Article 435

一It has been proven through a final and binding judgment that documentary or material evidence which served as evidence in the original judgment is false or has been altered;

二It has been proven through a final and binding judgment that testimony, expert evaluation, interpretation, or translation which served as evidence in the original judgment was false;

三It has been proven through a final and binding judgment that a person who has been found guilty was falsely accused; provided, however, that this shall only be when such person was found guilty on the basis of such false accusation;

四A decision which served as evidence in the original judgment has been altered by final and binding judgment;

五With regard to cases where a person has been found guilty of criminal infringement of a patent right, utility model right, design right, or trademark right, a trial decision that voided such right has become final, or a judgment that voided such right has been rendered;

七It has been proven through a final and binding judgment that a judge who participated in the original judgment, a judge who participated in making documentary evidence which served as evidence in the original judgment, or the public prosecutor, public prosecutor's assistant officer, or judicial police official who compiled a document or gave a statement which served as evidence in the original judgment, committed a crime with regard to his/her duty in the case; provided, however, that when prosecution against such judge, public prosecutor, public prosecutor's assistant officer, or judicial police official was instituted before rendition of the original judgment, this shall be limited to when the original court did not know such fact.