Japanese Law, Cases, Governments: Case Law

Hanrei Taimuzu 判例タイムズ 

Shinketsu Sokuhō 審決速報  

Shinketsu Kōhō 審決公報  

Saikō Saibansho Kisokushū 最高裁判所規則集

Supreme Court Rules

Docket Number List 

In general, court decisions are harder to locate than laws. English translations of court decisions are rare, but some are available.  

Docket numbers are unique identifiers for cases in Japan's single national court system, which is administered by the Supreme Court. Keyword searching allows access by the full text of cases, and is available in all commercially available online Japanese legal information systems.

Judgments of the Supreme Court

Supreme Court Opinions. 

Saikō Saibansho Hanreishū, 1952- 最高裁判所判例集

Summaries of Japan Supreme Court cases.

Kōtō Saibansho Hanreishū 高等裁判所判例集

Summaries of High Court.

Kakyū Saibansho Hanreishū 下級裁判所判例集

Summaries of District Court cases.

Chiteki zaisan saiban Hanreishū 知的財産裁判例集

Case summaries of all courts in Japan on intellectual property.

Zenhanrei Kensaku 全判例検索(All cases)

Saikin no Hanrei Ichiran 最近の判例一覧

 
Lists of recent court decisions. Covers last one-three months.

Patent Information 

Intellectual Property 

The Binding Nature of Court Decisions in Japan’s Civil Law System