In a civil dispute, a party may file a petition for settlement with the summary court of jurisdiction in the locality that constitutes the general venue for an action involving the adverse party, indicating the prayer for relief and providing a statement of the claims, as well as indicating the actual circumstances of the dispute.
民事上の争いについては、当事者は、請求の趣旨及び原因並びに争いの実情を表示して、相手方の普通裁判籍の所在地を管轄する簡易裁判所に和解の申立てをすることができる。
If a settlement as referred to in the preceding paragraph cannot be reached, the court, at the petition of both parties who have appeared on a date for settlement, immediately orders the parties to present oral arguments in litigation. In such a case, the party who has filed the petition for settlement is deemed to have filed an action at the time that party filed that petition, and settlement costs become a part of the court costs.
前項の和解が調わない場合において、和解の期日に出頭した当事者双方の申立てがあるときは、裁判所は、直ちに訴訟の弁論を命ずる。この場合においては、和解の申立てをした者は、その申立てをした時に、訴えを提起したものとみなし、和解の費用は、訴訟費用の一部とする。
If the petitioner or the adverse party does not appear on a date for settlement as referred to in paragraph (1), the court may deem that no settlement can be reached.
申立人又は相手方が第一項の和解の期日に出頭しないときは、裁判所は、和解が調わないものとみなすことができる。
The provisions of Articles 264 and 265 do not apply to a settlement as referred to in paragraph (1).