If the Prime Minister or the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance seek to have relevant officials conduct a hearing pursuant to the provisions of this Act, but the person subject to the hearing fails to comply without just cause for doing so, the Prime Minister or the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance may issue the disposition prescribed in the relevant provisions without having the hearing conducted.
内閣総理大臣又は内閣総理大臣及び財務大臣は、この法律の規定により当該職員をして審問を行わせようとする場合において、審問される者が正当な理由がないのに応じないときは、審問を行わせないで当該規定に定める処分をすることができる。
When the Prime Minister or the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance issue a notice to a person to which they seek to have the relevant officials conduct a hearing, the Prime Minister or the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance must expressly indicate the subject matter and date of the hearing in that notice.
内閣総理大臣又は内閣総理大臣及び財務大臣が当該職員をして審問を行わせようとする者に通知する場合においては、審問の事項及び期日を明らかにして、これをしなければならない。
Hearings are opened to the public; provided, however, that this does not apply if the person subject to the hearing requests that the hearing be closed to the public (but only if it is found that there are reasonable grounds for closing the hearing to the public), or if this is found to be necessary in the public interest.
審問は、公開して行う。ただし、審問される者から非公開の申出があつたとき（非公開を相当とする理由があると認められるときに限る。）、又は公益上必要があると認めるときは、この限りでない。
When the Prime Minister or the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance have the relevant officials conduct a hearing pursuant to the provisions of this Act, the Prime Minister or the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance must create a record of this and preserve the record for 10 years.
内閣総理大臣又は内閣総理大臣及び財務大臣は、この法律の規定により当該職員をして審問を行わせた場合においては、その記録を作成し、これを十年間保存しなければならない。
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Prime Minister
内閣総理大臣
The head of the Cabinet. Designated by the Diet from among its own members, and appointed by the Emperor on that designation (Articles 67 and 6). The Prime Minister appoints and may dismiss the other Ministers of State at will, and a majority of them must be members of the Diet (Article 68). No Minister of State can be subjected to legal action while in office without the Prime Minister's consent (Article 75).
Written by AI using Constitution, Arts. 6, 67, 68, 75 and Wikipedia: Prime Minister of Japan as a reference.