An action is subject to the jurisdiction of the court of jurisdiction in the locality that constitutes the general venue for an action against the defendant.
訴えは、被告の普通裁判籍の所在地を管轄する裁判所の管轄に属する。
The general venue for an action against a natural person is determined by the person's domicile; by the person's residence, if the person is not domiciled in Japan or is of domicile unknown; or by the person's last domicile in Japan, if the person does not have a residence in Japan or is of residence unknown.
人の普通裁判籍は、住所により、日本国内に住所がないとき又は住所が知れないときは居所により、日本国内に居所がないとき又は居所が知れないときは最後の住所により定まる。
If there is no general venue pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph for an action against an ambassador, minister, or any other Japanese national in a foreign country who enjoys immunity from the jurisdiction of that country, the general venue for an action against that person is deemed to be the general venue in the locality specified by the Rules of the Supreme Court.
大使、公使その他外国に在ってその国の裁判権からの免除を享有する日本人が前項の規定により普通裁判籍を有しないときは、その者の普通裁判籍は、最高裁判所規則で定める地にあるものとする。
The general venue for an action against a corporation or any other association or foundation is determined by the location of its principal office or business office; or by the domicile of its representative or any other principal person in charge of its business, if it has no business office or other office.
法人その他の社団又は財団の普通裁判籍は、その主たる事務所又は営業所により、事務所又は営業所がないときは代表者その他の主たる業務担当者の住所により定まる。
Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the general venue for an action against a foreign association or foundation is determined by the location of its principal office or business office in Japan; or by the domicile of its representative or any other principal person in charge of its business in Japan, if it has no business office or other office in Japan.
外国の社団又は財団の普通裁判籍は、前項の規定にかかわらず、日本における主たる事務所又は営業所により、日本国内に事務所又は営業所がないときは日本における代表者その他の主たる業務担当者の住所により定まる。
The general venue for an action against the State is determined by the location of the government agency that represents the State in the litigation.
国の普通裁判籍は、訴訟について国を代表する官庁の所在地により定まる。
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