When a physician, pharmacist, pharmaceuticals distributor, midwife, attorney, defense counsel, notary public or any other person formerly engaged in such profession, without just cause, discloses another person's confidential information which has come to be known in the course of such profession, imprisonment for 6 months or less or a fine of 100,000 yen or less is imposed.
医師、薬剤師、医薬品販売業者、助産師、弁護士、弁護人、公証人又はこれらの職にあった者が、正当な理由がないのに、その業務上取り扱ったことについて知り得た人の秘密を漏らしたときは、六月以下の拘禁刑又は十万円以下の罰金に処する。
The same applies when a person who is or was engaged in a religious occupation, without just cause, discloses another person's confidential information which has come to be known in the course of such religious activities.
宗教、祈祷若しくは祭祀の職にある者又はこれらの職にあった者が、正当な理由がないのに、その業務上取り扱ったことについて知り得た人の秘密を漏らしたときも、前項と同様とする。