Facility (Japan)
organizations in Japan
A facility (施設等機関, Shisetsu-tō Kikan) is a collective term for Japanese organizations such as test and research laboratories, inspection and certification institutes, educational and training facilities, medical and rehabilitation facilities, reformatory and internment facilities, and work facilities that are established under the Cabinet Office or other governmental organizations (ministries, commissions and agencies) set forth in Article 3, paragraph 2 of the National Government Organization Act. It is distinguished from an extraordinary organ. The classification was created on 1 July 1985 when an amendment to the National Government Organization Act was put into effect.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Facility (Japan)” is organizations in Japan. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Facility, Japan and organizations, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “organizations in Japan” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Oct 5, 2022. The linked authority identifier is Q4688921. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1985.
The absence of detail may reflect summary conventions rather than a lack of surviving documentation. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.
- Subject orientation
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Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Facility (Japan)”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Facility (Japan) primary sources, Facility (Japan) archive and Facility research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
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