A summons to appear for a court date is issued through a means stated in one of the following items or by any other means that is considered to be appropriate:
期日の呼出しは、次の各号のいずれかに掲げる方法その他相当と認める方法によってする。
serving an electronic writ of summons (meaning an electronic or magnetic record that the court clerk prepares by recording, as provided by the Rules of the Supreme Court, the date and place that the person who is required to appear is required to appear, in order to notify that person that they are required to appear on the court date designated by the presiding judge; the same applies in the following paragraph and Article 256, paragraph (3)) that has been recorded in the court's computer files, on the person who is required to appear; or
ファイルに記録された電子呼出状（裁判所書記官が、最高裁判所規則で定めるところにより、裁判長が指定した期日に出頭すべき旨を告知するために出頭すべき者において出頭すべき日時及び場所を記録して作成した電磁的記録をいう。次項及び第二百五十六条第三項において同じ。）を出頭すべき者に対して送達する方法
announcing the court date to a person who has appeared in connection with the case.
当該事件について出頭した者に対して期日の告知をする方法
Once a court clerk prepares an electronic writ of summons, they must record it in the court's computer files as provided for by the Rules of the Supreme Court.
If a summons to appear on a court date is effected other than by the means prescribed in the items of paragraph (1), a party, witness, or expert who does not appear on that court date may not be subjected to a legal sanction or other disadvantage for failure to keep the court date; provided, however, that this does not apply if the person submits a paper document indicating receipt of the summons to appear on that date.
第一項各号に規定する方法以外の方法による期日の呼出しをしたときは、期日に出頭しない当事者、証人又は鑑定人に対し、法律上の制裁その他期日の不遵守による不利益を帰することができない。ただし、これらの者が期日の呼出しを受けた旨を記載した書面を提出したときは、この限りでない。
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