At one of the methods the corporation proclaiming on commercial law (law public notice), by the fact that the contents which are proclaimed are published to Internet (Web sight) notify in the shareholder and the obligee. With commercial law 166th provision, "electromagnetic methodological judicial affairs Ministerial ordinance ? fixed depending ? many and unspecified persons no person moth ? no public notice contents barrel information no offer is received and profitable power state ? position ? measure execution ? thing" has been defined.

Until recently, when the corporation proclaims, only the method of publishing to gazette (or daily paper) was permitted, but it reached the point where it can select electronic public notice due to the electronic public notice method (law which amends part such as commercial law for introducing the electronic public notice system) enforcement of 2005 February.

In regard to balancing of accounts public notice, "fixed electromagnetic method" it was recognized with commercial law amendment 2001 as public notice alternate method, but from 2005 it reached the point where the public notice regarding capital decrease and reserve decrease, merger and company division etc. it can use the Web sight.

Balancing of accounts public notice and stock certificate submitting public notice etc. until recently, appointing gazette or the daily paper, (deciding in the articles of association), had come to the point of publishing, but when it publishes to daily newspaper nationwide edition, considerable cost was required. If this is changed to electronic public notice, it becomes the substantial cost decrease.

In addition but, public notice to the obligee such as capital decrease and merger and company division is decided gazette publication, when electronic public notice is appointed in the articles of association, electronic public notice and individual notification to the obligee can be abbreviated by the fact that it does simultaneously, (those of part abbreviation failure there being).

Electronic public notice ex post facto rewriting being easy, from the fact that evidence does not remain that way, must receive the investigation of the investigation agency where is registered to Minister of Justice, (as for balancing of accounts public notice investigation unnecessary). The investigation agency which receives the request for investigation before the target date of public notice reports specified contents with the Ministry of Justice online application system, during public notice period (in 6 hours 1 time or more) checking the particular public notice page periodically, the result notifies electronic public notice to the company which does. This findings from notification to become the objective evidence data which shows the fact that it does, the case of registration application is utilized public notice as the attachment document.

Furthermore, electronic public notice being, when it does former public notice methodological similar and untrue illegitimate public notice, there are times when it is questioned the responsibility on upper detective of civil affair.