About COSLOG 　 Publications Compiled by CLAIR and COSLOG 　 　 To view and print PDF files you need Adobe Reader. You can download it free from the Adobe site.		Publications Compiled by CLAIR and COSLOG 　 CLAIR and COSLOG have been compiling research reports on Japanese local governance which are written in English. Except where permitted by the Copyright Law for “personal use” or “quotation” purposes, no part of these materials may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the permission. ( Up-to-date Documents on Local Autonomy in Japan )   English New Policies in Wide-area Administration in Japan 2010/2 (960KB) The New System for Promoting Soundness in Local Finances in Japan 2010/2 (1.3MB) Recent Community Policy in Japan 2009/3 (321KB) The Debate on the Introduction of a Regional System in Japan 2008/3 (305KB) 15 Years of Decentralization Reform in Japan 2008/3 (206KB) The Development of Municipal Mergers in Japan 2007/3 (171KB) Recent Local Financial Reform (Trinity Reform) 2007/3 (323KB) ( Papers on the Local Governance System and its Implementation )   English Administrative Reform in Japanese Local Governments 2010/12 (500KB) The Position of Local Governments in the National Health Insurance System and Associated Problem Areas 2010/11 (460KB) Local Government Planning in Japan 2010/2 (1.7MB) Japanese Publicly Managed Gaming (Sports Gambling) and Local Government 2010/2 (670KB) The Organization of Local Government Administration in Japan 2009/7 (1.5MB) Evaluation in Local Governments in Japan 2009/7 (1.5MB) The Development of a Health Insurance System for the Elderly and Associated Problem Areas 2009/3 (1.5MB) New Possibilities for Local Promotion through Tourism 2009/3 (1.5MB) Local Taxation in Japan 2009/3 (1.5MB) Environmental Administration in Japan and the Role of Local Governments 2008/10 (1.5MB) Japanese Local Government and ICT 2008/10 (1.5MB) Industry as the Driving Force of Regional Promotion 2008/7 (770KB) Educational Administration in Japan and the Role of Local Governments 2008/7 (1.3MB) Local Assemblies in Japan 2008/3 (182KB) People and Local Government - Resident Participation in the Management of Local Governments 2007/7 (3.6MB) Training of Japanese Local Government Officials as a Policy of Human Resource Development 2007/7 (268KB) The Equalization of Fiscal Capacity and the Securing of Financial Resources for Local Public Bodies 2007/7 (1.0MB) Raising the Level of Efficiency of Public Services - Use of the Private Sector in such ways as the Designated Manager System for Public Facilities and Private Sector Consignment - 2007/7 (128KB) ( Historical Development of Japanese Local Governnance )   English Volume 1 The Start of Modern Local Government (1868 - 1880) 2010/3 (460KB) Volume 3 The Development of the Prewar Local Autonomy System (1909 - 1929) 2010/3 (600KB) Volume 5 The Creation of the Postwar System of Local autonomy (1946 - 1951) 2009/3 (560KB) Volume 7 The Period of High Economic growth - General Acceptance and Development of the Postwar System of Local Autonomy (1961 - 1974) 2008/3 (590KB) Volume 8 The Period of Stable Economic Growth - A Time of Maturation and Change in the System of Local Autonomy (1975 - 1992) 2010/3 (490KB) Volume 9 The Promotion of Decentralization (1) (1993 - 2000) 2008/3 (810KB) ( Glossary on Local Governance Used in Japanese Official Gazettes in Japanese and English ) Revised Edition Glossary on Local Governance Used in Japanese Official Gazettes in Japanese and English (All Pages) 2008/7 (1.5MB)   Foreword, Editorial Staffs, Contents 2008/7 (863KB)   Glossary on Local Governance Used in Japanese Official Gazettes in Japanese and English (In order of law category) 2008/7 (952KB) Excel (341KB)   Glossary on Local Governance Used in Japanese Official Gazettes in Japanese and English (In Japanese syllabary order) 2008/7 (952KB) Excel (310KB) Supplementary Edition (FY 2006) Glossary on Local Governance Used in Japanese Official Gazettes in Japanese and English       Glossary on Local Governance Used in Japanese Official Gazettes in Japanese and English (In order of law category) 2007/7 (39KB) Excel (55KB) FY 2005 Edition Glossary on Local Governance Used in Japanese Official Gazettes in Japanese and English (All Pages) 2006/3 (1.3MB)   Foreword, Editorial Staffs, Contents 2006/3 (142KB)   Glossary on Local Governance Used in Japanese Official Gazettes in Japanese and English (In order of law category) 2006/3 (675KB) Excel (286KB)   Glossary on Local Governance Used in Japanese Official Gazettes in Japanese and English (In Japanese syllabary order) 2006/3 (652KB) Excel (263KB) ( Statistics on Local Governance ) FY 2009 Edition Statistics on Local Governance (All Pages) 2010/ 6 (4.0MB) FY 2008 Edition Statistics on Local Governance (All Pages) 2009/10 (6.0MB) FY 2007 Edition Statistics on Local Governance (All Pages) 2009/ 1 (6.8MB) FY 2006 Edition Statistics on Local Governance (All Pages) 2007/7 (14.3MB)   Foreword, Editorial Staffs, Contents 2007/7 (844KB)   White Paper on Local Public Finance (FY 2006 Ed.) 2007/7 (1.98MB)   Annual Statistics on Local Public Finance (FY 2004) 2007/7 (1.80MB)   Reference Data on Local Taxes (FY 2006) 2007/7 (966KB)   Actual Conditions of Local Public Employees’ Compensation (2005) 2007/7 (1.21MB)   Survey of the Number of Local Public Service Personnel Subjected to Change in Status against Their Will, Disciplinary Action and Criminal Prosecution Punishment (FY 2004) 2007/7 (532KB)   Changes in the Number of Municipalities and the Characteristics of the mass Amalgamations in the Meiji and Showa Eras 2007/7 (448KB)   Implementation of Administration Assessment by Local Public Bodies 2007/7 (527KB)   Major Financial Indices of Local Public Bodies (FY 2004) 2007/7 (591KB)   Financial Settlement of Local Public Enterprises (FY 2004) 2007/7 (404KB)   Survey of the Joint Third Sector 2007/7 (6.73MB)   Glossary of the Terms used in the Disclosure of Salary Information 2007/7 (842KB) FY 2005 Edition Statistics on Local Governance (All Pages) 2006/3 (5.0MB)   Foreword, Editorial Staffs, Contents 2006/3 (452KB)   White Paper on Local Public Finance 2006/3 (1.92MB) Excel (597KB)   Annual Statistics on Local Public Finance (FY 2003) 2006/3 (1.90MB) Excel (537KB)   Reference Data on Local Taxes (FY 2005) 2006/3 (1.11MB) Excel (131KB)   Municipal Mergers 2006/3 (309KB)     Actual Conditions of Local Public Employees’ Compensation (FY 2004) 2006/3 (832KB) Excel (124KB)   The Survey of the Number of the Local Public Service Personnel Subjected to Change in Status against One’s Will, Disciplinary Action and Criminal Prosecution Punishment 2006/3 (569KB) Excel (55KB)

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