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Article 89

第八十九条

If a person has died due to a flood, fire, or any other serious event, the government agency or public office that carried out any investigation must report the death to the mayor of a municipality in the locality of the death; provided, however, that if a death has taken place in a foreign country or any other territory specified by Ministry of Justice Order, the death must be reported to the mayor of a municipality in the locality of the deceased person's registered domicile.

水難、火災その他の事変によつて死亡した者がある場合には、その取調をした官庁又は公署は、死亡地の市町村長に死亡の報告をしなければならない。但し、外国又は法務省令で定める地域で死亡があつたときは、死亡者の本籍地の市町村長に死亡の報告をしなければならない。

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