Except in cases specified by Cabinet Office Order, a bank must file a notification with the Prime Minister pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Office Order if the bank seeks to establish a branch office or other business office in Japan, change its location (including a change in the location of its head office), change its type, or close it.
銀行は、日本において支店その他の営業所の設置、位置の変更（本店の位置の変更を含む。）、種類の変更又は廃止をしようとするときは、内閣府令で定める場合を除き、内閣府令で定めるところにより、内閣総理大臣に届け出なければならない。
Except in cases specified by Cabinet Office Order, a bank must obtain the authorization by the Prime Minister pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Office Order if the bank seeks to establish a branch office or other business office in a foreign country, change its type, or close it.
銀行は、外国において支店その他の営業所の設置、種類の変更又は廃止をしようとするときは、内閣府令で定める場合を除き、内閣府令で定めるところにより、内閣総理大臣の認可を受けなければならない。
A bank must obtain the authorization by the Prime Minister pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Office Order if the bank seeks to conclude or terminate a contract under which it entrusts a person with an action set forth in one of the items of Article 2, paragraph (14) in a foreign country.
The provisions of the preceding paragraph do not apply when a bank seeks to conclude or terminate a contract referred to in that paragraph with a subsidiary company of that bank that constitutes a person engaged in banking in a foreign country in accordance with foreign laws and regulations, or with any other person specified by Cabinet Office Order. In such cases, the bank must file a notification with the Prime Minister in advance, pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Office Order.