National Land Use Planning Act (Act No. 92 of 1974.) Country/Territory Japan Document type Legislation Date 1974 (2017) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Land tenure Land-use planning Agricultural land Public land Right of use Authorization/permit Offences/penalties Basic legislation Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract The purpose of this Act is to facilitate the comprehensive and systematic use of national land in combination with measures taken under the National Spatial Planning Act (Act No. 205 of 1950) by providing for the necessary matters concerning the formulation of national land use plans, by preparing land use master plans, and by taking measures for controlling land transactions or other measures for coordinating the land use. Full text English Website www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp