The Primary purpose of this study is to critically review the Japanese Land and House Surveyor System and provide some policy alternatives for resolving our country's land parcel boundary disputes. This purpose can be divided into several detailed obj...
The Primary purpose of this study is to critically review the Japanese Land and House Surveyor System and provide some policy alternatives for resolving our country's land parcel boundary disputes. This purpose can be divided into several detailed objectives as follows. Firstly, this research tries to find what kind of education a person needs to become a Land and House Surveyor in Japan. Secondly, this paper aims to reveal how a person becomes a Licensed Land and House Surveyor. Thirdly, this writer tries to review Land and House Surveyor's job duties and their code of ethics. Finally, this study suggested some policy alternatives for resolving our country's land parcel boundary disputes. In order to achieve this purpose, reviews of the related literature were conducted.
Our study results show that there is no university in Japan whose sole purpose is to educate would-be Land and House Surveyors. A person can become licensed by passing the Land and House Surveyor Licensing Examination administered by the Japanese Ministry of Justice every year. Land and House Surveyors job duties have been changed over time. Currently their main job duty is to help resolve land parcel boundary disputes without going to the court.
These study results can provide policy implications for resolving our country's land parcel boundary disputes. That is, if we introduce this kind of Land and House Surveyor System, we can resolve land parcel boundary disputes easily and quickly without going to the court. Therefore, we can reduce time and economic costs involving dispute resolution. Under this system, people can maintain good relations with their neighbors as wel