Code of Criminal Procedure
Article 290-3, paragraph (1)
第二百九十条の三第一項
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In the following cases, when a witness, an expert witness, an interpreter, a translator or a person who has made a statement in recorded statement documents (meaning written statements, statements recorded and taken down in writing with the signature or seal of the person making the statements, or recording media capable of recording images or sound on which statements have been recorded; the same applies hereinafter) (hereinafter referred to as the "witness or the like" in this paragraph) makes a request and a court finds it appropriate after hearing the opinions of the public prosecutor and the defendant or the defense counsel, the court may render a ruling to the effect that particulars identifying the witness or the like (meaning the name and address of or other particulars which will identify the witness or the like; the same applies hereinafter) should not be disclosed in an open court:
裁判所は、次に掲げる場合において、証人、鑑定人、通訳人、翻訳人又は供述録取書等（供述書、供述を録取した書面で供述者の署名若しくは押印のあるもの又は映像若しくは音声を記録することができる記録媒体であつて供述を記録したものをいう。以下同じ。）の供述者（以下この項において「証人等」という。）から申出があるときは、検察官及び被告人又は弁護人の意見を聴き、相当と認めるときは、証人等特定事項（氏名及び住所その他の当該証人等を特定させることとなる事項をいう。以下同じ。）を公開の法廷で明らかにしない旨の決定をすることができる。
In the following cases, when a witness, an expert witness, an interpreter, a translator or a person who has made a statement in recorded statement documents (meaning written statements
, statements recorded and taken down in writing with(including electronic or magnetic records; the same applies in Article 321, paragraph (1) and Article 322, paragraph (1)), statements recorded and taken down in a document or electronic or magnetic record that bears the signature or seal of the person making the statements,orrecording media capable of recording images or sound on which statements have been recordedfor which a measure prescribed by the Rules of Court in place of the signature or seal of the person making the statements has been taken, or electronic or magnetic records in which statements have been recorded by means of audio or video recording; the same applies hereinafter) (hereinafter referred to as the "witness or the like" in this paragraph) makes a request and a court finds it appropriate after hearing the opinions of the public prosecutor and the defendant or the defense counsel, the court may render a ruling to the effect that particulars identifying the witness or the like (meaning the name and address of or other particulars which will identify the witness or the like; the same applies hereinafter) should not be disclosed in an open court:裁判所は、次に掲げる場合において、証人、鑑定人、通訳人、翻訳人又は供述録取書等（供述書
、供述を録取した書面で供述者の署名若しくは押印のある（電磁的記録を含む。第三百二十一条第一項及び第三百二十二条第一項において同じ。）、供述を録取した書面若しくは電磁的記録であつて供述者の署名若しくは押印があり、若しくは裁判所の規則で定める供述者の署名若しくは押印に代わる措置がとられたもの又は映像録音若しくは音声を記録することができる記録媒体であつて録画を行う方法により供述を記録したもの電磁的記録をいう。以下同じ。）の供述者（以下この項において「証人等」という。）から申出があるときは、検察官及び被告人又は弁護人の意見を聴き、相当と認めるときは、証人等特定事項（氏名及び住所その他の当該証人等を特定させることとなる事項をいう。以下同じ。）を公開の法廷で明らかにしない旨の決定をすることができる。