第九百六十八条（株主等の権利の行使に関する贈収賄罪）
A person who has accepted, solicited or promised to accept property benefits in relation to any one of the following matters, in response to a wrongful request, is punished by imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine of not more than five million yen:
次に掲げる事項に関し、不正の請託を受けて、財産上の利益を収受し、又はその要求若しくは約束をした者は、五年以下の拘禁刑又は五百万円以下の罰金に処する。
statement of opinions or exercise of a voting right at a shareholders meeting, general meeting of class shareholders, organizational meeting or organizational meeting of class shareholders, bondholders meeting or creditors meeting;
exercise of the right of a shareholder prescribed in Article 210 or Article 247, Article 297, paragraph (1) or (4), Article 303, paragraph (1) or (2), Article 304, Article 305, paragraph (1) or Article 306, paragraph (1) or (2) (including the cases where these provisions are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 325), Article 358, paragraph (1), Article 360, paragraph (1) or (2) (including the cases where these provisions are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 482, paragraph (4)), Article 422, paragraph (1) or (2), Article 426, paragraph (7), Article 433, paragraph (1) or Article 479, paragraph (2), exercise of the right of a shareholder or creditor prescribed in Article 511, paragraph (1) or Article 522, paragraph (1) or exercise of the right of a creditor prescribed in Article 547, paragraph (1) or (3);
第二百十条若しくは第二百四十七条、第二百九十七条第一項若しくは第四項、第三百三条第一項若しくは第二項、第三百四条、第三百五条第一項若しくは第三百六条第一項若しくは第二項（これらの規定を第三百二十五条において準用する場合を含む。）、第三百五十八条第一項、第三百六十条第一項若しくは第二項（これらの規定を第四百八十二条第四項において準用する場合を含む。）、第四百二十二条第一項若しくは第二項、第四百二十六条第七項、第四百三十三条第一項若しくは第四百七十九条第二項に規定する株主の権利の行使、第五百十一条第一項若しくは第五百二十二条第一項に規定する株主若しくは債権者の権利の行使又は第五百四十七条第一項若しくは第三項に規定する債権者の権利の行使
exercise of a right of a bondholder whose bonds are less than one-tenth of the total amount of bonds (excluding bonds that have been redeemed);
社債の総額（償還済みの額を除く。）の十分の一以上に当たる社債を有する社債権者の権利の行使
filing of the action prescribed in Article 828, paragraph (1), Articles 829 through 831, Article 833, paragraph (1), Article 847, paragraph (3) or (5), Article 847-2, paragraph (6) or (8), Article 847-3, paragraph (7) or (9), Article 853, Article 854 or Article 858 (limited to one filed by a shareholder, etc. (meaning a shareholder, etc. as prescribed in Article 847-4, paragraph (2); the same applies in the following item), or creditor of a stock company or a person holding share options or bonds with share options of a stock company); or
第八百二十八条第一項、第八百二十九条から第八百三十一条まで、第八百三十三条第一項、第八百四十七条第三項若しくは第五項、第八百四十七条の二第六項若しくは第八項、第八百四十七条の三第七項若しくは第九項、第八百五十三条、第八百五十四条又は第八百五十八条に規定する訴えの提起（株主等（第八百四十七条の四第二項に規定する株主等をいう。次号において同じ。）、株式会社の債権者又は新株予約権若しくは新株予約権付社債を有する者がするものに限る。）
intervention of a shareholder, etc. in a suit under the provisions of Article 849, paragraph (1).
第八百四十九条第一項の規定による株主等の訴訟参加
The provisions of the preceding paragraph also apply to a person who has given, offered or promised to give the benefits referred to in that paragraph.
Article 969Confiscation and Collection of Equivalent Value
第九百六十九条（没収及び追徴）
In the cases referred to in Article 967, paragraph (1) or paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, the benefits accepted by the offender are confiscated. When it is not possible to confiscate all or part of the benefits, an equivalent value thereof is collected.
第九百六十七条第一項又は前条第一項の場合において、犯人の収受した利益は、没収する。その全部又は一部を没収することができないときは、その価額を追徴する。
Article 970Crime of the Giving of Benefits in Relation to Exercise of a Right of a Shareholder
第九百七十条（株主等の権利の行使に関する利益供与の罪）
When any one of the persons set forth in Article 960, paragraph (1), items (iii) through (vi) or any other employee of a stock company gives property benefits on the account of the stock company or its subsidiary company in relation to the exercise of a right of a shareholder, right of a qualified former shareholder of the stock company (meaning a qualified former shareholder as prescribed in Article 847-2, paragraph (9); the same applies in paragraph (3)), or right of a shareholder of an ultimate, wholly owning parent company, etc. of the stock company (meaning an ultimate, wholly owning parent company, etc. prescribed in Article 847-3, paragraph (1); the same applies in paragraph (3)), the person is punished by imprisonment for not more than three years or a fine of not more than three million yen.
第九百六十条第一項第三号から第六号までに掲げる者又はその他の株式会社の使用人が、株主の権利、当該株式会社に係る適格旧株主（第八百四十七条の二第九項に規定する適格旧株主をいう。第三項において同じ。）の権利又は当該株式会社の最終完全親会社等（第八百四十七条の三第一項に規定する最終完全親会社等をいう。第三項において同じ。）の株主の権利の行使に関し、当該株式会社又はその子会社の計算において財産上の利益を供与したときは、三年以下の拘禁刑又は三百万円以下の罰金に処する。
The provisions of the preceding paragraph also apply to a person who has, knowingly, received the benefits referred to in that paragraph or caused the benefits to be given to a third party.
The provisions of paragraph (1) also apply to a person who has requested the person prescribed in that paragraph to give to the relevant person who has requested or a third party the benefits referred to in that paragraph on the account of a stock company or its subsidiary company in relation to the exercise of a right of a shareholder, right of a qualified former shareholder of the stock company, or right as a shareholder in the ultimate, wholly owning parent company, etc. of the stock company.
When a person who has committed either of the crimes referred to in the preceding two paragraphs intimidates the person prescribed in paragraph (1) with regard to committing the crime, the former person is punished by imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine of not more than five million yen.
A person who has committed any one of the crimes referred to in the preceding three paragraphs may be punished by cumulative imposition of both imprisonment and a fine in light of the circumstances.
前三項の罪を犯した者には、情状により、拘禁刑及び罰金を併科することができる。
When a person who has committed the crime referred to in paragraph (1) surrenders, the punishment may be reduced or the person may be exempted from punishment.
第一項の罪を犯した者が自首したときは、その刑を減軽し、又は免除することができる。
Article 971Crime Committed Outside Japan
第九百七十一条（国外犯）
The crimes referred to in Articles 960 through 963, Article 965, Article 966, Article 967, paragraph (1), Article 968, paragraph (1) and paragraph (1) of the preceding Article also apply to persons who committed these crimes outside Japan.
第九百六十条から第九百六十三条まで、第九百六十五条、第九百六十六条、第九百六十七条第一項、第九百六十八条第一項及び前条第一項の罪は、日本国外においてこれらの罪を犯した者にも適用する。
The crimes referred to in Article 967, paragraph (2), Article 968, paragraph (2) and paragraphs (2) through (4) of the preceding Article are governed by Article 2 of the Penal Code (Act No. 45 of 1907).
第九百六十七条第二項、第九百六十八条第二項及び前条第二項から第四項までの罪は、刑法（明治四十年法律第四十五号）第二条の例に従う。
Article 972Application of Penal Provisions to Corporations
第九百七十二条（法人における罰則の適用）
When the person prescribed in Article 960, Article 961, Articles 963 through 966, Article 967, paragraph (1) or Article 970, paragraph (1) is a corporation, these provisions and the provisions of Article 962 apply respectively to the director, executive officer or any other officer executing business, or the manager who has committed the act.
第九百六十条、第九百六十一条、第九百六十三条から第九百六十六条まで、第九百六十七条第一項又は第九百七十条第一項に規定する者が法人であるときは、これらの規定及び第九百六十二条の規定は、その行為をした取締役、執行役その他業務を執行する役員又は支配人に対してそれぞれ適用する。
Article 973Crime of Violation of an Order to Suspend Business
第九百七十三条（業務停止命令違反の罪）
A person who has violated an order to suspend all or part of the business of electronic public notice investigation (meaning the electronic public notice investigation prescribed in Article 942, paragraph (1); the same applies hereinafter) under the provisions of Article 954 is punished by imprisonment for not more than one year or a fine of not more than one million yen, or both.
第九百五十四条の規定による電子公告調査（第九百四十二条第一項に規定する電子公告調査をいう。以下同じ。）の業務の全部又は一部の停止の命令に違反した者は、一年以下の拘禁刑若しくは百万円以下の罰金に処し、又はこれを併科する。
Article 974Crime of False Notification
第九百七十四条（虚偽届出等の罪）
A person who falls under any one of the following items is punished by a fine of not more than three hundred thousand yen:
次のいずれかに該当する者は、三十万円以下の罰金に処する。
a person who has failed to give notification under the provisions of Article 950 or has given false notification;
第九百五十条の規定による届出をせず、又は虚偽の届出をした者
a person who, in violation of the provisions of Article 955, paragraph (1), has failed to state or record in an investigation record book, etc. (meaning the investigation record book, etc. prescribed in that paragraph; hereinafter the same applies in this item) the matters prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order concerning electronic public notice investigations prescribed in that paragraph, or has stated or recorded false matters, or who, in violation of the provisions of that paragraph or Article 956, paragraph (2), has failed to preserve an investigation record book, etc.; or
第九百五十五条第一項の規定に違反して、調査記録簿等（同項に規定する調査記録簿等をいう。以下この号において同じ。）に同項に規定する電子公告調査に関し法務省令で定めるものを記載せず、若しくは記録せず、若しくは虚偽の記載若しくは記録をし、又は同項若しくは第九百五十六条第二項の規定に違反して調査記録簿等を保存しなかった者
a person who has failed to make a report under the provisions of Article 958, paragraph (1) or has made a false report, or who has refused, obstructed or avoided an inspection under the provisions of that paragraph.
第九百五十八条第一項の規定による報告をせず、若しくは虚偽の報告をし、又は同項の規定による検査を拒み、妨げ、若しくは忌避した者
第九百七十五条（両罰規定）
When the representative of a corporation, or an agent, employee or other worker of a corporation or individual commits any one of the violations referred to in the preceding two Articles with regard to the business of the corporation or individual, not only the offender is punished but also the corporation or individual is punished by the fine prescribed in the respective Articles.
法人の代表者又は法人若しくは人の代理人、使用人その他の従業者が、その法人又は人の業務に関し、前二条の違反行為をしたときは、行為者を罰するほか、その法人又は人に対しても、各本条の罰金刑を科する。