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intermediary

業者(ぎょうしゃ)

In Article 47-2, paragraph (6), item (ii), a credit card or similar purchase intermediary (クレジットカード等購入あつせん業者): a business that gives customers a card, number or other code with which they can buy goods or rights from particular sellers or receive paid services from particular service providers, pays those sellers or providers the price, and collects the total from the customer by a set date, or in amounts calculated from it in a set way at set times.

…業者から商品若しくは権利を購入し、又は特定の役務提供事業者(役務の提供の事業を営む者をいう。以下この号及び第八項第二号において同じ。)から有償で役務の提供を受けることができるカードその他の物又は番号、記号その他の符号(以下この号及び同項第二号において「クレジットカード等」という。)をこれにより商品若しくは権利を購入しようとする者又は役務の提…

remote island

離島(りとう)

An island all or part of which lies in a remote island development area (離島振興対策実施地域) designated under Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Remote Islands Development Act, an island in the Amami Islands under Article 1 of the Act on Special Measures for the Amami Islands Promotion and Development, or a remote island under Article 3, item (iii) of the Act on Special Measures for the Promotion and Development of Okinawa; aviation fuel loaded on planes flying routes between such islands and the rest of Japan that a Cabinet Order (政令) specifies is taxed at a reduced rate.

…奄美群島振興開発特別措置法第一条に規定する奄美群島の区域に含まれる島及び沖縄振興特別措置法第三条第三号に規定する離島

fund

基金(ききん)

In Article 63-24, paragraph (1), item (ii) and Article 65, paragraph (1), item (ii), the fund (基金) of a general incorporated association as provided for in Article 131 of the Act on General Incorporated Associations and General Incorporated Foundations: money or other property contributed to the association that it is obliged to return to the contributor as that Act and their agreement provide.

一般社団法人及び一般財団法人に関する法律(平成十八年法律第四十八号)第百三十一条に規定する基金

agricultural chemicals

農薬(のうやく)

In Article 13, paragraph (3) and Article 14, an agricultural chemical as defined in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Agricultural Chemicals Regulation Act: a fungicide, insecticide, herbicide or other agent used to control pests and diseases of crops, or a growth promoter, germination inhibitor or other agent used to boost or check their physiological functions, fertilizers excepted.

農薬取締法(昭和二十三年法律第八十二号)第二条第一項に規定する農薬

purpose, etc.

目的等(もくてきとう)

In Article 73(1)(i), the purpose of a registration, the date its application was received and its receipt number, and the cause of registration (登記原因) and its date.

登記の目的、申請の受付の年月日及び受付番号並びに登記原因及びその日付

underwriting

引受け(ひきうけ)

In Article 61-4, paragraphs (1) and (2), the underwriting of securities: when newly issued securities are offered for acquisition, or already issued securities are offered for sale or for purchase, contracting to acquire all or part of them so that others can acquire them, or to acquire what remains where no one else acquires all or part of them — other than underwriting meant to acquire securities not for buying and selling (売買目的外有価証券) as Article 61-3, paragraph (1), item (ii) defines them.

…にこれを取得する者がない場合にその残部を取得することを内容とする契約をすることをいい、前条第一項第二号に規定する売買目的外有価証券の取得を目的とするものを除く

related person

関係者(かんけいしゃ)

In Article 13, paragraph (3), item (iv)(b)(1) and (2), which bar certification as a qualified consumer organization (適格消費者団体) where too many of an organization's directors (理事) are tied to business operators, a person related to a business operator: the business operator (事業者) itself, a person who is its officer or employee, or another person a Cabinet Office Order (内閣府令) specifies.

当該事業者及びその役員又は職員である者その他の内閣府令で定める者

orchestrator

統括者(とうかつしゃ)

The person who in substance runs a set of related multilevel marketing undertakings (連鎖販売業) — for example by putting its own trademark on the goods, having its trade name or another mark used for the services, setting the terms and conditions of the transactions, or continuously guiding the operations of those who carry on the undertakings.

連鎖販売業に係る商品に自己の商標を付し、若しくは連鎖販売業に係る役務の提供について自己の商号その他特定の表示を使用させ、連鎖販売取引に関する約款を定め、又は連鎖販売業を行う者の経営に関し継続的…

project implementer

施行者(しこうしゃ)

The implementer of a condominium regeneration project (マンション再生事業), as defined in Article 2, paragraph (1), item (x) of the Act on Facilitation of the Regeneration, etc. of Condominiums.

同法第二条第一項第十号に規定する施行者

construction business

建設業(けんせつぎょう)

A construction business as defined in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Construction Business Act (Act No. 100 of 1949) — the business of undertaking to complete construction work (建設工事), whether as main contractor, subcontractor or under any other name — used in Article 2, paragraph (4) to keep one construction business handing construction work to another out of a service contract (役務提供委託).

建設業法(昭和二十四年法律第百号)第二条第二項に規定する建設業

telecommunications

電気通信(でんきつうしん)

Sending, passing on or receiving signs, sounds or images by wire, radio or other electromagnetic means, as defined in Article 2(i) of the Telecommunications Business Act.

電気通信事業法(昭和五十九年法律第八十六号)第二条第一号に規定する電気通信

shares issued

交付株式(こうふかぶしき)

The shares a holder of share options for subscription would receive, including the shares underlying the options and others set by Ministry of Justice Order (法務省令), counted in Article 244-2 to see whether an issue would give one subscriber a majority of the votes.

募集新株予約権の目的である株式、募集新株予約権の内容として第二百三十六条第一項第七号ニに掲げる事項についての定めがある場合における同号ニの株式その他募集新株予約権の新株予約権者が交付を受ける株式として法務省令で定める株式

amount to be paid in

払込金額(はらいこみきんがく)

The amount of money to be paid in exchange for each share option for subscription.

同号に規定する払込金額

each ministry and agency

各省各庁(かくしょうかくちょう)

The House of Representatives, the House of Councillors, the courts, the Board of Audit, the Cabinet (other than the Cabinet Office, the Digital Agency and the Reconstruction Agency), the Cabinet Office, the Digital Agency, the Reconstruction Agency and each ministry: the list of Article 21 of the Public Finance Act, which until the Reconstruction Agency is abolished is read with that Agency added (Act for Establishment of the Reconstruction Agency, Supplementary Provisions, Article 3(1)).

財政法(昭和二十二年法律第三十四号)第二十一条に規定する各省各庁

specially adopted child

特別養子(とくべつようし)

A child adopted by special adoption under Article 817-2 of the Civil Code (Act No. 89 of 1896): an adoption the family court grants, which ends the child's legal ties with the relatives of its birth family.

民法(明治二十九年法律第八十九号)第八百十七条の二の規定による特別養子

passive smoking

受動喫煙(じゅどうきつえん)

Passive smoking as defined in Article 28, item (iii) of the Health Promotion Act: a person being exposed to smoke (including vapour) from tobacco caused by someone else's smoking.

健康増進法(平成十四年法律第百三号)第二十八条第三号に規定する受動喫煙

mid-career hiring

中途採用(ちゅうとさいよう)

In Article 27-2, any hiring other than of a new-graduate hire (新規学卒等採用者): a person hired through a job offer open only to students expected to graduate from a school under Article 1 of the School Education Act (other than an elementary school or kindergarten) or from another facility set by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Order (厚生労働省令), or to others that Order names.

新規学卒等採用者(学校教育法(昭和二十二年法律第二十六号)第一条に規定する学校(小学校及び幼稚園を除く。)その他厚生労働省令で定める施設の学生又は生徒であつ…

absence from work

休業手当(きゅうぎょうてあて)

The allowance (休業手当) an employer (使用者) must pay a worker under Article 26 of the Labor Standards Act when work is suspended for a reason the employer is responsible for — at least 60 percent of the worker's average wage for the period of the suspension.

労働基準法(昭和二十二年法律第四十九号)第二十六条の規定により使用者が支払うべき手当

ordinary collection

普通徴収(ふつうちょうしゅう)

A municipality's collecting insurance premiums (保険料) by sending the householder (世帯主) a payment notice under Article 231 of the Local Autonomy Act; a municipality must collect premiums this way unless it uses special collection (特別徴収).

市町村が世帯主に対し、地方自治法(昭和二十二年法律第六十七号)第二百三十一条の規定により納入の通知をすることによつて保険料を徴収すること

mutual aid Acts

共済各法(きょうさいかくほう)

In Article 101, paragraph (6), the National Public Officers Mutual Aid Association Act, the Local Public Officers, etc. Mutual Aid Association Act and the Private School Personnel Mutual Aid Association Act.

国家公務員共済組合法(昭和三十三年法律第百二十八号)、地方公務員等共済組合法(昭和三十七年法律第百五十二号)及び私立学校教職員共済法