1. E-Commerce Regulation
1.1 What are the key e-commerce legal requirements that
apply to B2B e-commerce in your jurisdiction (and which do not
apply to non-e-commerce business)? Please include any requirements
to register, as well as a summary of legal obligations specific to
B2B e-commerce.
There are no legal requirements that apply specifically to B2B
e-commerce in Japan.
1.2 What are the key e-commerce legal requirements that
apply to B2C e-commerce in your jurisdiction (and which do not
apply to non-e-commerce business)? Please include any requirements
to register, as well as a summary of legal obligations specific to
B2C e-commerce.
The main legislative instruments relating to e-commerce are the
Act on Special Provisions to the Civil Code Concerning Electronic
Consumer Contracts and the Electronic Acceptance Notice (Act on
Special Provisions), the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions
(ASCT) and the Act on Regulation of Transmission of
