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Article 154Counterfeit of Imperial or State Documents

第百五十四条(詔書偽造等)

For the purpose of uttering, a person who counterfeits an Imperial Rescript or other official imperial document with the Imperial Seal, State Seal or Imperial Signature, or counterfeits an Imperial Rescript or other official imperial document with a counterfeit Imperial Seal, State Seal or Imperial Signature, is punished by imprisonment for life or for a definite term of three years or more.

行使の目的で、御璽、国璽若しくは御名を使用して詔書その他の文書を偽造し、又は偽造した御璽、国璽若しくは御名を使用して詔書その他の文書を偽造した者は、無期又は三年以上の拘禁刑に処する。

The same applies to a person who alters an Imperial Rescript or other official imperial document bearing the Imperial Seal, the State Seal or the Imperial Signature.

御璽若しくは国璽を押し又は御名を署した詔書その他の文書を変造した者も、前項と同様とする。

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