Management of Administrative Documents 1. To contribute to the proper as well as smooth application of this law, the heads of administrative organs shall properly manage administrative documents. 2. The heads of administrative organs shall both establish rules regarding the management of administrative documents as provided for by Cabinet Order, and make the rules available for inspection by the public. 3. The Cabinet Order referred to in the preceding paragraph shall determine standards for the classification, preparation, maintenance, and disposal of administrative documents along with other items necessary for the management of administrative documents. Article 38 The Provision, Etc. of Information to Persons Who Intend to Request Disclosure 1. So that it is possible for persons who intend to request disclosure to request disclosure easily as well as accurately, the heads of administrative organs shall provide information helpful in specifying the administrative documents held by the administrative organ and take other appropriate steps that take into account the convenience of the person intending to request disclosure. 2. In order to secure the smooth application of this law, the Director-General of the Management and Coordination Agency shall provide for general inquiry offices. Article 39 Publication of the State of Enforcement 1. The Director-General of the Management and Coordination Agency may request reports on the state of enforcement of this law from the heads of the administrative organs. 2. The Director-General of the Management and Coordination Agency shall annually collect, arrange, and publish a summary of the reports of the preceding paragraph. Article 40 Enhancement of Measures for the Provision of Information Held by Administrative Organs In order to comprehensively promote disclosure of the information it holds, the government shall strive to enhance measures concerned with the provision of information held by administrative organs, making clear to the people through timely as well as appropriate methods the information that administrative organs hold. Article 41 Information Disclosure by Local Public Entities In keeping with the spirit of this law, local public entities shall strive to formulate and implement measures necessary for the disclosure of the information that they hold. Article 42 Information Disclosure by Public Corporations Regarding corporations that were founded directly by law or founded through special establishing acts brought about by special laws (Excluding corporations not subject to Article 4, subparagraph 11 of the Management and Coordination Agency Establishment Law (Law No. 79