Ward Committee/Zone Committee Myren Alexzander Robinson Tue,Oct.18 2022-9999 and beyond The Local Autonomy Law, passed by the House of Representatives and the House of Peers on March 28, 1947 and promulgated as Law No. 67 of 1947 on April 17, is an Act of devolution that established most of Japan's contemporary local government structures and administrative divisions, including prefectures, municipalities and other entities. Wikipedia