The law as Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote the Use of Information and Communications Technology in Civil Procedures, etc. (Act No. 53 of 2023) leaves it, with the words it changes marked.
The main text is read a page at a time: a chapter to a page, and a long chapter in runs of articles. The whole main text, and the supplementary provisions and appended tables this amendment changes. Those it leaves untouched are on the page for the text in force.
Chapter IV Special Authority of Arbitral Tribunal第四章 仲裁廷の特別の権限
Article 25第二十五条
Competence of Arbitral Tribunal to Rule on Its Jurisdiction(自己の仲裁権限の有無についての判断)
Article 25, paragraph (1)(自己の仲裁権限の有無についての判断)
An arbitral tribunal may rule on its own jurisdiction (meaning the authority to carry out proceedings in an arbitration procedure and to make an arbitral award; hereinafter the same applies in this Article), including a ruling on any allegations on the existence or validity of an arbitration agreement.
In an arbitration procedure, an allegation that an arbitral tribunal does not have jurisdiction must be made promptly after the occurrence of the cause for the allegation if the cause has occurred during the course of the arbitration procedure, or, in any other case, an allegation must be made by the time of submission of the first written allegation on the merits (including the time of orally making the first allegation on the merits in oral hearings); provided, however, that this does not apply when the arbitral tribunal finds justifiable grounds for a delay in making an allegation that the arbitral tribunal does not have jurisdiction.
A party may make the allegation referred to in the preceding paragraph even if the party has appointed an arbitrator, or has made a recommendation for an arbitrator or otherwise similarly participated in the appointment of an arbitrator.
If the allegation referred to in paragraph (2) has been made lawfully, an arbitral tribunal must rule on the allegation by the decision or arbitral award provided for in the following items for each category of ruling set forth in those items:
when ruling that the arbitral tribunal does not have jurisdiction:by a decision to end the arbitration procedure.
自己が仲裁権限を有しない旨の判断を示す場合 仲裁手続の終了決定
Article 25, paragraph (5)(自己の仲裁権限の有無についての判断)
If an arbitral tribunal has ruled that it has jurisdiction in its independent decision made before an arbitral award, a party may petition a court to rule on whether the arbitral tribunal has jurisdiction within 30 days of receipt of notice of the decision. In this case, even if a case related to said petition is pending in the court, the arbitral tribunal may continue the arbitration procedure and make an arbitral award.
Until an arbitral award is made, unless otherwise agreed by the parties, upon the petition of a party, an arbitral tribunal may order the other party to take the following measures:
to prohibit the disposal of or any other change to property necessary for the payment of money, when it is likely that an enforcement regarding a claim for payment of money will not be possible, or it is likely that significant difficulties will arise in implementing enforcement;
to prohibit the disposal of or any other change to any property which is the subject of a claim to seek provision of property benefits, when it is likely that the exercise of the right regarding the claim to seek provision of property benefits (excluding payment of money) will not be possible or will be extremely difficult;
to prevent any substantial loss or imminent danger from arising that would occur to the party that filed the petition with regard to the property or relationship of rights which is the subject matter of the dispute, take necessary prevention measures, or restore the status quo of the property or relationship of rights if it has been changed, in order to avoid the loss or danger in question;
to prohibit actions that cause harm or prejudice to the proceedings in the arbitration procedure (excluding the actions stated in the following item); or
仲裁手続における審理を妨げる行為を禁止すること(次号に掲げるものを除く。)。
Article 26, paragraph (1), item (v)(暫定保全措置)
to prohibit actions such as disposing, erasing or altering evidence necessary for the proceedings in the arbitration procedure.
仲裁手続の審理のために必要な証拠について、その廃棄、消去又は改変その他の行為を禁止すること。
Article 26, paragraph (2)(暫定保全措置)
When filing a petition referred to in the preceding paragraph (excluding item (v) of that paragraph), a party must make a prima facie showing of the rights or relationship of rights that must be preserved and the fact constituting the grounds for the petition.
In issuing an order to take measures stated in the items in paragraph (1) (hereinafter referred to as "order for interim measures"), if it finds it necessary, the arbitral tribunal may order the provision of appropriate security.
If it is found that the grounds of the rights or relationship of rights that must be preserved or the grounds for the petition referred to in paragraph (1) do not exist or cease to exist or if there has been any other change in circumstances, upon petition, the arbitral tribunal may revoke, amend or suspend the order for interim measures.
Beyond the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, if the arbitral tribunal finds that there are special circumstances, the arbitral tribunal may revoke, amend or suspend the order for interim measures on its own initiative, after notifying the parties to that effect.
When it considers that there has been a change in circumstances referred to in paragraph (4), the arbitral tribunal may order the parties to promptly disclose whether there has been a change in circumstances and, if so, the content of the change in circumstances.
If a party that filed a petition for an order for interim measures (referred to as a "petitioner" in the following paragraph) does not comply with the order under the preceding paragraph, for the purpose of application of the provisions in paragraph (4), a change in circumstances stated in that paragraph is deemed to have taken place.
When the arbitral tribunal revokes, amends or suspends an order for interim measures pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (4) or (5), and it finds that the order for interim measures was issued due to grounds attributable to the petitioner, upon petition by the person who received the order for interim measures, it may order the petitioner to compensate for any damage that the person who received the order for interim measures has consequently suffered; provided, however, that this does not apply if the parties have agreed otherwise.
The provisions of Article 3941 apply mutatis mutandis to the order under paragraph (8), and the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (3) of that Article apply mutatis mutandis to the order for interim measures and other orders (excluding the order under paragraph (8)) or decisions under this Article.
The day a law or an amendment starts to apply. It is often months or years after promulgation, so that people have time to prepare. The Ministry of Justice's English usually says a law "comes into force" or "comes into effect", and sometimes calls the day its "enforcement date". Its "enforcement" more often means the word's other sense, carrying a law out, as in an Order for Enforcement (施行令), the Cabinet Order (政令) that sets out the details for carrying out an Act.
Rules made by the Cabinet to carry out the Constitution and Acts. A Cabinet Order cannot impose duties, restrict rights or set penalties unless an Act delegates that to it.
An amending law usually leaves every article's number alone: a new article takes a branch number such as Article 32-2, and a repealed one leaves 削除 (Deleted) at its number. Sometimes it moves a run of articles to new numbers instead — 繰下げ (moving them down) to make room, or 繰上げ (moving them up) to close a gap. The words of a moved article need not change, but books, court decisions and contracts written before cite it by its old number. This site marks a moved article with the number it had before the amendment: Act No. 53 of 2023 (令和五年法律第五十三号) makes Article 55 of the Act on Land and Building Leases (借地借家法) Article 58.
The Ministry of Justice's English of this passage has a slip, so the English shown is this site's correction of it. The Ministry printed:
An arbitral tribunal may rule on its own jurisdiction (meaning the authority to carry out proceedings in an arbitration procedure and to make an arbitral award; hereinafter the applies in this Article), including a ruling on any allegations on the existence or validity of an arbitration agreement.
Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice
Translates the law as amended by Act No. 15 of 2023 (令和五年法律第十五号)
An amending law usually leaves every article's number alone: a new article takes a branch number such as Article 32-2, and a repealed one leaves 削除 (Deleted) at its number. Sometimes it moves a run of articles to new numbers instead — 繰下げ (moving them down) to make room, or 繰上げ (moving them up) to close a gap. The words of a moved article need not change, but books, court decisions and contracts written before cite it by its old number. This site marks a moved article with the number it had before the amendment: Act No. 53 of 2023 (令和五年法律第五十三号) makes Article 55 of the Act on Land and Building Leases (借地借家法) Article 58.
The Ministry of Justice's English of this passage has a slip, so the English shown is this site's correction of it. The Ministry printed:
When the arbitral tribunal revokes, amend or suspends an order for interim measures pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (4) or (5), and it finds that the order for interim measures was issued due to grounds attributable to the petitioner, upon petition by the person who received the order for interim measures, it may order the petitioner to compensate for any damage that the person who received the order for interim measures has consequently suffered; provided, however, that this does not apply if the parties have agreed otherwise.
Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice
Translates the law as amended by Act No. 15 of 2023 (令和五年法律第十五号)