There is a traditional dispute about the regal matter of the architect contracts between owner and architect in Japan. This dispute is whether the architect contracts should be applied to Ininkeiyaku or to Ukeoikeiyaku. The one is similar to the issue between the professional responsibilities and the recent tendency of the professional responsibilities. The professional responsibilities are inclined to meet the general principles of the contracts. The considering of this dispute defines the architect's responsibilities for remedying defective buildings. This paper tries to explicate the regal matter of Japanese architect contracts considering the architect's responsibilities in English law and American law.
