Declaration made on May 27, 2019: Pursuant to Article 15, paragraph 3 of the Treaty, the Government of Japan will apply the provisions of Article 15, paragraph 1 of the Treaty in respect of the direct or indirect use of the phonograms made available to the public, by wire or wireless means, in such a way that members of the public may access them from a place and a time individually chosen by them for broadcasting, cablecasting (wire diffusion) or "automatic public transmission of unfixed information". (see WPPT Notification No. 99)
2008年1月21日作出的声明： 根据第十五条第(3)款的规定，日本将在该缔约方授予第十五条第(1)款规定的保护的范围内适用第十五条第(1)款的规定；日本将对为商业目的发行的录音制品直接或间接地用于广播、有线广播或“对尚未录制的信息向公众自动播送”适用第十五条第(1)款的规定；以及，对以公众中的成员在其个人选定的地点和时间获得录音制品对“尚未录制的信息向公众自动播送”的方式，直接或间接使用向大众提供的录音制品的，不管是采用有线还是无线方式，也将适用第十五条第(1)款的规定。 (见 WPPT Notification No. 68)
Declarations made upon accession: 1. In accordance with Article 3(3) of the Treaty, this State has declared that it will not apply the criterion of publication concerning the protection of phonograms. 2. Pursuant to Article 15, paragraph 3 of the Treaty, the Government of Japan will apply the provisions of Article 15, paragraph 1 of the Treaty in respect of direct uses for broadcasting or for wire diffusion. 3. Pursuant to Article 15, paragraph 3 of the Treaty, as regards phonograms the producer of which is a national of another Contracting Party which has made a declaration under Article 15, paragraph 3 of the Treaty, the Government of Japan will apply the provision of Article 15, paragraph 1 of the Treaty to the extent that Party grants the protection provided for by the provisions of Article 15, paragraph 1 of the Treaty. 4. Pursuant to Article 15, paragraph 3 of the Treaty, the Government of Japan will not apply Article 15, paragraph 1 of the Treaty to the phonograms made available to the public, by wire or wireless means, in such a way that members of the public may access them from a place and a time individually chosen by them. (see WPPT Notification No. 38) Declarations 2 and 4 were modified on January 21, 2008 and May 27, 2019. (see WPPT Notification No. 68 and No. 99)