Fonds/Series
Board of Audit of Japan
Hierarchy
- Title
- Board of Audit of Japan
- Level of Description
- fonds
- Administrative / Biographical History
- The Board of Audit of Japan was organized in 1880 as an auditing organ under the direct control of the Dajokan (Grand Council of State), which later became the Cabinet.Following promulgation of the Constitution of the Empire of Japan （Meiji Constitution) in 1889, the Board acquired constitutional status and kept supervising public finances over the next sixty years as an independent organ directly subordinate to the Emperor.In 1947, with the enactment of the Constitution of Japan, the present Board of Audit Act came into effect pursuant to Article 90 of the Constitution. As a constitutional organization that is independent of the Cabinet and belongs neither to the Diet nor to the Courts, the Board of Audit audits the State accounts as well as those of public organizations and other bodies as provided by law, and also supervises public accounting to ensure its adequacy.The Board consists of the Audit Commission, the highest decision-making body of the Board comprising three Commissioners, and the General Executive Bureau, performing audits and other administrative works.
- Source of Transfer or Acquisition
- Transferred from Board of Audit of Japan according to the transfer plan at any time afte 2003.
- Conditions Governing Reproduction
- Image browsing is possible on the Internet(Some materials)
https://www.digital.archives.go.jp/fonds/en/3595473
[Fonds/Series] "Board of Audit of Japan", National Archives of Japan Digital Archive, https://www.digital.archives.go.jp/fonds/en/3595473（accessed 2026-04-11）
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