Legal Glossary

200 Japanese legal terms explained with statute references.

あ行

Crypto-Asset Regulation

資金決済法63条の2・金商法

Childcare Leave

育児介護休業法5条

Executor of a Will

民法1012条

Estate Division

民法907条

Inheritance Division Agreement

民法907条1項

Consolation Money / Solatium

民法710条

Lost Earnings / Lost Profits

民法709条

General Contract Provisions (Boilerplate)

民訴法11条

Legally Reserved Share

民法1042条

Liability of Vehicle Operator

自動車損害賠償保障法3条

か行

Company Incorporation

会社法49条

Defect in a Building

住宅品確法94条

Money Lending Business Act

貸金業法13条の2

Comparative Negligence

民法722条2項

Overpaid Interest

利息制限法1条・民法703条

Shareholder Derivative Suit

会社法847条

Death from Overwork

過労死等防止対策推進法2条

Indictment / Prosecution

刑訴法247条

Suspension of Prosecution

刑訴法248条

Non-compete Obligation

民法90条（公序良俗）

Consensual Divorce

民法763条

Compulsory Execution / Enforcement

民事執行法22条

Enforcement of Child Support

民事執行法152条3項

Partition of Co-owned Property

民法256条1項

Contribution Share

民法904条の2

Cooling-off Period

特定商取引法9条

Sectional Ownership (Condominium)

区分所有法1条

Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations

景品表示法5条

Contract Termination / Rescission

民法541条・542条

Liability for Non-conformity

民法562条〜564条

Liability for Non-Conformity with Contract

民法562条〜564条

Breach of Contract

民法415条

Restoration to Original Condition

民法621条

Qualified Acceptance of Inheritance

民法922条

Probate of a Will

民法1004条

Building Coverage Ratio / Floor Area Ratio

建築基準法52条・53条

Residual Disability

自動車損害賠償保障法施行令別表

Residual Disability Grade Certification

自賠法施行令別表

民法969条

Traffic Accident Dispute Resolution Center

自賠法・民法709条

Pretrial Arrangement Procedure

刑訴法316条の2

Personal Rehabilitation

民事再生法221条

Personal Information Protection Act

個人情報保護法15条・27条

Fixed Overtime Pay

労基法37条

Employment Contract

労働契約法6条

Marital Expense Sharing

民法760条

Marital Expense Sharing

民法760条

会社法362条4項6号

さ行

民事執行法22条

Creditor's Subrogation Right

民法423条1項

Property Division

民法768条

Right to Claim Property Division

民法768条

Investigation/Prosecution without Detention

刑訴法198条1項

最低賃金法3条・4条

サイバーセキュリティ基本法

不正アクセス禁止法・刑法246条の2

Lay Judge System

裁判員法1条

Court Standard (Attorney Standard)

民法709条

Judicial Divorce

民法770条1項

Acknowledgment of Debt

民法152条1項

Content Removal Request

プロバイダ責任制限法3条2項

Property Exempt from Seizure

民事執行法131条・152条

Subscription Cancellation Disputes

消費者契約法10条

Article 36 Agreement (Overtime Agreement)

労基法36条

労基法37条

Security Deposit

民法622条の2

Business Succession

租税特別措置法70条の7

Statute of Limitations

民法166条

Traffic Accident Certificate

自動車安全運転センター法

Personal Bankruptcy

破産法15条・252条

Voluntary Surrender

刑法42条1項

Subcontract Act

下請代金支払遅延等防止法4条

Settlement / Out-of-court Agreement

民法695条・696条

Settlement Money in Criminal Cases

刑訴法248条（起訴便宜主義）

Suspended Sentence

刑法25条

Bicycle Accident

民法709条・714条

Bicycle Liability Insurance

民法709条・各自治体条例

Compulsory Automobile Liability Insurance

自動車損害賠償保障法5条

Demand for Payment (Court Order)

民事訴訟法382条

Land Lease Right

借地借家法2条1号・3条

Land and Building Lease Act

借地借家法3条・28条

Work Rules / Employment Regulations

労基法89条

Explanation of Important Matters

宅建業法35条

会社法108条1項

Small Claims Litigation

民事訴訟法368条

Small Claims Action

民訴法368条

Plateau of Symptoms

自動車損害賠償保障法施行令

少年法3条

Consumer Safety Act

消費者安全法1条・12条

Consumer Contract Act

消費者契約法4条・8条

Act on Special Measures for Consumer Court Proceedings

消費者裁判手続特例法

Consumer Group Litigation

消費者契約法12条

Consumer Affairs Consultation

消費者安全法

Parental Authority

民法819条

Suspension of Parental Authority

民法834条の2

Crime Prosecutable Only on Complaint

刑訴法230条・235条

Personal Injury Insurance

保険法2条9号

信託法2条1項

Credit Information (Blacklist)

割賦販売法・貸金業法

Product Liability

製造物責任法3条

Sexual Harassment

男女雇用機会均等法11条

Criminal Record

刑法34条の2

Pre-existing Condition Reduction

民法722条2項類推

Inheritance Disqualification

民法891条

Inheritance Tax

相続税法1条の3

Inheritance Registration

不動産登記法76条の2

Inheritance Renunciation

民法938条・915条1項

Damages / Compensation

民法709条・415条

た行

景品表示法5条・特商法12条

Representation Inheritance

民法887条2項

Retirement Allowance

労基法11条

Delinquent Tax Seizure

国税徴収法47条

Arrest and Detention

刑訴法199条・208条

Multiple Debt / Over-indebtedness

貸金業法13条の2

Consumer Debt and Victimization

消費者契約法4条

借地借家法28条

Collective Bargaining

労組法7条2号・憲法28条

Intellectual Property Rights

特許法68条・著作権法17条

Mediation Divorce

家事事件手続法244条

著作権法17条

Rent Increase/Decrease Claim

借地借家法32条

Domestic Violence Protection Order

DV防止法10条

Fixed-term Land Lease

借地借家法22条

Fixed-term Building Lease

借地借家法38条

Mortgage / Hypothec

民法369条

Foreclosure / Mortgage Enforcement

民法369条・民事執行法180条

Qualified Consumer Organization

消費者契約法12条

Digital Forensics

民訴法231条・刑訴法218条

会社法330条・民法644条

Electronic Contract

電子消費者契約法3条

Act on Electronic Consumer Contracts

電子消費者契約法3条・民法95条

Electronic Signature

電子署名法2条1項・3条

Debt Collection / Demand for Payment

貸金業法21条

Specified Continuous Service Provision

特定商取引法49条

Specified Commercial Transactions Act

特定商取引法

Specified Mediation

特定調停法1条・2条

Person with Special Connection to the Decedent

民法958条の2

Special Benefit

民法903条

Director's Liability

会社法423条1項

な行

Common-Law Marriage / De Facto Marriage

民法709条・768条類推

公益通報者保護法3条

Internal Control System

会社法362条5項・金商法24条の4の4

Certified Content Mail

郵便法48条

Online Impersonation

不正アクセス禁止法・刑法230条

Voluntary Debt Arrangement

貸金業法21条1項9号

Voluntary Automobile Insurance

保険法

Online Portrait Rights Infringement

民法709条（判例法理）

Online Defamation / Cyberbullying

刑法230条・231条

Online Shopping Disputes

特定商取引法15条の3

Pension Division

厚生年金保険法78条の2

Annual Paid Leave

労基法39条

Conversion of Agricultural Land

農地法4条・5条

は行

Disinheritance by Court Order

民法892条

労働契約法3条5項

Sender Information Disclosure Request

プロバイダ責任制限法5条

Power Harassment

労働施策総合推進法30条の2

Crime Victim Support

犯罪被害者等基本法・刑訴法316条の33

Non-disclosure Agreement / Confidentiality

不正競争防止法2条6項

Unauthorized Computer Access

不正アクセス禁止法

Property Damage Accident

民法709条

Adultery / Marital Infidelity

民法770条1項1号

Wrongful Termination

労働契約法16条

Real Estate Brokerage Agreement

宅建業法34条の2

Real Estate Registration

不動産登記法1条・民法177条

Tort / Unlawful Act

民法709条

Invasion of Privacy

民法709条

Transfer Fraud / Special Fraud

振り込め詐欺救済法

Attorney Fee Coverage Rider

保険法

Defense Attorney / Counsel

憲法34条・刑訴法30条

Corporate Bankruptcy

破産法16条1項

民法887条・889条・890条

Statutory Share of Inheritance

民法900条

Japan Legal Support Center (Houterasu)

総合法律支援法

刑訴法89条・90条

ま行

Maternity Harassment

男女雇用機会均等法9条3項

Civil Mediation

民事調停法1条

Whiplash Injury

自動車損害賠償保障法施行令別表第2

Free Legal Consultation

総合法律支援法

刑法230条

Visitation Rights

民法766条1項

Visitation Support Services

民法766条

Discharge from Debts

破産法253条1項

Right to Silence

憲法38条1項・刑訴法198条2項

や行

Non-renewal of Fixed-term Contract

労働契約法19条

Will / Testament

民法968条・969条

Testamentary Capacity

民法961条・973条

民法766条1項

民法792条・817条の2

ら行

Conflict of Interest

会社法356条1項

Statutory Grounds for Divorce

民法770条1項

Non-Acceptance Request for Divorce Registration

戸籍法27条の2第3項

Revenge Pornography

リベンジポルノ防止法

刑訴法461条

Police Detention Facility

刑事収容施設法14条

刑訴法381条・刑法各条

Joint and Several Guarantor

民法454条

Workers' Compensation / Workplace Injury

労働者災害補償保険法

Worker Dispatch / Temporary Staffing

労働者派遣法2条1号

労働審判法

わ行

Right to be Forgotten / Right to Deletion

民法709条（判例法理）

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