An investigation body must, within three months from the end of each business year, prepare an inventory of property, a balance sheet, profit and loss statement or settlement of accounts, and business report (including electronic or magnetic records, if electronic or magnetic records are prepared in lieu of these documents; referred to as the "financial statements, etc." in the following paragraph) for the business year, and keep them at the investigation body's place of business for five years.
An investigation entruster or any other interested party may make the following requests to an investigation body at any time during the business hours of the investigation body;provided, however, that that person must pay the fee designated by the investigation body when making the request set forth in item (ii) or item (iv):
when the financial statements, etc. are prepared in the form of documents, requests for the inspection or copying of relevant documents;
財務諸表等が書面をもって作成されているときは、当該書面の閲覧又は謄写の請求
requests for the delivery of a transcript or extract of the documents referred to in the preceding item;
前号の書面の謄本又は抄本の交付の請求
if the financial statements, etc. have been prepared as an electronic or magnetic record, a request to inspect or copy anything that is used in a manner prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order to display the information recorded in that electronic or magnetic record; and
a request to be provided with the information recorded in the electronic or magnetic record referred to in the preceding item by an electronic or magnetic means that the Investigation body has designated, or a request to be issued a document showing that information.