Information disclosure

Updated on October 1, 2020

Based on the Act on Access to Information Held by Administrative Organs, the information disclosure system aims to disclose all information held by government organizations in order to fulfill the government’s responsibility to explain its activities to its citizens, and to contribute to the promotion of a fair and democratic government that is subject to the public's accurate understanding and criticism.

The Immigration Services Agency is proactively disclosing information based on this system.

List of where to request disclosure at the Immigration Services Agency
The above is a list of counters where one can request the disclosure of administrative documents from the Immigration Services Agency.

Administrative Document Disclosure Application
Standard format for requesting disclosure of administrative documents from the Immigration Services Agency. *Example - PDF (in Japanese)

• Word (in Japanese)
• PDF (in Japanese)

Immigration Services Agency Information Disclosure Examination Criteria - PDF (in Japanese)
Criteria for deciding whether or not to disclose documents when a request for disclosure of administrative documents from the Immigration Services Agency is made.

Provision of repeatedly and continuously disclosed information
Describes the provision of repeatedly and continuously disclosed information.

Home page of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications' General Information Disclosure Center (in Japanese)
This is the information center related to information disclosure systems and disclosure request procedures.