Ordinance for Technical Standards Concerning Railways (MLIT Ordinance No. 151)

Scope

Japan's binding ministerial ordinance setting the technical standards for railway construction, rolling stock and operation, issued by MLIT under the Railway Business Act -- functionally equivalent to the EU's TSI/safety-directive framework and the mandatory technical/safety reference for all Japanese railway operators, including the Shinkansen high-speed network. Kept current on Japan's official e-Gov law database with a live amendment history. Text is in Japanese only; no official English translation was located.