In addition to those mentioned in the preceding two items, helping the organizations and institutions mentioned in item (5) in acquiring materials hard of procuring; (8) Marking recommendations to the bureaus concerned as to the establishment of minimum standards for school facilities, and providing assistance and advice for boards of education and other agencies concerning the rehabilitation and construction of school facilities; (9) Establishing the standards of and preparing the annotated lists of school supplies in cooperation with other bureaus of the Ministry; (10) Disposing of the affairs placed under the Ministry of Education by the Cabinet Order concerning the Securing of School Facilities (Cabinet Order No.34 of 1949); (11) Carrying out the works for rehabilitation and construction of school facilities to be defrayed by the National Treasury; (12) Providing clerical and technical assistance for the Committees or Councils established by law concerning the affairs of the Bureau; (13) Preparing drafts of laws and orders concerning the affairs of the Bureau; (14) Preparing the proposed budget for the affairs of the Bureau; (15) In addition to those listed in the preceding items, disposing of such affairs as are provided for by laws and orders to be involved in the powers of the Ministry of Education, with regard to the affairs of the Bureau. 2 The Educational Facilities Division shall take charge of the affairs listed in items (5) to (11) inclusive of the preceding paragraph and the affairs corresponding to those listed in items (12) to (15) inclusive, regarding the above affairs.

Section 2. National Schools and Other Organs

(National Schools, etc.) Article 13. National schools and the following organs shall be established under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Education: National Educational Research Institute National Museum National Science Museum International Latitude Observatory Institute of Statistical Mathematics National Research Institute for Genetics National Japanese Language Research Institute Japan Art Academy

(Board of Trustees) Article 14. Of the organs listed in the preceding Article, the National Educational Research Institute, the National Museum, the National Science Museum, and the Institute of Statistical Mathematics and the National Research Institute for Genetics shall have their respective boards of trustees. 2 The board of trustees shall give advice to the head of each organ regarding its plans, estimate of expenditures, personnel affairs and other important matters concerning the operation and control of the organ. 3 The head of each organ shall be appointed by the Minister of Education at the recommendation of the board of trustees. 4 The board of trustees shall be organized by trustees not exceeding 20 in number. 5 The trustees shall be appointed by the Minister of Education from among peopl of learning and experience. 6 The detailed organization and operation of the boards of trustees such as the recommendation for the trusteeship, the term of office of the trustees shall be provided for by Cabinet Order.

(National Schools) Article 15. With regard to national schools, the provisions of the National School Establishment Law (Law No.150 of 1949) shall apply.

(National Educational Research Institute) Article 16. The National Educational Research Institute shall be the organ for conducting practical and basic research and survey concerning education. 2 The internal organization of the National Educational Research Institute shall be provided for by Ministry of Education Ordinance.

(National Museum) Article 17. The National Museum shall be the organ for collecting and preserving art objects and historical materials, exhibiting them to the public, and for conducting research and various activities in connection with such work. 2 The National Museum shall be established in Tokyo-To. 3 The National Museum shall have the Nara Branch Museum. 4 The National Museum shall have the Institute of Fine Arts attached thereto for making research concerning fine arts. 5 The internal organization of the National Museum shall be provided for by Ministry of Education Ordinance.

(National Science Museum) Article 18. The National Science Museum shall be the organ for collecting and preserving materials relating to natural science and its application, exhibiting them to the public, and for conducting research and various activities in connection with such work. 2 The National Science Museum shall be established in Tokyo To. 3 The internal organization of the National Science Museum shall be provided for by Ministry of Education Ordinance.

(International Latitude Observatory) Article 19. The International Latitude Observatory shall be the organ for taking charge of the affairs concerning the observation and calculation of and research in the change of latitude. 2 The International Latitude Observatory shall be established in Iwate Prefecture. 3 The internal organization of the International Latitude Observatory shall be provided for by Ministry of Education Ordinance.

(Institute of Statistical Mathematics) Article 20. The Institute of Statistical Mathematics shall be the organ for conducting research in the theory of mathematics concerning statistics and its application, and for coordinating and promoting researches in this field. 2 The Institute of Statistical Mathematics shall have an attached statistician training institute. 3 The internal organization of the Institute of Statistical Mathematics shall be provided for by Ministry of Education Ordinance.

(National Research Institute for Genetics) Article 21. The National Research Institute for Genetics shall be the organ for conducting comprehensive research in the theory of heredity and basic study of its application, and, for providing guidance in coordinating and promoting researches concerning heredity. 2 The internal organization of the Research Institute for Genetics shall be provided for by Ministry of Education Ordinance.

(National Language Research Institute) Article 22. With regard to the National Japanese Language Research Institute, the provisions of the Law of the Establishment of the National Japanese Language Research Institute (Law No.254 of 1948) shall apply.

(Japan Art Academy) Article 23. The Japan Art Academy shall be the organ established for giving honor to those artists who have made distinguished contribution in the field of art. 2 Annuities may be granted to the members of the Japan Art Academy within the limits of the budgetary appropriations as determined by the Minister of Education. 3 The internal organization of the Japan Art Academy, and matters concerning the members and other personnel as well as the operation shall be provided for by Cabinet Order.

(Committees and Councils) Article 24. In addition to those listed in Article 13, the Ministry proper shall have the organs listed in the left column of the following table, and the purpose to the establishment of these organs shall be as stated in the right column respectively: Name Purpose Screening Committee for Educational Personnel. To examine the eligibility of educational personnel and public service members concerned with education within the limits established by the Minister of Education in accordance with the Cabinet Order concerning the Exclusion, Removal, Reinstatement, etc. of Members of Educational Service (Cabinet Order No.62 of 1946). Central Screening Committee for Educational Personnel. To make reexamination of the persons who have been judged ineligible to educational service in accordance with the Cabinet Order concerning the Exclusion, Removal, Reinstatement, etc. of Members of Educational Service, examination for the restoration of the right to receive pensions, allowances, etc. requested by persons who have been designated as ineligible to educational service, and examination based upon the provisions of paragraph 4 of Supplementary Provisions of the same Order. Curriculum Council. To make research and deliberation on matters concerning curriculum. Vocational Education and Vocational Guidance Council. To make research and deliberation on vocational education and vocational guidance provided by schools. Correspondence Education Council. To make research and deliberation, upon inquiry of the Minister of Education, on the approval of correspondence courses, the recognition of superior correspondence conrses, the authorization of books for correspondence education, and other important matters relating to correspondence education. Health and Physical Education Council. To make research and deliberation on matters concerning health, sanitary and physical education in schools, and school lunch program sports and athletics. Student Welfare Council. To make research and deliberation on matters concerning scholarship for and welfare and relief of students. Educational Personnel Training Council. To make research and deliberation on matters concerning preservice training system and in-service training of educational personnel. Science Encouragement Council. To make research and deliberation on matters concerning the encouragement and diffusion of science. Geodetic Council. To make deliberation on matters concerning geodesy and geodetic survey programs of national government agencies. Social Education Council. To make research and deliberation on matters concerning education for citizenship, women's education and other forms of social education in general. Youth Education Council. To make research and deliberation on youth organizations, prevention and reform of juvenile delinquencies as well as culture for children and other matters concerning children's life outside the school. Laborers'Education Council. To make research and deliberation on matters concerning laborers'education. National Treasures Preservation Council. To make research and deliberation, upon inquiry of the Minister of Education, on matters provided for in the National Treasures Preservation Law (Law No.1.7 of 1929) and other important matters concerning the preservation of national treasures. Important Art Objects Research Council. To make research and deliberation, upon inquiry of the Minister of Education, on matters concerning the approval of the export and transfer of important art objects, etc. to be given in accordance with Article 1 of the Law concerning the Preservation of Important Objects of Art, etc.(Law No.43 of 1933), and the recognition and its cancellation to be made in accordance with Article 2 of the same law, and other important matters concerning the preservation of important art objects, etc. Research Council on Historic Sites, Places of Scenic Beauty and Natural Monuments. To make research and deliberation, upon inquiry of the Minister of Education, on important matters concerning the preservation of historic sites, places of scenic beauty and natural monuments. Japanese Language Council. To make research and deliberation on matters conce ning the Japanese language. University Chartering Council. To make research and deliberation upon inquiry of the Minister of Education, on matters concerning the chartering of universities and matters concerning the doctorate and other degrees. Copyright Compensation Council. To make research and deliberation, upon inquiry of the Minister of Education, on the amount of compensations provided for in Article 22-(5) paragraph 2, or Article 27 paragraph 2 of the Copyright Law. Textbook Council. To make research and deliberation on important matters concerning textbooks.

2 The divisions, internal organizations, functions, as well as the member and other personnel of the organs listed in the preceding paragraph shall be provided for by Cabinet Order, unless otherwise provided for in other laws (including orders issued thereunder).

Section 3. Local Branch Offices

Article 25. The Ministry proper shall have the following local branch offices: Branch Offices of the Educational Facilities Division, Ministry of Education.

(Responsibilities) Article 26. The Branch Office of the Educational Facilities Division, Ministry of Education, shall take charge of a part of the functions of the Educational Facilities Division of the Administrative Bureau.

(Names, Locations and Areas of Jurisdiction) Article 27. The names of the Branch Offices of the Educational Facilities Division, Ministry of Education, their locations and areas of jurisdiction shall be as follows: Name Location Area of Jurisdiction Sapporo Branch Office of the Educational Facilities Division, Ministry of Education. Sapporo City Hokkaido. Sendai Branch Office of the Educational Facilities Division, Ministry of Education. Sendai City Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata and Fukushima Prefectures. Tokyo Branch Office of the Educational Facilities Division, Ministry of Education. Tokyo-To Tokyo-To, Ibaragi, Gumma, Tochigi, Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa, Yamanashi, Niigata and Nagano Prefectures. Nagoya Branch Office of the Educational Facilities Division, Ministry of Education. Nagoya City Gifu, Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie, Toyama and Ishikawa Prefectures. Osaka Branch Office of the Educational Facilities Division, Ministry of Education. Osaka City Shiga, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama and Fukui Prefectures. Hiroshima Branch Office of the Educational Facilities Division, Ministry of Education. Hiroshima City Tottori, Shimane, Okayama, Hiroshima and Yamaguchi Prefectures. Takamatsu Branch Office of the Educational Facilities Division, Ministry of Education. Marugame City Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime and Kochi Prefectures. Fukuoka Branch Office of the Educational Facilities Division, Ministry of Education. Fukuoka City Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Saga, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki and Kagoshima Prefectures.

(Internal Organization) Article 28. The internal organization of the Branch Office of the Educational Facilities Division shall be provided for by Ministry of Education Ordinance.

Chapter III. Personnel

(Personnel) Article 29. With respect to appointment, dismissal, promotion, disciplinary punishment and other matters concerning personnel administration of the Ministry of Education, the provisions of the National Public Service Law (Law No.120 of 1947) and of the Law providing for the special regulations thereof shall apply.

(Fixed Number of Personnel) Article 30. The fixed number of personnel for the Ministry of Education shall be provided for by law separately.