Article 37 — Real Property Registration Act — japanlaw

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Article 37Application for Registration of Change of the Land Category or Parcel Area

第三十七条（地目又は地積の変更の登記の申請）

If there has been a change to the land category or parcel area, the heading-section owner or registered holder of ownership must file an application for a registration of change regarding the land category or parcel area within one month from the day on which such change occurred.

地目又は地積について変更があったときは、表題部所有者又は所有権の登記名義人は、その変更があった日から一月以内に、当該地目又は地積に関する変更の登記を申請しなければならない。

A person who has become a heading-section owner or registered holder of ownership after there has been a change to the land category or parcel area must file an application for a registration of change regarding the land category or parcel area within one month from the day on which a registration of correction regarding the heading-section owner or registration of ownership was made with respect to such person.

地目又は地積について変更があった後に表題部所有者又は所有権の登記名義人となった者は、その者に係る表題部所有者についての更正の登記又は所有権の登記があった日から一月以内に、当該地目又は地積に関する変更の登記を申請しなければならない。

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parcel area
地積（ちせき）
The area of one parcel of land, determined as the Ministry of Justice Order (法務省令) referred to in Article 34(2) provides.
一筆の土地の面積であって、第三十四条第二項の法務省令で定めるもの
Article 2, paragraph (1), item (xix)See it in the glossary
registration of change
変更の登記（へんこうのとうき）
A registration that changes a registered matter when that matter has changed.
登記事項に変更があった場合に当該登記事項を変更する登記
Article 2, paragraph (1), item (xv)See it in the glossary
registration of correction
更正の登記（こうせいのとうき）
A registration that corrects a registered matter where it was entered in error or something was left out.
登記事項に錯誤又は遺漏があった場合に当該登記事項を訂正する登記
Article 2, paragraph (1), item (xvi)See it in the glossary
land category
地目（ちもく）
A category of land by its use, one of those set by the Ministry of Justice Order (法務省令) referred to in Article 34(2).
土地の用途による分類であって、第三十四条第二項の法務省令で定めるもの
Article 2, paragraph (1), item (xviii)See it in the glossary
heading-section owner
表題部所有者（ひょうだいぶしょゆうしゃ）
The heading section owner under Article 2, item (x) of the Real Property Registration Act: the person recorded as owner in the heading section (表題部) of the registration record of real property that has no registration of ownership.
所有権の登記がない不動産の登記記録の表題部に、所有者として記録されている者
Article 2, paragraph (1), item (x)See it in the glossary
registered holder
登記名義人（とうきめいぎにん）
A person recorded in the rights section (権利部) of a registration record as the holder of one of the rights over real property that Article 3 lists.
登記記録の権利部に、次条各号に掲げる権利について権利者として記録されている者
Article 2, paragraph (1), item (xi)See it in the glossary

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as amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts upon the Enforcement of the Act Partially Amending the Civil Code, etc. (Act No. 46 of 2026)民法等の一部を改正する法律の施行に伴う関係法律の整備等に関する法律

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