JP (Japan)

Property	Value
A standardized code according to an ISO standard, e.g. ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 for regions. ISO code	JP
Language-specific name. Monolingual name	Nihon/Nippon (ja), Japon (fr), Japan (en), Japan (de), 日本 (zh)
Language-specific short name. Monolingual short name	Japan (en), Japan (de), Japon (fr), 日本 (zh), 日本 (ja)
The offical langauge of a country. Official language	ja
Language used in a country, beside the administrative languages. other language	fr, en
Continent a country belongs to. Part of	Asia

Regions

Region (controlled vocabulary)	A standardized code according to an ISO standard, e.g. ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 for regions. ISO code	Language-specific name. Monolingual name	Language-specific alternative, i.e. non-official, name. Alternative name
JP-01 (Hokkaidō Prefecture)	JP-01	Präfektur Hokkaido (de), 北海道 (zh), 北海道 (ja), Hokkaidō Prefecture (en), Préfecture d'Hokkaidō (fr)	HOKKAIDO (en), Hokkaidō (en)
JP-02 (Aomori Prefecture)	JP-02	Aomori Prefecture (en), Präfektur Aomori (de), 青森縣 (zh), 青森県 (ja), Préfecture d'Aomori (fr)	AOMORI (en), 青森 (ja), Aomori-ken (en), Aomori (en)
JP-03 (Iwate Prefecture)	JP-03	Iwate Prefecture (en), 岩手县 (zh), 岩手県 (ja), Präfektur Iwate (de), Préfecture d'Iwate (fr)	IWATE (en), 岩手 (ja), Iwate-ken (en), Iwate (en)
JP-04 (Miyagi Prefecture)	JP-04	Präfektur Miyagi (de), 宮城縣 (zh), Miyagi Prefecture (en), 宮城県 (ja), Préfecture de Miyagi (fr)	MIYAGI (en), 宮城 (ja), Miyagi-ken (en), Miyagi (en)
JP-05 (Akita Prefecture)	JP-05	秋田県 (ja), 秋田县 (zh), Präfektur Akita (de), Akita Prefecture (en), Préfecture d'Akita (fr)	AKITA (en), 秋田 (ja), Akita-ken (en), Akita (en)
JP-06 (Yamagata Prefecture, Yamagata)	JP-06	Yamagata Prefecture (en), 山形县 (zh), Präfektur Yamagata (de), 山形県 (ja), Yamagata (en), Préfecture de Yamagata (fr)	山形 (ja), Yamagata-ken (en)
JP-07 (Fukushima Prefecture)	JP-07	福岛县 (zh), 福島県 (ja), Präfektur Fukushima (de), Fukushima Prefecture (en), Préfecture de Fukushima (fr)	FUKUSHIMA (en), 福島 (ja), Fukushima-ken (en), Fukushima (en)
JP-08 (Ibaraki Prefecture)	JP-08	Präfektur Ibaraki (de), 茨城縣 (zh), Ibaraki Prefecture (en), 茨城県 (ja), Préfecture d'Ibaraki (fr)	IBARAKI (en), 茨城 (ja), Ibaraki-ken (en), Ibaraki (en)
JP-09 (Tochigi Prefecture)	JP-09	Präfektur Tochigi (de), 栃木縣 (zh), 栃木県 (ja), Tochigi Prefecture (en), Préfecture de Tochigi (fr)	TOCHIGI (en), 栃木 (ja), Tochigi-ken (en), Tochigi (en)
JP-10 (Gunma Prefecture)	JP-10	群馬縣 (zh), Präfektur Gunma (de), 群馬県 (ja), Gunma Prefecture (en), Préfecture de Gunma (fr)	GUNMA (en), 群馬 (ja), Gunma-ken (en), Gunma (en)
JP-11 (Saitama Prefecture)	JP-11	Präfektur Saitama (de), 埼玉縣 (zh), 埼玉県 (ja), Saitama Prefecture (en), Préfecture de Saitama (fr)	SAITAMA (en), 埼玉 (ja), Saitama-ken (en), Saitama (en)
JP-12 (Chiba Prefecture)	JP-12	千葉県 (ja), Präfektur Chiba (de), Chiba Prefecture (en), 千葉縣 (zh), Préfecture de Chiba (fr)	CHIBA (en), 千葉 (ja), Chiba-ken (en), Chiba (en)
JP-13 (Tokyo)	JP-13	Tokyo (en), Präfektur Tokio (de), 東京都 (ja), 東京都 (zh), Préfecture de Tokyo (fr)	TOKYO (en), 東京 (ja), Tokyo-to (en)
JP-14 (Kanagawa Prefecture)	JP-14	神奈川県 (ja), 神奈川縣 (zh), Kanagawa Prefecture (en), Präfektur Kanagawa (de), Préfecture de Kanagawa (fr)	KANAGAWA (en), 神奈川 (ja), Kanagawa-ken (en), Kanagawa (en)
JP-15 (Niigata Prefecture)	JP-15	新潟県 (ja), 新潟县 (zh), Niigata Prefecture (en), Präfektur Niigata (de), Préfecture de Niigata (fr)	NIIGATA (en), 新潟 (ja), Niigata-ken (en), Niigata (en)
JP-16 (Toyama Prefecture)	JP-16	Präfektur Toyama (de), Toyama Prefecture (en), 富山県 (ja), 富山縣 (zh), Préfecture de Toyama (fr)	TOYAMA (en), 富山 (ja), Toyama-ken (en), Toyama (en)
JP-17 (Ishikawa Prefecture)	JP-17	Ishikawa Prefecture (en), 石川県 (ja), Präfektur Ishikawa (de), 石川縣 (zh), Préfecture d'Ishikawa (fr)	ISHIKAWA (en), 石川 (ja), Ishikawa-ken (en), Ishikawa (en)
JP-18 (Fukui Prefecture)	JP-18	Präfektur Fukui (de), 福井縣 (zh), 福井県 (ja), Fukui Prefecture (en), Préfecture de Fukui (fr)	FUKUI (en), 福井 (ja), Fukui-ken (en), Fukui (en)
JP-19 (Yamanashi Prefecture)	JP-19	Präfektur Yamanashi (de), 山梨县 (zh), 山梨県 (ja), Yamanashi Prefecture (en), Préfecture de Yamanashi (fr)	YAMANASHI (en), 山梨 (ja), Yamanashi-ken (en), Yamanashi (en)
JP-20 (Nagano Prefecture)	JP-20	Präfektur Nagano (de), Nagano Prefecture (en), 長野県 (ja), 长野县 (zh), Préfecture de Nagano (fr)	NAGANO (en), 長野 (ja), Nagano-ken (en), Nagano (en)
JP-21 (Gifu Prefecture)	JP-21	Präfektur Gifu (de), 岐阜县 (zh), 岐阜県 (ja), Gifu Prefecture (en), Préfecture de Gifu (fr)	GIFU (en), 岐阜 (ja), Gifu-ken (en), Gifu (en)
JP-22 (Shizuoka Prefecture)	JP-22	靜岡縣 (zh), Präfektur Shizuoka (de), 静岡県 (ja), Shizuoka Prefecture (en), Préfecture de Shizuoka (fr)	SHIZUOKA (en), 静岡 (ja), Shizuoka-ken (en), Shizuoka (en)
JP-23 (Aichi Prefecture)	JP-23	Präfektur Aichi (de), 愛知県 (ja), 愛知縣 (zh), Aichi Prefecture (en), Préfecture d'Aichi (fr)	AICHI (en), 愛知 (ja), Aichi-ken (en), Aichi (en)
JP-24 (Mie Prefecture)	JP-24	Mie Prefecture (en), Präfektur Mie (de), 三重县 (zh), 三重県 (ja), Préfecture de Mie (fr)	MIE (en), 三重 (ja), Mie-ken (en), Mie (en)
JP-25 (Shiga Prefecture)	JP-25	Präfektur Shiga (de), 滋賀県 (ja), Shiga Prefecture (en), 滋贺县 (zh), Préfecture de Shiga (fr)	SHIGA (en), 滋賀 (ja), Shiga-ken (en), Shiga (en)
JP-26 (Kyōto Prefecture)	JP-26	Präfektur Kyōto (de), Kyōto Prefecture (en), 京都府 (ja), 京都府 (zh), Préfecture de Kyōto (fr)	KYOTO (en), 京都 (ja), Kyoto-fu (en), Kyoto (en), Kyōto (en)
JP-27 (Ōsaka Prefecture)	JP-27	Ōsaka Prefecture (en), 大阪府 (zh), Präfektur Osaka (de), 大阪府 (ja), Préfecture d'Ōsaka (fr)	OSAKA (en), 大阪 (ja), Osaka-fu (en), Osaka (en), Ōsaka (en)
JP-28 (Hyōgo Prefecture)	JP-28	Hyōgo Prefecture (en), 兵庫県 (ja), Präfektur Hyogo (de), 兵库县 (zh), Préfecture de Hyōgo (fr)	HYOGO (en), Hyogo-ken (en), Hyogo (en), 兵庫 (ja), Hyōgo (en)
JP-29 (Nara Prefecture)	JP-29	Präfektur Nara (de), 奈良县 (zh), 奈良県 (ja), Nara Prefecture (en), Préfecture de Nara (fr)	NARA (en), 奈良 (ja), Nara-ken (en), Nara (en)
JP-30 (Wakayama Prefecture)	JP-30	和歌山県 (ja), 和歌山县 (zh), Präfektur Wakayama (de), Wakayama Prefecture (en), Préfecture de Wakayama (fr)	和歌山 (ja), Wakayama-ken (en), Wakayama (en)
JP-31 (Tottori Prefecture)	JP-31	Tottori Prefecture (en), Präfektur Tottori (de), 鳥取県 (ja), 鳥取縣 (zh), Préfecture de Tottori (fr)	TOTTORI (en), 鳥取 (ja), Tottori-ken (en), Tottori (en)
JP-32 (Shimane Prefecture)	JP-32	岛根县 (zh), 島根県 (ja), Präfektur Shimane (de), Shimane Prefecture (en), Préfecture de Shimane (fr)	SHIMANE (en), 島根 (ja), Shimane-ken (en), Shimane (en)
JP-33 (Okayama Prefecture)	JP-33	Präfektur Okayama (de), Okayama Prefecture (en), 岡山県 (ja), 岡山縣 (zh), Préfecture d'Okayama (fr)	OKAYAMA (en), 岡山 (ja), Okayama-ken (en), Okayama (en)
JP-34 (Hiroshima Prefecture)	JP-34	Hiroshima Prefecture (en), Präfektur Hiroshima (de), 广岛县 (zh), 広島県 (ja), Préfecture de Hiroshima (fr)	HIROSHIMA (en), 広島 (ja), Hiroshima-ken (en), Hiroshima (en)
JP-35 (Yamaguchi Prefecture)	JP-35	Yamaguchi Prefecture (en), 山口县 (zh), 山口県 (ja), Präfektur Yamaguchi (de), Préfecture de Yamaguchi (fr)	YAMAGUCHI (en), 山口 (ja), Yamaguchi-ken (en), Yamaguchi (en)
JP-36 (Tokushima Prefecture)	JP-36	Tokushima Prefecture (en), 德岛县 (zh), 徳島県 (ja), Präfektur Tokushima (de), Préfecture de Tokushima (fr)	徳島 (ja), Tokushima-ken (en), Tokushima (en)
JP-37 (Kagawa Prefecture)	JP-37	Präfektur Kagawa (de), 香川县 (zh), Kagawa Prefecture (en), 香川県 (ja), Préfecture de Kagawa (fr)	KAGAWA (en), 香川 (ja), Kagawa-ken (en), Kagawa (en)
JP-38 (Ehime Prefecture)	JP-38	爱媛县 (zh), 愛媛県 (ja), Ehime Prefecture (en), Präfektur Ehime (de), Préfecture d'Ehime (fr)	EHIME (en), 愛媛 (ja), Ehime-ken (en), Ehime (en)
JP-39 (Kōchi Prefecture)	JP-39	高知県 (ja), 高知县 (zh), Kōchi Prefecture (en), Präfektur Kōchi (de), Préfecture de Kōchi (fr)	KOCHI (en), 高知 (ja), Kochi-ken (en), Kōchi (en)
JP-40 (Fukuoka Prefecture)	JP-40	福冈县 (zh), Fukuoka Prefecture (en), Präfektur Fukuoka (de), 福岡県 (ja), Préfecture de Fukuoka (fr)	FUKUOKA (en), 福岡 (ja), Fukuoka-ken (en), Fukuoka (en)
JP-41 (Saga Prefecture)	JP-41	佐贺县 (zh), Saga Prefecture (en), Präfektur Saga (de), 佐賀県 (ja), Préfecture de Saga (fr)	SAGA (en), 佐賀 (ja), Saga-ken (en), Saga (en)
JP-42 (Nagasaki Prefecture)	JP-42	Nagasaki Prefecture (en), 長崎県 (ja), Präfektur Nagasaki (de), 长崎县 (zh), Préfecture de Nagasaki (fr)	NAGASAKI (en), 長崎 (ja), Nagasaki-ken (en), Nagasaki (en)
JP-43 (Kumamoto Prefecture)	JP-43	Präfektur Kumamoto (de), 熊本県 (ja), 熊本縣 (zh), Kumamoto Prefecture (en), Préfecture de Kumamoto (fr)	KUMAMOTO (en), 熊本 (ja), Kumamoto-ken (en), Kumamoto (en)
JP-44 (Ōita Prefecture)	JP-44	Ōita Prefecture (en), 大分县 (zh), 大分県 (ja), Präfektur Ōita (de), Préfecture d'Ōita (fr)	OITA (en), 大分 (ja), Oita-ken (en), Ōita (en)
JP-45 (Miyazaki Prefecture)	JP-45	宮崎縣 (zh), Präfektur Miyazaki (de), Miyazaki Prefecture (en), 宮崎県 (ja), Préfecture de Miyazaki (fr)	Miyazaki (en), 宮崎 (ja), Miyazaki-ken (en)
JP-46 (Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture)	JP-46	鹿児島県 (ja), Kagoshima (en), Präfektur Kagoshima (de), Kagoshima Prefecture (en), 鹿儿岛县 (zh), Préfecture de Kagoshima (fr)	鹿児島 (ja), Kagoshima-ken (en)
JP-47 (Okinawa Prefecture)	JP-47	Präfektur Okinawa (de), 沖縄県 (ja), 沖繩縣 (zh), Okinawa Prefecture (en), Préfecture d'Okinawa (fr)	OKINAWA (en), 沖縄 (ja), Okinawa-ken (en), Okinawa (en)

Legal forms

Legal form	Name	Main abbreviation	description	Category
JP_1606 (CDQ)	外国会社等 (ja)	外 (ja)	This Japanese category covers foreign companies and similar entities registered in the country, meaning companies incorporated abroad that establish a presence in Japan. A foreign company carrying on continuous business must register and appoint a representative resident in Japan. The branch is not a separate legal person, so the foreign company remains liable for its obligations. Counterparties contract in substance with the foreign parent.
JP_1914 (CDQ)	Gōshi-kaisha (ja)	GSK (ja)	A Goshi-kaisha is the Japanese limited partnership company, one of the membership company types in the companies act. It has at least one member with unlimited liability who manages the business and at least one member whose liability is limited to the amount contributed. No minimum capital is required and internal arrangements are largely a matter for the articles. It is used by small family businesses and is uncommon in modern practice.	Economic Interest Group
JP_2979 (CDQ)	Gōdō-kaisha (ja)	G.K. (ja)	A Godo-kaisha is the Japanese limited liability company, introduced in 2006 and modelled on the American limited liability company. All members enjoy limited liability while retaining wide freedom to organise management and profit sharing in the articles. It is cheaper and simpler to establish than a joint stock company, with no board or statutory auditor required. Many foreign groups use it for their Japanese subsidiaries.	Limited Liability Company
JP_3068 (CDQ)	その他の設立登記法人 (ja)		This Japanese category covers other legal persons established by registration, meaning entities registered under specific legislation outside the ordinary company forms. Medical corporations, school corporations, religious corporations and social welfare corporations fall into this group. Their governance and permitted activities follow from the statute under which each is established. They are generally non-commercial in purpose.
JP_3492 (CDQ)	有限会社 (ja)	有 (ja)	This entry records the Japanese limited company as identified in the corporate number register, a simplified form for small businesses abolished in 2006. Existing companies continue under transitional rules while keeping the historic name. They are treated as special joint stock companies with lighter obligations. No new companies of this type may be formed.
JP_3564 (CDQ)	Tōshi Jigyō Yūgen Sekinin Kumiai (en) 投資事業有限責任組合 (ja)		A Toshi jigyo yugen sekinin kumiai is a Japanese investment limited partnership, the standard vehicle for venture capital and private equity funds in the country. A general partner manages the fund and is liable without limit, while limited partners commit capital and risk only that amount. It is tax transparent, so returns are taxed in the investors' hands. Its permitted investment activities are defined by statute.	Investment Company
JP_3777 (CDQ)	Tokumei kumiai (ja)	TK (ja)	A Tokumei kumiai is a Japanese silent partnership, a contractual arrangement in which an investor contributes capital to a business operated by another party and shares in the profits without appearing to third parties. The operator holds the assets and contracts in its own name, and the silent partner's liability is limited to the contribution. It is widely used in real estate and project financing structures. Third parties deal only with the operator.	Co-operative Partnership
JP_4191 (CDQ)	Gōdō-kaisha (en) 合同会社 (ja)	GK (ja) G.K. (ja)	This entry records the Japanese limited liability company, a membership company in which all members have limited liability and considerable freedom to shape governance and profit allocation. It was introduced in 2006 as a flexible and low cost alternative to the joint stock company. It requires no board of directors or statutory auditor. Foreign groups frequently use it for Japanese operating subsidiaries.	Limited Liability Company
JP_4445 (CDQ)	Nin'i kumiai (ja)	NK (ja)	A Nin'i kumiai is a Japanese general partnership under the civil code, a contractual association in which the partners carry on a joint undertaking and share the results. It has no legal personality, so the partners hold the assets in common and are personally liable for the obligations incurred. It is used for joint ventures, film and project financing and professional collaboration. Counterparties should identify the partners who are actually bound.	Investment Company
JP_4574 (CDQ)	Gōmei-kaisha (ja)	GMK (ja)	A Gomei-kaisha is the Japanese general partnership company, a membership company in which all members are liable without limit for its obligations. It has legal personality but no capital protection, so the credit of the business rests on its members. No minimum capital is required and internal arrangements are set in the articles. It is now rare, surviving mainly among long established family businesses.	Unlimited Partnership
JP_5411 (CDQ)	有限会社 (ja) Yūgen-kaisha (en)	YK (ja) Y.K. (ja)	A Yugen-kaisha was the Japanese limited company, a simplified corporate form for small businesses abolished by the 2006 companies act. Existing companies were permitted to continue under transitional rules as special joint stock companies while keeping the old designation. No new companies of this type may be formed. The name still appears widely on long established Japanese businesses.	Economic Interest Group
JP_6021 (CDQ)	任意組合 (ja) Nin'i kumiai (en)	N.K. (ja) NK (ja)	This entry records the Japanese general partnership under the civil code, a contractual arrangement in which partners pursue a joint undertaking and share profits and losses. It has no legal personality, so partners hold the assets jointly and remain personally liable for its obligations. It is used for joint ventures, project financing and professional collaboration. Contracts are made by the partners rather than by the partnership itself.	Investment Company
JP_6439 (CDQ)	株式会社 (ja)	株 (ja)	This entry records the Japanese joint stock company as identified in the corporate number register, the country's principal corporate form. Shareholders are liable only up to their subscriptions and the company may be formed with nominal capital. Its governance may be simple or elaborate depending on size and choice. It is the form used by listed companies and by a large share of Japanese businesses.
JP_6745 (CDQ)	Kabushiki-kaisha (ja)	K.K (ja)	Kabushiki-kaisha is the Japanese joint stock company, the country's principal corporate form and the only one whose shares may be listed. Its capital is divided into shares and shareholders are liable only up to their subscriptions, with no minimum capital since the 2006 reform. Governance may range from a single director to a full board with statutory auditors or committees. It is used by businesses of every size, from small firms to the largest listed groups.	Economic Interest Group
JP_7043 (CDQ)	Gōshi-kaisha (en) 合資会社 (ja)	GSK (ja)	This entry records the Japanese limited partnership company, a membership company combining members with unlimited liability who manage the business and members whose liability is limited to their contribution. It has legal personality but requires no minimum capital. Internal arrangements are largely a matter for the articles. It is used by small family businesses and is uncommon today.	State Owned Company
JP_7246 (CDQ)	合資会社 (ja)	資 (ja)	This entry records the Japanese limited partnership company as identified in the corporate number register. It combines members with unlimited liability who manage the business and members whose liability is limited to their contribution. It has legal personality and requires no minimum capital. It is used by small family businesses and is uncommon in modern practice.
JP_7325 (CDQ)	合同会社 (ja)	合 (ja)	This entry records the Japanese limited liability company as identified in the corporate number register, a membership company in which all members enjoy limited liability. It offers flexible governance and profit allocation at lower cost than a joint stock company. It has become popular for subsidiaries and small businesses since its introduction in 2006. No board or statutory auditor is required.
JP_8749 (CDQ)	地方公共団体 (ja)		This Japanese category covers local public entities, meaning prefectures, municipalities and special wards together with their associations. They exercise local government functions, hold their own budgets and legal personality and are responsible for local services and infrastructure. They contract and employ staff in their own name under public procurement rules. Businesses deal with them as customers and as licensing authorities.
JP_8845 (CDQ)	Kabushiki-kaisha (en) 株式会社 (ja)	K.K (ja) KK (ja)	This entry records the Japanese joint stock company, the dominant corporate form in the country and the only one that may be listed. Shareholders are liable only up to their subscriptions and the company may be formed with nominal capital. Governance arrangements are flexible, ranging from a single director to boards with statutory auditors or committees. Both small businesses and the largest Japanese groups use the form.	Civil Company
JP_9082 (CDQ)	Yūgen Sekinin Jigyō Kumiai (en) 有限責任事業組合 (ja)		A Yugen sekinin jigyo kumiai is a Japanese limited liability partnership, a contractual arrangement in which all partners enjoy limited liability while the partnership itself has no legal personality. It is tax transparent, so profits are taxed in the partners' hands, and all partners must participate in management. It was designed for joint ventures and collaborative business between companies and professionals. It cannot be used for certain regulated professional services.	Private Foundation
JP_9115 (CDQ)	合名会社 (ja)	名 (ja)	This entry records the Japanese general partnership company as identified in the corporate number register. Every member is liable without limit for the company's obligations, and it has legal personality but no capital protection. No minimum capital is required. It survives mainly among long established family businesses.
JP_9229 (CDQ)	国の機関 (ja)		This Japanese category covers organs of the state, meaning ministries, agencies and other national government bodies. They exercise public functions and are financed from the national budget, acting within the legal personality of the state. Their procurement is governed by public contracting rules. Businesses deal with them as customers and as regulators.
JP_9644 (CDQ)	Gōmei-kaisha (en) 合名会社 (ja)	GMK (ja)	This entry records the Japanese general partnership company, a membership company in which every member is liable without limit for the company's obligations. It has legal personality but offers no capital protection to creditors. No minimum capital is required and the articles govern internal arrangements. It survives mainly among long established family businesses such as sake brewers.	Unlimited Partnership
JP_9935 (CDQ)	Yūgen-kaisha (ja)	Y.K. (ja)	This entry records the Japanese limited company, a simplified corporate form for small businesses that was abolished by the 2006 companies act. Existing companies continue under transitional rules as special joint stock companies while retaining the historic designation. No new companies of this type may be created. The name remains common on long established small businesses.	Economic Interest Group
JP_9947 (CDQ)	匿名組合 (ja) Tokumei kumiai (en)	T.K. (ja) TK (ja)	This entry records the Japanese silent partnership, a contractual arrangement in which investors contribute capital to a business run by an operator and share in its profits without being visible to third parties. The operator holds the assets and contracts in its own name, and investors risk only their contribution. It is widely used in real estate and structured finance in Japan. Counterparties deal with the operator alone.	Co-operative Partnership

Identifiers

Identifier	Name	Registration authority
CN_JP ()	法人番号 (ja) Corporate number (en)
JP_JCT ()	消費税業務法人予約番号 (ja) Japanese Consumption Tax Number (en)

Data quality rules

Data quality rule	Description	Criticality
Dummy post code detected (JP)	Japanese post codes are examined for patterns typical of placeholder values instead of genuine post codes. The patterns taken from the CDQ regular expression library cover a mononumerical post code with a delimiter, a not available post code, one digit multiplied several times, an ordinal sequence of numbers, a single digit post code and an excessively long string of digits.	ERROR
Identifier format invalid (Corporate number (Japan))	The Japanese corporate number consists of exactly thirteen numerical digits, of which the first is the check digit and cannot be 0. This rule flags a value that does not follow that format.	ERROR
Identifier format invalid (VAT number (Japan))	Japan has no separate Japanese Consumption Tax number and no distinct format dedicated to consumption tax. The consumption tax is generally associated with the business registration number or tax identification number, called the company registration number or business registration number, 登記番号 (Tōki-bangō), in Japan. This number, also known as the Tokibango or Houjin-bango, is assigned to businesses on registration with the local government and serves as the unique identification number for administrative and tax purposes, including the reporting and payment of consumption tax. The format of the company registration number is the letter T followed by thirteen numeric digits, both for sole proprietorships (個人事業主, kojin jigyoushu) and for corporations (株式会社, kabushiki kaisha). For the most accurate and up-to-date requirements it is advisable to consult the local tax authorities or a tax professional in Japan.	INFO
Identifier missing (Corporate number (Japan))	Business partners in Japan should have a corporate number maintained, and this rule reports records where it is absent.	WARNING
Identifier missing (VAT number (Japan))	Business partners in Japan should have a VAT number, the Japanese Consumption Tax Number, maintained. This rule reports records where it is absent.	INFO
Identifier unknown (Corporate number (Japan))	This rule checks whether the Japanese corporate number really exists by looking it up in the business register. If it is not available there, the identifier is treated as invalid and the rule is violated.	ERROR
Legal form invalid (Japan)	This rule checks that the legal form of a Japanese business partner is one of the legal forms available in Japan and reports every other value.	INFO
Mandatory administrative area missing (Japan)	Japanese addresses have to carry the administrative area, in Japan the prefecture. This rule identifies addresses without the prefecture.	INFO
Mandatory locality missing (Japan)	A street address in Japan must state the locality. This rule reports addresses in which it is absent.	ERROR
Mandatory post code missing (Japan)	Street addresses in Japan are incomplete without the post code, and this rule flags every record that lacks it.	ERROR
Mandatory thoroughfare missing (Japan)	A street address in Japan is only complete when it states the thoroughfare, and this rule flags records where the street is missing.	ERROR
Post code format inaccurate (Japan)	Post codes in Japan must always be written in the form of three digits, a hyphen and four digits, so the hyphen is mandatory for this rule. A value written without it is flagged.	INFO
Post code format invalid (Japan)	This rule checks the post code format of Japan. Postal codes consist of seven digits written as three digits, a hyphen and four digits. This code was introduced on 2 February 1998 before that postal codes had three or five digits, and those old codes may still be found in address databases. In about 98 per cent of cases the new seven-digit codes were created by adding two or four digits to the end of the existing three- or five-digit code. A postal mark, 〒, may precede the code to indicate that the number following is a postal code.	ERROR
Unallowed pattern in name detected (JP)	This rule detects business partner names in Japan that match a dubious pattern rather than naming a real company. The patterns from the CDQ regular expression library cover a one time vendor, aggregated payments, a no new orders note, a do not use duplicates note, a reference to another record, a no use note, a reference to a new record, a reference to the former name, a long number in the name, a duplicate record note, a deletion note, a dummy record note, a sequence of digits, unsorted keywords and the length of the name.	WARNING

Data sources

Data source	An informal and short human-readable definition of a concept, in terms of a 'one-liner'. Short description	The release status in terms of development progress or maturity.<br/><code>EMPTY</code> (0): No feature considered yet, just a rough idea.<br/><code>IDEA</code> (1): Just an idea, not yet designed in detail.<br/><code>DESIGN</code> (2): Software design ready, development not yet started.<br/><code>DEVELOPMENT</code> (3): Software development in progress.<br/><code>ALPHA</code> (4): First functional release, in terms of a Minimal Viable Product (MVP).<br/><code>BETA</code> (5): Tested by selected users.<br/><code>RC</code> (6): Release candidate, fully tested, not yet used in production by many customers.<br/><code>LIVE</code> (7): Used in production by customers, fully monitored and supported.<br/><code>DEPRECATED</code> (-1): End of life planned, but still available.<br/><code>EOL</code> (-2): End of life, historic service, no longer available.<br/><code>BROKEN</code> (-3): Service was used in production but is currently not available. However, CDQ tries to repair or reactivate it.<br/><code>DISCONTINUED</code> (-4): The data source has ceased providing updates, nonetheless, we continue to offer the most recent available data. Release status
JP.CR (data source) Companies Registration (Japan) BUSINESS_PARTNERData source category<br/>Specifies the category of a data source in terms of the content.<br/>ADDRESS: The data source provides address reference data.<br/>BANK_ACCOUNT: The data source provides bank and bank account reference data.<br/>BENEFICIAL_OWNER: The data source provides information about beneficial owners of companies.<br/>BUSINESS_PARTNER: The data source provides master data about companies.<br/>CERTIFICATE: The data source provides information about business partner certifications.<br/>HEALTHCARE_ORGANIZATION: The data source provides information about HCOs.<br/>HEALTHCARE_PROFESSIONAL: The data source provides information about HCPs.<br/>INSOLVENCY: The data source provides information about insolvencies.<br/>SANCTION_AND_WATCHLIST: A data source that provides sanctioned or watched companies or persons.	Japanese corporations which have been registered for incorporation under provisions of the Companies Act or other laws and regulations.	LIVE 5,708,772 records
JP.NTA (data source) BUSINESS_PARTNERData source category<br/>Specifies the category of a data source in terms of the content.<br/>ADDRESS: The data source provides address reference data.<br/>BANK_ACCOUNT: The data source provides bank and bank account reference data.<br/>BENEFICIAL_OWNER: The data source provides information about beneficial owners of companies.<br/>BUSINESS_PARTNER: The data source provides master data about companies.<br/>CERTIFICATE: The data source provides information about business partner certifications.<br/>HEALTHCARE_ORGANIZATION: The data source provides information about HCOs.<br/>HEALTHCARE_PROFESSIONAL: The data source provides information about HCPs.<br/>INSOLVENCY: The data source provides information about insolvencies.<br/>SANCTION_AND_WATCHLIST: A data source that provides sanctioned or watched companies or persons.	Official register of Japanese businesses registered as qualified invoice issuers, published by the National Tax Agency (NTA).	BETA
JP.POST (data source) Japan post (Japan) ADDRESSData source category<br/>Specifies the category of a data source in terms of the content.<br/>ADDRESS: The data source provides address reference data.<br/>BANK_ACCOUNT: The data source provides bank and bank account reference data.<br/>BENEFICIAL_OWNER: The data source provides information about beneficial owners of companies.<br/>BUSINESS_PARTNER: The data source provides master data about companies.<br/>CERTIFICATE: The data source provides information about business partner certifications.<br/>HEALTHCARE_ORGANIZATION: The data source provides information about HCOs.<br/>HEALTHCARE_PROFESSIONAL: The data source provides information about HCPs.<br/>INSOLVENCY: The data source provides information about insolvencies.<br/>SANCTION_AND_WATCHLIST: A data source that provides sanctioned or watched companies or persons.	n/a	IDEA

Banking metadata

Property	Value
Full metadata	Bank accounts in Japan
Local name of the national bank ID. Bank ID name	Bank account (JP)
Currency code for accounting in the given country. Currency code	JPY