If for some reason you carelessly signed a door-to-door sales contract etc. but later realize that you want to terminate the contract, the cooling-off system can be applied. By using this system, in principle, a contract can be terminated unconditionally within 8 days of signing it. If you sign a contract under duress, etc., it may be possible for it to be terminated even after the cooling-off period has expired under the Consumer Contract Law (shohisha keiyaku ho).

For details, enquire at your nearest Consumer Lifestyle Center (shohisha seikatsu center) or city, ward, town or village office.


Note 1 The information given is that confirmed as of July 2002. Note that a new system or system revisions may have been introduced after this date.

This information is from the CLAIR website. The Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR) was established in July 1988 in response to rising concerns about local level internationalization in Japan.