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Religious Organizations Law

Japanese law passed in 1939 that gave authority over religious organizations
Legislation statute Q1519018
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Summary

Religious Organizations Law is a statute[1]. It draws 179 Wikipedia views per month (statute category, ranking #102 of 431).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Empire of Japan[3]
  • Inception: April 7, 1939[4]
  • Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: December 28, 1945[5]
  • Publication date: April 8, 1939[6]
  • Main subject: religious corporation[7]
  • Applies to jurisdiction: Empire of Japan[8]
  • Replaced by: Religious Corporations Ordinance[9]
  • Title: 宗教団体法[10]
  • Effective date: April 1, 1940[11]
  • Date of promulgation: April 8, 1939[12]
  • Law identifier: 昭和14年法律第77号[13]

Why It Matters

Religious Organizations Law has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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