Revision to the Consumer Product Safety Act , Electrical Appliances and Materials 
Safety Act , Gas Business Act , and Act on the Securing of Safety and the Optimization 
of Transaction of Liquefied Petroleum Gas  
 
 
1. Name of the technical regulation  / conformity assessment procedure  
・ Consumer Product Safety Act 
・ Electrical Appliance s and Material s Safety Act 
・ Gas Business Act 
・ Act on the Securing of Safety and the Optimization of Transaction of Liquefied 
Petroleum Gas  
The above four Acts are hereinafter referred to as the " Four Product Safety Acts". 
 
2. Background and Objectives  
・ In recent years, with the expansion of Internet transactions, opportunities for 
domestic and foreign businesses to sell products directly to domestic consumers  in 
Japan have increased and are expected to continue to do so in the future.  
・ The Four Product Safety Acts impose on all manufacturers and importers  the 
obligation to notify , comply with technical requirements , and to respond to recall 
orders for hazardous products, etc. However, in the case of sales of products 
directly to domestic co nsumers by  overseas  operators, there are no regulated 
manufacturers and importers  in Japan . 
・ In addition, although many countries have already introduced technical  regulations  
for children's products including toys, Japan does not have technical  regulations 
for many children's products with the exception of a few. In this situation, it is  
impossible to prevent the distribution of products banned for sale in other 
countries for non -compliance with safety standards.  
・ In light of the above, and considering  the fact that a situation is emerging in 
which it is becoming increasingly di fficult to ensure the safety of general 
consumers, the Government of Japan is taking measures to address the expansion of 
direct sales via Internet transactions by overseas operators and to ensure the 
safety of toys and other children's products  in the Japanese market . 
 
3. Outline of the Revision  
(1) Measures  on the expansion of direct sales via Internet transactions by overseas  
operators  
・ To clarify that overseas operators that sell products directly to general consumers 
in Japan without going through manufacture rs and importers  in Japan  are subject to 
regulation s under the Four Product Safety Acts. 
・ The overseas operators must appoint a  responsible person in Japan.  
・ When consumer product s offered on digital platform s for shopping  are deemed to pose 
risks of danger to general consumers and sellers of the product s are not expected to take necessary measures such as recalling the product s, the competent minister 
may take measures to request  the digital platform provider s to remove the product s 
from the platform s. 
・ The competent minister may disclose the notified information, including the nam es 
of the manufacture rs and importers  and the name s of the responsible person s in 
Japan in charge.  
 
(2) Measures to ensure the safety of toys and other children's products  
・ Among the specified products, children's products  that are mainly used for 
children's daily life and for which it is desirable to require labeling of the 
target age group and warnings for use shall be designated by the Cabinet Order s 
under the Acts . 
・ The following actions are required for the manufacturers and importers of the above 
products  in addition to the exist ing obligations by the Acts . 
➢ Require manufacturers and importers to affix appropriate warning labels after 
setting appropriate target ages. In addition, when the warning labeling 
obligation has been fulfilled, a " Warning Mark" may be affixed to that effect.  
・ No manufacture rs, import ers or sellers shall not sell  children's products unless 
they bear the required labeling. 
・ Even if the required labeling is not verified for the products  in use, they may be 
sold if approved by the competent minister.  
 
4. Proposed date of entry into force  
・ December 2025