A place of business or an office (hereinafter referred to simply as a "place of business"), or a ship falling under any of the following items is an applicable place of business:
次の各号のいずれかに該当する事業所若しくは事務所（以下単に「事業所」という。）又は船舶を適用事業所とする。
a place of business or office for the types of business set forth in the following, at which five or more persons are regularly employed:
次に掲げる事業の事業所又は事務所であつて、常時五人以上の従業員を使用するもの
the business of manufacturing, processing, selecting, packing, repairing, or dismantling goods;
物の製造、加工、選別、包装、修理又は解体の事業
the business of civil engineering or architecture; the business of constructing, remodeling, preserving, repairing, altering, demolishing, or dismantling structures, or of preparing to do so;
土木、建築その他工作物の建設、改造、保存、修理、変更、破壊、解体又はその準備の事業
the business of mining or quarrying minerals;
鉱物の採掘又は採取の事業
the business of generating, transmitting, or supplying electric or other motive power;
電気又は動力の発生、伝導又は供給の事業
the business of transporting freight or passengers;
貨物又は旅客の運送の事業
the business of loading or unloading freight;
貨物積卸しの事業
the business of incineration, sanitation, or animal slaughter;
焼却、清掃又はと殺の事業
the business of selling or distributing goods;
物の販売又は配給の事業
financial or insurance services;
金融又は保険の事業
the business of storing or leasing goods;
物の保管又は賃貸の事業
intermediary brokerage services;
媒介周旋の事業
the business of collections, guidance, or advertising;
集金、案内又は広告の事業
education, research, or investigative services;
教育、研究又は調査の事業
medical treatment, midwifery, and other medical services;
疾病の治療、助産その他医療の事業
communications or news services;
通信又は報道の事業
social welfare services specified by the Social Welfare Act (Act No. 45 of 1951) and offenders' rehabilitation services specified by the Offenders' Rehabilitation Services Act (Act No. 86 of 1995).
社会福祉法（昭和二十六年法律第四十五号）に定める社会福祉事業及び更生保護事業法（平成七年法律第八十六号）に定める更生保護事業
a business that performs work relating to law or accounting which attorneys, certified public accountants, or other persons specified by Cabinet Order are to perform pursuant to the provisions of laws and regulations.
弁護士、公認会計士その他政令で定める者が法令の規定に基づき行うこととされている法律又は会計に係る業務を行う事業
a place of business or office of the national government, a local government, or a corporation, where persons are regularly employed, other than one that is also set forth in the preceding item.
a ship manned by persons who are employed by a shipowner (or in the case provided for in Article 3 of the Mariners Insurance Act (Act No. 73 of 1939), a person who is regarded as a shipowner in accordance with the provisions of that Article; hereinafter referred to simply as the "shipowner" or the ship's "owner") as the mariners set forth in Article 1 of the Mariners Act (Act No. 100 of 1947) (hereinafter such a person is referred to simply as a "mariner") (hereinafter such a ship is referred to simply as a "ship", except in Article 59-2).
船員法（昭和二十二年法律第百号）第一条に規定する船員（以下単に「船員」という。）として船舶所有者（船員保険法（昭和十四年法律第七十三号）第三条に規定する場合にあつては、同条の規定により船舶所有者とされる者。以下単に「船舶所有者」という。）に使用される者が乗り組む船舶（第五十九条の二を除き、以下単に「船舶」という。）
The owner of a ship as prescribed in item (iii) of the preceding paragraph is deemed to be an employer with an applicable place of business.
An employer with a place of business other than as referred to in paragraph (1) may make the place of business an applicable place of business with the approval of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.
If an employer with a place of business seeks the approval referred to in the preceding paragraph, it must file an application with the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare with the consent of at least one-half of the persons (excluding the persons prescribed in Article 12) employed at the place of business.