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The official reporters of courts (and their abbreviations in parentheses) are:
Supreme Court reporters:
Report of Civil Cases: Saiko saibansho minji hanreishu (Minshu)
Report of Criminal Cases: Saiko saibansho keiji hanreishu (Keishu)
Lower court reporters:
Report of Civil Cases: Kakyu saibansho minji hanreishu (“Kaminshu” or “Kamin”)
Report of Criminal Cases: Kakyu saibansho keiji hanreishu (“Kakeishu” or “Kakei”)
Major topical reporters:
Report of Administrative Cases: Gyosei jiken saiban reishu (Gyoshu)
Report of Civil and Administrative Cases Related to Intellectual Property Issues: Chiteki zaisanken kankei minji
gyosei saiban reishu (Chiteki saishu)
Report of Labor Cases: Rodo kankei minji saiban reishu (“Rominshu” or “Romin”)
Fair Trade Commission (Kosei Torihiki Iinkai) reporters (for decisions (shinketsu) and orders
(meirei)):
Kosei Torihiki Iinkai shinketsushu (Shinketsushu)
Kosei Torihiki Iinkai haijo meireishu (“Haijo meireishu” or “Haimeishu”)
There are two major unofficial periodicals commonly used by authors and practitioners, Hanrei
Jiho [Hanrei Times] and Hanrei Taimuzu. Cite each by volume, title, pages referenced, court,
and date:
1376 Hanrei jiho 80-88 (Tokyo District Court, May 1, 1991).
1140 Hanrei taimuzu 1-10 (Supreme Court, October 16, 2003).
Note: Hanrei jiho is frequently abbreviated as Hanji, and Hanrei taimuzu as Hanta.
4.0 Books
Cite books by name of the author(s) [first name, family name], title, translation (in square
brackets), edition, publisher, year, and number of pages:
Soji Yamamoto, Kokusaiho [International Law], rev. ed., Yuhikaku, 1994, 522 p.
5.0 Articles in Periodicals
Cite articles in periodicals by name of the author(s) [first name, family name], title of the article,
translation (in square brackets), volume, title of the periodical (often abbreviated), first page of
the article, and year (in parentheses):
Keiji Yonezawa, Nihongo gakko [Japanese Language School], 931 Jurisuto 10 (1989).
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