1. Japanese Industrial Standard JIS

2. Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (日本工業規格 Nippon KōgyōKikaku?) specifies the standards used for industrial activities in Japan. The standardization process is coordinated by Japanese Industrial Standards Committee and published through Japanese Standards Association. Description

3. In the Meiji era, private enterprises were responsible for making standards although the Japanese government did have standards and specification documents for procurement purposes for certain articles, such as munitions. These were summarized to form an official standard (old JES) in 1921. During World War II, simplified standards were established to increase matériel output. History

4. The present Japanese Standards Association was established after Japan's defeat in World War II in 1945. The Japanese Industrial Standards Committee regulations were promulgated in 1946, Japanese standards (new JES) was formed. The Industrial Standardization Law was enacted in 1949, which forms the legal foundation for the present Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS). History

5. The Industrial Standardization Law was revised in 2004 and the "JIS mark" (product certification system) was changed, and the new JIS mark was applied since October 1, 2005 upon re-certification. History

6. The old mark is allowed to be used until September 30, 2008, for a transition period of 3 years, and every manufacture obtaining new or renewing certification under the authority's approval are then able to use the new JIS mark. Therefore all JIS certified Japanese products shall have the new JIS mark after October 1, 2008. History

7. History JIS symbol (adopted October 1, 2005) Old JIS symbol (was used until September 30, 2008)

8. JIS covers industrial and mineral products with the exception of (1) medicines, (2) agricultural chemicals, (3) chemical fertilizers, (4) silk yarn, and (5) foodstuffs, agricultural and forest products designated under the Law Concerning Standardization and Proper Labeling of Agricultural and Forestry Products. Outline of JIS

9. The, letter symbol indicates the technical area (JIS Division), and the 4-digit or 5-digit number is added to locate the JIS in an appropriate place within that Division (see the explanation in Figure 6) Outline of JIS

10. Standardization items established as JIS have the following symbols:JIS C 7501: The majorities of JIS have this type of symbol.JIS Q 14001: This symbol is mainly used in case JIS adopts international standard identically.JIS X 5056-1: This symbol is used in case JIS adopts international standard specifies only a part of the necessary requirements Outline of JIS

12. Standardization can be defined as “reducing, simplifying, and organizing matters which are apt to become diversified, complicated, and chaotic if left uncontrolled.” Standards can be defined as “rules” specified by standardization. There are mandatory standards and voluntary standards, but generally voluntary ones are referred to as “standards.” Industrial standardization

13. Industrial standardization represents standardization in the industrial sector, and in Japan, Japanese Industrial Standards are adopted as national industrial standards. With regard to “goods” and “matters,” which are apt to become diversified, complicated, and chaotic if left uncontrolled, industrial standardization aims to establish state-level “standards” in the form of technical documents and to “unify” or “simplify” them equally throughout Japan, Industrial standardization

14. From the multiple viewpoints of ensuring convenience in economic and social activities (securing compatibility), enhancing production efficiency (mass -production by reducing variety), securing fairness (assurance of consumer profits and simplification of transactions), promoting technology advancement (support for the creation of new knowledge Industrial standardization

15. and the development/dissemination of new technologies), preserving safety and health, and conserving the environment.The significance of industrial standardization can be explained as follows, focusing on the functions thereof (operation and effects). Industrial standardization

16. Functions contributing to economic activities Functions as a means to achieve social goals Functions as action rules to promote mutual understanding Functions for promoting trade Industrial standardization

17. Assurance of appropriate product quality standards Provision of product information Dissemination of technology Enhancement of production efficiency Development of competitive environment Securing compatibility and interface consistency Functions contributing to economic activities

18. Industrial standardization can promote the proactive activities of companies and consumers without imposing regulations by technical standards defined by mandatory legislation Functions as a means to achieve social goals

19. If they are working appropriately as a means to pursue policy goals such as “enhancement of industrial competitiveness,” “preservation of environment, safety, and rights,” and “promotion of energy conservation and resource conservation.” Functions as a means to achieve social goals

20. Industrial standardization can unify technical infrastructure such as terms, marks, measurement units, test assessment methods, production methods, safety levels, format display of specifications, etc. as a means to mutually communicate technical requirements and technical data between related parties (manufacturers, distributors, users, consumers, and researchers). Functions as action rules to promote mutual understanding

21. Furthermore, in recent years, guidelines for test assessment methods, specifications concerning consumer goods, mark display, and various management systems have become important aspects of industrial standardization, with a view to promoting international standardization. Functions as action rules to promote mutual understanding

22. As trade has become globalized and trade volume has increased, the maintaining of differing national standards and technical standards by individual countries, as defined by mandatory legislation, may hinder international trade. It is difficult to ensure that all countries bring their mandatory technical standards legislation into line with each other’s standards, Functions for promoting trade

23. but in such cases, industrial standardization can be utilized to maintain and develop free trade. In other words, countries’ national standards are to be adjusted to comply with international standards which the ISO/IEC adopts based on international consensuses, and such national standards are to be incorporated into countries’ mandatory legislation technical standards. Functions for promoting trade

24. Standards are named like "JIS X 0208:1997", where X denotes area division, followed by four digits (or five digits for some of the standards corresponding ISO standards), and the revision release year. Divisions of JIS and significant standards are: Standard Classification and Numbering

25. A – Civil Engineering and Architecture B – Mechanical Engineering JIS B 7021-1989 – Classification and Water Resistibility of Water Resistant Watches for General Use JIS B 7512-1993 – Steel tape measures JIS B 7516-1987 – Metal Rules C – Electronic and Electrical Engineering JIS C 0920:2003 – Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code) JIS C 8800 Glossary of terms for fuel cell power systems

26. D – Automotive Engineering E – Railway Engineering F – Shipbuilding G – Ferrous Materials and Metallurgy H – Nonferrous materials and metallurgy[1] JIS H 2105 – Pig lead JIS H 2107 – Zinc ingots

27. S H 2113 – Cadmium metal JIS H 2116 – Tungsten powder and tungsten carbide powder JIS H 2118 – Aluminum alloy ingots for die castings JIS H 2121 – Electrolytic cathode copper JIS H 2141 – Silver bullion JIS H 2201 – Zinc alloy ingots for die casting JIS H 2202 – Copper alloy ingots for castings

28. JIS H 2211 – Aluminium alloy ingots for castings JIS H 2501 – Phosphor copper metal JIS H 3100 – Copper and copper alloy sheets, plates and strips JIS H 3110 – Phosphor bronze and nickel silver sheets, plates and strips JIS H 3130 – Copper beryllium alloy, copper titanium alloy, phosphor bronze, copper-nickel-tin alloy and nickel silver sheets, plates and strips for springs JIS H 3140 – Copper bus bars JIS H 3250 – Copper and copper alloy rods and bars

29. IS H 3260 – Copper and copper alloy wires JIS H 3270 – Copper beryllium alloy, phosphor bronze and nickel silver rods, bars and wires JIS H 3300 – Copper and copper alloy seamless pipes and tubes JIS H 3320 – Copper and copper alloy welded pipes and tubes JIS H 3330 – Plastic covered copper tubes JIS H 3401 – Pipe fittings of copper and copper alloys JIS H 4000 – Aluminium and aluminium alloy sheets and plates, strips and coiled sheets

30. JIS H 4001 – Painted aluminium and aluminium alloy sheets and strips JIS H 4040 – Aluminium and aluminium alloy rods, bars and wires JIS H 4080 – Aluminium and aluminium alloys extruded tubes and cold-drawn tubes JIS H 4090 – Aluminium and aluminium alloy welded pipes and tubes JIS H 4100 – Aluminium and aluminium alloy extruded shape JIS H 4160 – Aluminium and aluminium alloy foils JIS H 4170 – High purity aluminium foils

31. JIS H 4301 – Lead and lead alloy sheets and plates JIS H 4303 – DM lead sheets and plates JIS H 4311 – Lead and lead alloy tubes for common industries JIS H 4461 – Tungsten wires for lighting and electronic equipments JIS H 4463 – Thoriated tungsten wires and rods for lighting and electronic equipment JIS H 4631 – Titanium and titanium alloy tubes for heat exchangers

32. JIS H 4635 – Titanium and titanium alloy welded pipes JIS H 5401 – White metal JIS H 8300 – Thermal spraying―zinc, aluminium and their alloys JIS H 8601 – Anodic oxide coatings on aluminium and aluminium alloys JIS H 8602 – Combined coatings of anodic oxide and organic coatings on aluminium and aluminium alloys

33. JIS H 8615 – Electroplated coatings of chromium for engineering purposes JIS H 8641 – Zinc hot dip galvanizings JIS H 8642 – Hot dip aluminized coatings on ferrous products K – Chemical Engineering L – Textile Engineering

34. L – Textile Engineering M – Mining P – Pulp and Paper JIS P 0138-61 (JIS P 0138:1998): process finished paper size (ISO 216 with a slightly larger B series) Q – Management System JIS Q 9001 - Quality management systems - requirements JIS Q 14001 - Environment management systems - requirements with guidance for use

35. JIS Q 15001 - Personal information protection management systems - requrements JIS Q 20000-1 - IT service management - specification JIS Q 27001 - Information security management systems - requrements R – Ceramics S – Domestic Wares

36. T – Medical Equipment and Safety Appliances W – Aircraft and Aviation X – Information Processing JIS X 0201:1997 – Japanese national variant of the ISO 646 7-bit character set JIS X 0202:1998 – Japanese national standard which corresponds to the ISO 2022 character encoding JIS X 0208:1997 – 7-bit and 8-bit double byte coded kanji sets for information interchange

37. JIS X 0212:1990 – Supplementary Japanese graphic character set for information interchange JIS X 0213:2004 – 7-bit and 8-bit double byte coded extended Kanji sets for information interchange JIS X 0221-1:2001 – Japanese national standard which corresponds to ISO 10646 JIS X 0401:1973 – To-do-fu-ken (prefecture) identification code JIS X 0402:2003 – Identification code for cities, towns and villages JIS X 0405:1994 – Commodity classification code

38. JIS X 0408:2004 – Identification code for universities and colleges JIS X 0501:1985 – Bar code symbol for uniform commodity code JIS X 0510:2004 – QR Code JIS X 3001-1:2009, JIS X 3001-2:2002, JIS X 3001-3:2000 – Fortran programming language JIS X 3002:2001 – COBOL JIS X 3005-1:2010 – SQL JIS X 3010:2003 – C programming language

39. JIS X 3014:2003 – C++ JIS X 3030:1994 – POSIX - repealed in 2010 JIS X 4061:1996 – Collation of Japanese character string JIS X 6002:1980 – Keyboard layout for information processing using the JIS 7 bit coded character set JIS X 6054-1:1999 – MIDI JIS X 6241:2004 – 120 mm DVD – Read-only disk JIS X 6243:1998 – 120 mm DVD Rewritable Disk (DVD-RAM)

40. JIS X 6245:1999 – 80 mm (1.23GB/side) and 120 mm (3.95GB/side) DVD-Recordable-Disk (DVD-R) JIS X 9051:1984 – 16-dots matrix character patterns for display devices JIS X 9052:1983 – 24-dots matrix character patterns for dot printers Z – Miscellaneous JIS Z 8301:2011 – Rules for the layout and drafting of Japanese Industrial Standards