株主は、代理人によってその議決権を行使することができる。この場合においては、当該株主又は代理人は、代理権を証明する書面を株式会社に提出しなければならない。
Shareholders may vote by proxy. In these cases, relevant shareholders or proxies must submit to the stock company a document evidencing the authority of proxy.
前項の代理権の授与は、株主総会ごとにしなければならない。
The grant of the authority of proxy under the preceding paragraph must be made for each shareholders meeting.
第一項の株主又は代理人は、代理権を証明する書面の提出に代えて、政令で定めるところにより、株式会社の承諾を得て、当該書面に記載すべき事項を電磁的方法により提供することができる。この場合において、当該株主又は代理人は、当該書面を提出したものとみなす。
Shareholders or proxies referred to in paragraph (1) may, in lieu of submitting a document evidencing the authority of proxy, use electronic or magnetic means to provide the information that is required to be detailed in the document, with the approval of the stock company and pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Order. In these cases, the shareholders or proxies are deemed to have submitted relevant document.
株主が第二百九十九条第三項の承諾をした者である場合には、株式会社は、正当な理由がなければ、前項の承諾をすることを拒んではならない。
If the shareholders are the persons who gave consent under Article 299, paragraph (3), the stock company may not refuse to grant the approval under the preceding paragraph without justifiable reasons.
株式会社は、株主総会に出席することができる代理人の数を制限することができる。
The stock company may restrict the number of proxies who may attend the shareholders meeting.
The stock company must keep the documents evidencing the authority of proxy and the electronic or magnetic record in which information with which it is provided by the electronic or magnetic means referred to in paragraph (3) has been recorded at its head office for the period of three months from the day of the shareholders meeting.
株主（前項の株主総会において決議をした事項の全部につき議決権を行使することができない株主を除く。次条第四項及び第三百十二条第五項において同じ。）は、株式会社の営業時間内は、いつでも、次に掲げる請求をすることができる。この場合においては、当該請求の理由を明らかにしてしなければならない。
The shareholders (excluding the shareholders who may not vote on all matters which may be resolved at the shareholders meeting under the preceding paragraph; the same applies in paragraph (4) of the following Article and Article 312, paragraph (5)) may submit the following request at any time during the business hours of the stock company. In these cases, the reasons for relevant requests must be disclosed:
代理権を証明する書面の閲覧又は謄写の請求
request for the inspection or copying of the documents evidencing the authority of proxy; and
request to inspect or copy anything that is used in a manner prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order to display the information recorded in an electronic or magnetic record as referred to in the preceding paragraph.
株式会社は、前項の請求があったときは、次のいずれかに該当する場合を除き、これを拒むことができない。
If a request specified in the preceding paragraph is made, a stock company may not refuse the request, except in cases it falls under any of the following:
当該請求を行う株主（以下この項において「請求者」という。）がその権利の確保又は行使に関する調査以外の目的で請求を行ったとき。
the shareholder who made relevant request (hereinafter in this paragraph referred to as the "requestor") made the request for other purposes than research on securing or exercising the requestor's rights;
請求者が当該株式会社の業務の遂行を妨げ、又は株主の共同の利益を害する目的で請求を行ったとき。
the requestor made the request with the purpose of interfering with the execution of the operations of relevant stock company or prejudicing the common benefit of the shareholders;
請求者が代理権を証明する書面の閲覧若しくは謄写又は前項第二号の電磁的記録に記録された事項を法務省令で定める方法により表示したものの閲覧若しくは謄写によって知り得た事実を利益を得て第三者に通報するため請求を行ったとき。
the requestor made the request in order to provide notification of facts learned by inspecting or copying documents evidencing the authority of proxy or by inspecting or copying anything that is used in a manner prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order to display the data recorded in the electronic or magnetic record referred to in item (ii) of the preceding paragraph to third parties for profit; or
請求者が、過去二年以内において、代理権を証明する書面の閲覧若しくは謄写又は前項第二号の電磁的記録に記録された事項を法務省令で定める方法により表示したものの閲覧若しくは謄写によって知り得た事実を利益を得て第三者に通報したことがあるものであるとき。
the requestor is a person who has provided notification of the facts learned by inspecting or copying documents evidencing the authority of proxy or by inspecting or copying anything that is used in a manner prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order to display the data recorded in the electronic or magnetic record referred to in item (ii) of the preceding paragraph to third parties for profit in the immediately preceding two years.