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This article investigates how people utilize legal rules to conserve hospitable dwelling environments in suburban neighborhoods in Japan, through an examination of building agreements (kenchiku ky), which are private contracts between landowners. The discussions in this paper are based on a database that includes interviews with residentsandgovernmentofficials,aswellasresponsestoquestionnairesadministeredtomostoftheboardsofthe homeownersassociationsinYokohamaCity.Myfindingsrevealthat(a)Japaneseresidentsoftentakelegalrulesinto account when facing conflicts; (b) residents are often quite familiar with legal rules; (c) when residents discuss and settle disputes, neighborhood associations play important roles and (d) residents occasionally refer to and utilize not only legal rules but also nonlegal rules. My analysis suggests that legal rules are more ubiquitous than previously thought in Japan and that social structure has a decisive influence on the way they work.

Law and Community in Japan: The Role of Legal Rules in Suburban Neighborhoods