Article 58Inspection of Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Inspection Certificates
第五十八条（自動車の検査及び自動車検査証）
A motor vehicle (excluding a light motor vehicle specified by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (hereinafter referred to as "light motor vehicle exempt from inspection") and a special small motor vehicle; the same applies hereinafter in this Chapter) must not be used for operation unless it has undergone the inspection conducted by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism as prescribed in this Chapter and has been issued a valid motor vehicle inspection certificate.
A motor vehicle inspection certificate is a card on which the chassis number, the name of the user and other particulars specified by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism are stated, and on which these particulars, the validity period and other particulars specified by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (hereinafter referred to as "particulars recorded on the motor vehicle inspection certificate") are recorded by an electronic method, a magnetic method or any other method that cannot be recognized by human perception.
自動車検査証は、車台番号、使用者の氏名又は名称その他国土交通省令で定める事項が記載され、かつ、これらの事項、有効期間その他国土交通省令で定める事項（以下「自動車検査証記録事項」という。）が電子的方法、磁気的方法その他の人の知覚によつては認識することができない方法により記録されたカードとする。
A national administrative organ, local government, private business operator or other person that handles affairs performed by identifying specific motor vehicles and is specified by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism may, as prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, record the particulars necessary for handling those affairs in the part of a motor vehicle inspection certificate that is separate from the part in which the particulars recorded on the motor vehicle inspection certificate are recorded, and use it. In this case, those persons must handle the motor vehicle inspection certificate in accordance with the standards established by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism as necessary to ensure the secure management of the particulars recorded on the motor vehicle inspection certificate, such as preventing their leakage, loss or damage.
自動車検査証は、特定の自動車を識別して行う事務を処理する国の行政機関、地方公共団体、民間事業者その他の者であつて国土交通省令で定めるものが、国土交通省令で定めるところにより、自動車検査証の自動車検査証記録事項が記録された部分と区分された部分に、当該事務を処理するために必要な事項を記録して利用することができる。この場合において、これらの者は、自動車検査証記録事項の漏えい、滅失又は毀損の防止その他の自動車検査証記録事項の安全管理を図るため必要なものとして国土交通大臣が定める基準に従つて自動車検査証を取り扱わなければならない。
Article 58-2Methods of Conducting Inspections
第五十八条の二（検査の実施の方法）
The items of inspection and other methods of conducting the inspection carried out by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism as prescribed in this Chapter are prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism for each type of inspection, such as new inspection.
この章に定めるところにより国土交通大臣の行なう検査の項目その他の検査の実施の方法は、新規検査その他の検査の種別ごとに国土交通省令で定める。
第五十九条（新規検査）
When it is intended to use for operation a motor vehicle prescribed in Article 4 that has not been registered, a light motor vehicle other than a light motor vehicle exempt from inspection that has not been designated a vehicle number under paragraph (1) of the following Article (hereinafter referred to as "light motor vehicle subject to inspection"), or a two-wheeled small-sized motor vehicle, the user of that motor vehicle must present it and undergo the new inspection conducted by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
An application for new inspection (excluding that relating to a light motor vehicle subject to inspection or a two-wheeled small-sized motor vehicle) must be filed at the same time as the application for new registration.
The Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism may request a person who intends to undergo a new inspection to present records concerning the inspection and maintenance of the motor vehicle.
国土交通大臣は、新規検査を受けようとする者に対し、当該自動車に係る点検及び整備に関する記録の提示を求めることができる。
The provisions of Article 7, paragraph (3) (limited to the part relating to item (ii)), paragraph (4) (limited to the part relating to item (ii)) and paragraph (5) apply mutatis mutandis to the case referred to in paragraph (1).
第六十条
If, as a result of the new inspection, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism finds that the motor vehicle conforms to the safety standards, the Minister must issue a motor vehicle inspection certificate to the user of that motor vehicle. In this case, the Minister must designate a vehicle number for a light motor vehicle subject to inspection and a two-wheeled small-sized motor vehicle.
The issuance of a motor vehicle inspection certificate under the preceding paragraph for a motor vehicle other than a light motor vehicle subject to inspection and a two-wheeled small-sized motor vehicle must be made after new registration of that motor vehicle has been made.
Article 61Validity Period of Motor Vehicle Inspection Certificates
第六十一条（自動車検査証の有効期間）
The validity period of a motor vehicle inspection certificate is one year for a motor vehicle used for motor vehicle transport business that transports passengers, a motor vehicle used for transporting cargo, and a private-use motor vehicle specified by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, other than a light motor vehicle subject to inspection, and two years for other motor vehicles.
When a motor vehicle inspection certificate is issued for the first time pursuant to paragraph (1) of the preceding Article or Article 71, paragraph (4) for a motor vehicle listed in the following items, the validity period of that motor vehicle inspection certificate is, notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, the period set forth in the relevant item:
among motor vehicles whose motor vehicle inspection certificate has a validity period of one year under the preceding paragraph, motor vehicles used for transporting cargo with a gross vehicle weight of less than eight tons and private-use motor vehicles specified by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: two years;
among motor vehicles whose motor vehicle inspection certificate has a validity period of two years under the preceding paragraph, private-use passenger motor vehicles (meaning private-use motor vehicles used for transporting persons, excluding those specified by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism) and two-wheeled small-sized motor vehicles: three years.
When issuing or returning a motor vehicle inspection certificate pursuant to Article 60, paragraph (1), Article 62, paragraph (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis in Article 63, paragraph (3) and Article 67, paragraph (4)) or Article 71, paragraph (4), if the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism finds that the motor vehicle is likely to cease to conform to the safety standards before the validity period under paragraph (1) or the preceding paragraph elapses, the Minister may shorten the validity period under paragraph (1) or the preceding paragraph.
In the case of reissuance of a motor vehicle inspection certificate pursuant to Article 70, the validity period of the newly issued motor vehicle inspection certificate is the remaining period of the validity period of the previous motor vehicle inspection certificate.
第七十条の規定により自動車検査証の再交付をする場合にあつては、新たに交付する自動車検査証の有効期間は、従前の自動車検査証の有効期間の残存期間とする。
第六十一条の二
When the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism finds that the user of a motor vehicle having its base of operations in a certain area is unable to undergo a continuing inspection due to a natural disaster or other unavoidable reason, the Minister may give public notice that the validity period of the motor vehicle inspection certificate of a motor vehicle having its base of operations in that area is extended for a specified period.
国土交通大臣は、一定の地域に使用の本拠の位置を有する自動車の使用者が、天災その他やむを得ない事由により、継続検査を受けることができないと認めるときは、当該地域に使用の本拠の位置を有する自動車の自動車検査証の有効期間を、期間を定めて伸長する旨を公示することができる。
When public notice under the preceding paragraph has been given, the validity period of the motor vehicle inspection certificate of a motor vehicle having its base of operations in that area is deemed to have been extended as provided by the public notice.
The provisions of Article 67, paragraph (1) do not apply to the extension of the validity period of a motor vehicle inspection certificate under the preceding paragraph.
Article 62Continuing Inspection
第六十二条（継続検査）
The user of a registered motor vehicle, or of a light motor vehicle subject to inspection or two-wheeled small-sized motor vehicle that has been designated a vehicle number, who intends to continue using that motor vehicle after the validity period of the motor vehicle inspection certificate expires must present that motor vehicle and undergo the continuing inspection conducted by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. In this case, the user of that motor vehicle must submit that motor vehicle inspection certificate to the Minister.
When the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism finds as a result of the continuing inspection that the motor vehicle conforms to the safety standards, the Minister is to record the validity period on that motor vehicle inspection certificate and return it to the user of that motor vehicle, and when the Minister finds that the motor vehicle does not conform to the safety standards, the Minister is not to return that motor vehicle inspection certificate to the user of that motor vehicle.
The provisions of Article 59, paragraph (3) apply mutatis mutandis to continuing inspection.
第五十九条第三項の規定は、継続検査について準用する。
A motor vehicle that is to undergo an extraordinary inspection pursuant to paragraph (2) of the following Article cannot undergo a continuing inspection unless it has undergone the extraordinary inspection.
When a user of a motor vehicle intends to apply for a continuing inspection, and there are grounds for applying for a record of change of the motor vehicle inspection certificate under Article 67, paragraph (1), the user must apply for it in advance.
Article 63Extraordinary Inspection
第六十三条（臨時検査）
The Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism may, when finding that, for a certain range of motor vehicles or light motor vehicles exempt from inspection, the structure, equipment or performance may not conform to the safety standards because accidents are occurring at a significant rate or for other reasons, give public notice, specifying a period, that those motor vehicles or light motor vehicles exempt from inspection are to undergo an extraordinary inspection under the following paragraph.
The user of a motor vehicle relating to the public notice under the preceding paragraph (limited to registered motor vehicles, and light motor vehicles subject to inspection and two-wheeled small-sized motor vehicles that have been designated a vehicle number; the same applies hereinafter in this Article) or of a light motor vehicle exempt from inspection must, within the period under that paragraph relating to that public notice, present that motor vehicle or light motor vehicle exempt from inspection and undergo the extraordinary inspection conducted by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism; provided, however, that for a motor vehicle relating to the public notice under that paragraph for which a motor vehicle inspection certificate whose validity period expires before the last day of the period under that paragraph relating to that public notice has been issued, the time for undergoing the extraordinary inspection may be the time of intending to use it after the expiry of that validity period.
The provisions of Article 59, paragraph (3), the second sentence of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article and paragraph (2) of that Article apply mutatis mutandis to extraordinary inspection.
A motor vehicle inspection certificate relating to a motor vehicle relating to the public notice under paragraph (1) that has not undergone an extraordinary inspection within the period under that paragraph relating to that public notice, and that is valid on the last day of that period, loses its effect after that period elapses. In this case, the user of that motor vehicle must promptly return that motor vehicle inspection certificate to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
When, as a result of the extraordinary inspection, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism finds that the light motor vehicle exempt from inspection conforms to the safety standards, the Minister is to issue an extraordinary inspection pass mark to its user.
A light motor vehicle exempt from inspection relating to the public notice under paragraph (1) must not be used for operation, within the period specified by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism that follows the period under that paragraph relating to that public notice, unless it displays an extraordinary inspection pass mark as prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
The provisions of paragraphs (2) and (4) do not apply to a motor vehicle relating to the public notice under paragraph (1) that has undergone a new inspection or an inspection for change of structure, etc. on or after the date of that public notice and by the last day of the period under that paragraph relating to that public notice, or to the motor vehicle inspection certificate relating to it.