1990 Volume 25 Pages 517-522
TODAY, DEREGULATION OR INTERNATIONAL HARMONIZATION OF BUILDING CONTROL IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT POLITICAL THEMES IN JAPAN, TO OPEN THE JAPANESE BUILDING MARKET TO FOREIGN COUNTIRES. IT IS NECESSARY TO SEEK FOR A NEW GENERAL BASE, INSTEAD OF HISTORY, TRADITION OR CULTURE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL HARMONIZATION OF THE BUILDING REGULATIONS. THE AUTHOR ANALYZES THE BUILDING CONTROL BY THE MARKET FAILURE AND THE FAILURE OF PLANNING, TO SET UP A NEW BASE OF BUILDING CONTROL.