Japanese government approves a new bill granting authority to investigate and regulate the purchase and use of land and buildings on remote islands and near defense facilities and important infrastructure

On March 26, the Japanese government approved a new bill: the “Bill on the investigations and regulations of the use of lands and buildings in neighboring areas of certain important facilities and remote islands that are adjacent to borders” (“Bill”). The Bill, which grants authority to investigate and regulate the purchase and use of land and buildings which are in close proximity to defense facilities and important infrastructure , was submitted to the Diet on the same day . The government and the ruling parties are seeking to pass the bill during the current ordinary session of the Diet ending on June 16, 2021.