No person other than those listed in the following may file an application for a registration of preservation of ownership:
所有権の保存の登記は、次に掲げる者以外の者は、申請することができない。
the heading-section owner or their heirs or other general successors;
表題部所有者又はその相続人その他の一般承継人
a person who is confirmed by a final and binding judgment to hold ownership; and
所有権を有することが確定判決によって確認された者
a person who has acquired ownership through expropriation (meaning expropriation under the provisions of the Land Expropriation Act (Act No. 219 of 1951) or other Acts; the same applies in Article 118, paragraph (1) and paragraphs (3) through (5))
収用（土地収用法（昭和二十六年法律第二百十九号）その他の法律の規定による収用をいう。第百十八条第一項及び第三項から第五項までにおいて同じ。）によって所有権を取得した者
In the case of a condominium unit, a person who has acquired ownership from the heading-section owner may also file an application for registration referred to in the preceding paragraph. In this case, if the building is a condominium unit with a registered right of site, such person must obtain consent from the registered holder of the right of site.