If the Minister of Finance finds it to be necessary in planning or making policies regarding the bank system in relation to the financial failure resolution system and financial risk management under the Minister's jurisdiction, the Minister may request the Prime Minister to provide necessary materials and explanations.
財務大臣は、その所掌に係る金融破綻処理制度及び金融危機管理に関し、銀行に係る制度の企画又は立案をするため必要があると認めるときは、内閣総理大臣に対し、必要な資料の提出及び説明を求めることができる。
If the Minister of Finance finds it to be particularly necessary in planning or making policies regarding the bank system in relation to the financial failure resolution system and financial risk management under the Minister's jurisdiction, the Minister may, to the extent necessary, request a bank, bank's major shareholder, bank holding company, bank agent, or other relevant persons to provide materials, explanations, or any other cooperation.
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bank
「銀行」
A person that carries on banking (銀行業) under a licence from the Prime Minister (内閣総理大臣) under Article 4, paragraph (1).
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1)· applies throughout the law
bank's major shareholder
「銀行主要株主」
A person holding voting rights in a bank at or above the major shareholder threshold (主要株主基準値: 20 percent of the total shareholder voting rights, or 15 percent for a holder meeting conditions set by Cabinet Office Order (内閣府令)), counting rights held in another's name, that was established with, or has obtained, the Prime Minister's (内閣総理大臣) authorization under Article 52-9, paragraph (1) or the proviso to paragraph (2).
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (10)· applies throughout the law
bank holding company
「銀行持株会社」
A holding company (持株会社) that has a bank as its subsidiary and was established with, or has obtained, the Prime Minister's (内閣総理大臣) authorization under Article 52-17, paragraph (1) or the proviso to paragraph (3).
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (13)· applies throughout the law
bank agent
「銀行代理業者」
A person that carries on bank agency services (銀行代理業) under a permission from the Prime Minister (内閣総理大臣) under Article 52-36, paragraph (1).
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (15)· applies throughout the law
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.