An
Incorporated Administrative Agency, or in lay terms
Independent Administrative Corporation or
Independent Administrative Institution (独立行政法人,
Dokuritsu gyōsei hōjin or
Dokugyo in abbreviation), is a type of legal body for organizations of the
Japanese government regulated by the
Basic Law on Reforming Government Ministries under
the Act on General Rules for incorporated Administrative Agencies(Law No. 103 of 1999, modified in 2014). The independent agencies are not under the
National Government Organization Act that provides for the
ministries and agencies of Japan.