The following matters with respect to the financial benefits received from a stock company as a consideration for the execution of the duties, such as remunerations and bonuses, (hereinafter in this Chapter referred to as "remunerations") of directors are fixed by a resolution at a shareholders meeting if those matters are not prescribed in the articles of incorporation:
取締役の報酬、賞与その他の職務執行の対価として株式会社から受ける財産上の利益（以下この章において「報酬等」という。）についての次に掲げる事項は、定款に当該事項を定めていないときは、株主総会の決議によって定める。
for remunerations in a fixed amount, that amount;
報酬等のうち額が確定しているものについては、その額
for remunerations the amount of which is not fixed, the specific method for calculating that amount;
報酬等のうち額が確定していないものについては、その具体的な算定方法
for remunerations that are shares for subscription (meaning shares for subscription provided in Article 199, paragraph (1); hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph and Article 409, paragraph (3)) of the stock company, the maximum number of the shares for subscription (or, for a company with class shares, the classes of the shares for subscription and the number of shares for subscription for each class) and other matters prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order.
for remunerations that are share options for subscription (meaning share options for subscription provided in Article 238, paragraph (1); hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph and Article 409, paragraph (3)) of the stock company, the maximum number of the share options for subscription and other matters prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order.
報酬等のうち当該株式会社の募集新株予約権（第二百三十八条第一項に規定する募集新株予約権をいう。以下この項及び第四百九条第三項において同じ。）については、当該募集新株予約権の数の上限その他法務省令で定める事項
for remunerations that are monies allotted to payments in exchange for what is set forth in (a) or (b) below, the matters specified in the relevant (a) or (b):
報酬等のうち次のイ又はロに掲げるものと引換えにする払込みに充てるための金銭については、当該イ又はロに定める事項
shares for subscription of the stock company: the maximum number of shares for subscription subscribed to by the directors (or, for a company with class shares, the classes of the shares for subscription and the number of shares for subscription for each class) and other matters prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order;
share options for subscription of the stock company: the maximum number of share options for subscription subscribed to by the directors and other matters prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order
当該株式会社の募集新株予約権 取締役が引き受ける当該募集新株予約権の数の上限その他法務省令で定める事項
for remunerations that are not monetary (excluding shares for subscription and share options for subscription of the stock company), the specific contents thereof.
In cases of a company with audit and supervisory committee, the matters set forth in the items of the preceding paragraph must be determined by distinguishing directors who are audit and supervisory committee members and other directors.
監査等委員会設置会社においては、前項各号に掲げる事項は、監査等委員である取締役とそれ以外の取締役とを区別して定めなければならない。
If there are no provisions in the articles of incorporation or no resolution at shareholders meeting with regard to remunerations of each director who is an audit and supervisory committee member, the remunerations are determined through discussion among directors who are audit and supervisory committee members within the range of remunerations referred to in paragraph (1).
Directors who prescribed the matters set forth in each item of paragraph (1) or who submitted a proposal to amend these matters to a shareholders meeting must explain the reasons why relevant matters are reasonable at that shareholders meeting.
第一項各号に掲げる事項を定め、又はこれを改定する議案を株主総会に提出した取締役は、当該株主総会において、当該事項を相当とする理由を説明しなければならない。
Directors who are audit and supervisory committee members may state their opinions on the remunerations of directors who are audit and supervisory committee members in the shareholders meeting.
The audit and supervisory committee member appointed by the audit and supervisory committee may state the opinions of the audit and supervisory committee on the remunerations of directors other than directors who are audit and supervisory committee members.
If the articles of incorporation or a resolution of the shareholders meeting contains provisions on the matters set forth in each item of paragraph (1) as the content of the remunerations of directors (excluding directors who are audit and supervisory committee members; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph), the stock company boards of directors set forth below will determine the matters specified by Ministry of Justice Order as policies relating to the determination of the content of remunerations of individual directors in accordance with the provisions;provided, however, that this does not apply if the content of remunerations of individual directors is specified in the articles of incorporation or a resolution of the shareholders meeting.
a company with board of company auditors (limited to a public company that is a large company) that is required to submit an annual securities report to the Prime Minister with respect to shares that the company issues pursuant to the provisions of Article 24, paragraph (1) of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act; or