Weights and Measures Act (Japan)

The Weights and Measures Act (Japanese: 度量衡取締条例, Doryokori Shimarijorei) (Dajokan No. 135, August 5, 1875) were promulgated on August 5, 1875, and were the first weights and measures regulations in modern Japan.[1] A weights and measures certification office was established in Wakayama by 1889.[2] It was abolished with the enactment of the Weights and Measures Act in 1891.[3] The act defined the shaku as the fundamental unit of length, and the kan as the fundamental unit of mass.[4]

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References

  1. ^ "度量衡法(どりょうこうほう)とは？ 意味や使い方" [What is the Law of Weights and Measures? Meaning and usage]. Kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  2. ^ "計量沿革" [Metrology history] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  3. ^ "度器ってなに？" [What is Metrology?]. nihondoki.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  4. ^ "Metrication in other countries: Japanese Metric Changeover". usma.org. US Metric Association. 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
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