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House of Representatives
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and the
House of Peers on March 28, 1947 and promulgated as Law No. 67 of 1947 on April 17,
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, Japanese Law Translation Database System
Local Autonomy Act
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structures and administrative divisions, including prefectures
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, municipalities
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