# e-Gov (Japanese Legal Database)

> Use this tool when you need to access Japanese legal information, query specific laws, or browse legal categories for research, compliance, or educational purposes. It provides up-to-date regulatory content through the e-Gov API, serving as a bridge to Japan's comprehensive legal framework. Ideal for legal professionals, researchers, and students requiring accurate and reliable Japanese legal data.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/groundcobra009-japanese-legal-database  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/groundcobra009-japanese-legal-database

## Description

This server provides access to Japanese legal information through the e-Gov API, Japan's official government legal database. Built by groundcobra009 as a Node.js application, it enables querying specific laws, browsing legal categories, and accessing up-to-date regulatory content in Japanese. The server serves as a bridge to Japan's comprehensive legal framework, making it valuable for legal research, compliance checking, regulatory analysis, and educational purposes related to Japanese law.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.65
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-02

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** database
- **Updated:** 2026-09-02

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/groundcobra009-japanese-legal-database)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/groundcobra009/hourei-mcp-server>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "groundcobra009-japanese-legal-database"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/groundcobra009-japanese-legal-database` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/groundcobra009-japanese-legal-database/pull`

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