Subsection 1 General Provisions
第一款 総則
A stock company may provide in the articles of incorporation to the effect that it issues share certificates relating to its shares (or, for a company with class shares, the shares of all classes).
株式会社は、その株式（種類株式発行会社にあっては、全部の種類の株式）に係る株券を発行する旨を定款で定めることができる。
Article 215Issuing of Share Certificate
第二百十五条（株券の発行）
A share certificate-issuing company must, without delay after the day of a share issue, issue share certificates representing those shares.
株券発行会社は、株式を発行した日以後遅滞なく、当該株式に係る株券を発行しなければならない。
If a share certificate-issuing company consolidates shares, it must issue share certificates representing those consolidated shares without delay after the day provided for in Article 180, paragraph (2), item (ii).
株券発行会社は、株式の併合をしたときは、第百八十条第二項第二号の日以後遅滞なく、併合した株式に係る株券を発行しなければならない。
If a share certificate-issuing company splits shares, it must issue share certificates representing those split shares (excluding those which have been already issued) without delay after the day provided for in Article 183, paragraph (2), item (ii).
株券発行会社は、株式の分割をしたときは、第百八十三条第二項第二号の日以後遅滞なく、分割した株式に係る株券（既に発行されているものを除く。）を発行しなければならない。
Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding three paragraphs, a share certificate-issuing company that is not a public company may elect to not deliver share certificates under those paragraphs until shareholders so request.
Article 216Matters to Be Specified on Share Certificates
第二百十六条（株券の記載事項）
A stock company must state the following matters and the serial number on a share certificate, and the representative director of the share certificate-issuing company (or the representative executive officer for a company with nominating committee, etc.) must affix the representative director's signature, or name and seal:
株券には、次に掲げる事項及びその番号を記載し、株券発行会社の代表取締役（指名委員会等設置会社にあっては、代表執行役）がこれに署名し、又は記名押印しなければならない。
the trade name of the share certificate-issuing company;
株券発行会社の商号
the number of shares represented by relevant share certificates;
当該株券に係る株式の数
if it is provided that the approval of the stock company is required for the acquisition of shares which are represented by relevant share certificates by transfer, a statement to that effect; and
譲渡による当該株券に係る株式の取得について株式会社の承認を要することを定めたときは、その旨
for a company with class shares, the class and features of the shares represented by relevant share certificates.
種類株式発行会社にあっては、当該株券に係る株式の種類及びその内容
Article 217Offer Not to Possess Share Certificates
第二百十七条（株券不所持の申出）
Shareholders of a share certificate-issuing company may make an offer to relevant share certificate-issuing company to the effect that they do not wish to hold share certificates representing the shares that they hold.
株券発行会社の株主は、当該株券発行会社に対し、当該株主の有する株式に係る株券の所持を希望しない旨を申し出ることができる。
The offer pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph must be made by disclosing the number of shares relating to the offer (or, for a company with class shares, the classes of shares and the number of shares for each class). In these cases, if share certificates representing those shares have been issued, relevant shareholders must submit relevant share certificates to the share certificate-issuing company.
A share certificate-issuing company that has received an offer under the provisions of paragraph (1) must enter or record in the shareholder register, without delay, a statement that it will not issue share certificates representing the shares referred to in the first sentence of the preceding paragraph.
If a share certificate-issuing company has stated or recorded the statement pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, it may not issue share certificates representing the shares referred to in the first sentence of paragraph (2).
Share certificates submitted pursuant to the provisions of the second sentence of paragraph (2) become ineffective when a statement is stated or recorded pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3).
A shareholder who has made an offer pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) may at any time demand that the share certificate-issuing company issue share certificates for the shares referred to in the first sentence of paragraph (2). In these cases, if there are any share certificates that have been submitted pursuant to the provisions of the second sentence of paragraph (2), the cost for the issuing of the share certificates is borne by relevant shareholder.
Article 218Abolition of Provisions of Articles of Incorporation That Share Certificates Be Issued
第二百十八条（株券を発行する旨の定款の定めの廃止）
If a share certificate-issuing company intends to effect an amendment to the articles of incorporation to abolish provisions of the articles of incorporation to the effect that it issues share certificates for its shares (or, for a company with class shares, shares of all classes), it must give public notice of the following matters, and give separate notice thereof to each shareholder and each registered pledgee of shares no later than two weeks prior to the day on which relevant amendment to the articles of incorporation takes effect:
a statement to the effect that the stock company abolishes the provisions of the articles of incorporation to the effect that it issues share certificates for its shares (or, for a company with class shares, shares of all classes);
その株式（種類株式発行会社にあっては、全部の種類の株式）に係る株券を発行する旨の定款の定めを廃止する旨
the day on which the amendment to the articles of incorporation will take effect; and
定款の変更がその効力を生ずる日
a statement to the effect that the share certificates of relevant stock company become invalid on the day provided for in the preceding item.
前号の日において当該株式会社の株券は無効となる旨
Share certificates representing the shares of a share certificate-issuing company become invalid on the day provided for in item (ii) of the preceding paragraph.
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), if a share certificate-issuing company that does not issue share certificates for any of its shares intends to effect an amendment to the articles of incorporation to abolish provisions of the articles of incorporation to the effect that it issues share certificates for its shares (or, for a company with class shares, shares of all classes), it is sufficient to notify the shareholders and registered pledgees of shares of the matters set forth in item (i) and item (ii) of that paragraph no later than two weeks prior to the day provided for in item (ii) of that paragraph.
A public notice may be substituted for the notice under the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
前項の規定による通知は、公告をもってこれに代えることができる。
In the cases provided for in paragraph (1), pledgees of shares (excluding registered pledgees of shares) may, no later than the day immediately preceding the day provided for in item (ii) of that paragraph, demand that the share certificate-issuing company state or record the matters set forth in each item of Article 148 in the shareholder register.
Subsection 2 Submission of Share Certificate
第二款 株券の提出等
Article 219Public Notice in Relation to Submission of Share Certificate
第二百十九条（株券の提出に関する公告等）
If a share certificate-issuing company carries out an act set forth in the following items, it must, more than one month prior to the day when relevant act takes effect (in cases of performing the act set forth in item (iv)-2, the acquisition day prescribed in Article 179-2, paragraph (1), item (v); hereinafter the day is referred to as the "share certificate submission day"), give public notice to the effect that share certificates representing the shares provided for in each of these items be submitted to relevant share certificate-issuing company before the share certificate submission day, and a separate notice to that effect to each shareholder and each registered pledgee of shares thereof; provided, however, that this does not apply if the share certificate-issuing company does not issue share certificates for any of its shares:
株券発行会社は、次の各号に掲げる行為をする場合には、当該行為の効力が生ずる日（第四号の二に掲げる行為をする場合にあっては、第百七十九条の二第一項第五号に規定する取得日。以下この条において「株券提出日」という。）までに当該株券発行会社に対し当該各号に定める株式に係る株券を提出しなければならない旨を株券提出日の一箇月前までに、公告し、かつ、当該株式の株主及びその登録株式質権者には、各別にこれを通知しなければならない。ただし、当該株式の全部について株券を発行していない場合は、この限りでない。
amendments to the articles of incorporation to create provisions of the articles of incorporation with respect to the matters set forth in Article 107, paragraph (1), item (i):all shares (or, for a company with class shares, the class shares that have provisions with respect to relevant matters);
第百七条第一項第一号に掲げる事項についての定款の定めを設ける定款の変更 全部の株式（種類株式発行会社にあっては、当該事項についての定めを設ける種類の株式）
consolidation of shares:all shares (or, for a company with class shares, the class shares under Article 180, paragraph (2), item (iii));
株式の併合 全部の株式（種類株式発行会社にあっては、第百八十条第二項第三号の種類の株式）
acquisitions of shares subject to class-wide call provided for in Article 171, paragraph (1):relevant shares subject to class-wide call;
第百七十一条第一項に規定する全部取得条項付種類株式の取得 当該全部取得条項付種類株式
acquisitions of shares subject to call:relevant shares subject to call;
取得条項付株式の取得 当該取得条項付株式
approval set forth in Article 179-3, paragraph (1):shares subject to the cash-out;
第百七十九条の三第一項の承認 売渡株式
entity conversion:all shares;
組織変更 全部の株式
merger (but only if the stock company disappears in the merger):all shares;
合併（合併により当該株式会社が消滅する場合に限る。） 全部の株式
share exchanges:all shares;
株式交換 全部の株式
share transfers:all shares.
株式移転 全部の株式
If a share certificate-issuing company performs the acts set forth in the following items, if a person fails to submit the share certificates to the share certificate-issuing company by the share certificate submission day the person specified in each of those items may refuse to deliver monies, etc. to the shareholders of the shares that are subject of the share certificates by relevant act (in cases of performing acts set forth in item (ii), acquisition of shares subject to cash-out related to demand for cash-out) until the share certificates are submitted:
acts set forth in the items (i) through (iv) of the preceding paragraph:the share certificate-issuing company;
前項第一号から第四号までに掲げる行為 当該株券発行会社
approval set forth in Article 179-3, paragraph (1):special controlling shareholders;
merger (but only if the stock company disappears in the merger):the company surviving the absorption-type merger as prescribed in Article 749, paragraph (1) or the company incorporated in the consolidation-type merger as prescribed in Article 753, paragraph (1);
合併（合併により当該株式会社が消滅する場合に限る。） 第七百四十九条第一項に規定する吸収合併存続会社又は第七百五十三条第一項に規定する新設合併設立会社
share exchange:the wholly owning parent company resulting from the share exchange as prescribed in Article 767; and
Share certificates representing the shares provided for in each item of paragraph (1) become invalid on the share certificate submission day.
The cost of public notice and notice pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), item (iv)-2 is paid by the special controlling shareholder.
Article 220Cases Where Share Certificates Cannot Be Submitted
第二百二十条（株券の提出をすることができない場合）
If the acts set forth in each item of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article are carried out, and a person cannot submit share certificates, the share certificate-issuing company may, at the request of that person, give public notice to interested parties to the effect that they can state their objections, if any, during a certain period of time; provided, however, that the period cannot be less than three months.
If a share certificate-issuing company makes public notice pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, if no interested party states an objection during the period of time under that paragraph, the person specified in each of those items of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article may deliver monies, etc. under paragraph (2) of the same Article to the person who made the request under the preceding paragraph.
The costs of the public notice under the provisions of paragraph (1) are borne by the person who makes the request under that paragraph.