If a registrar makes a registration of preservation of ownership, based on an application filed by the person set forth in paragraph (1), item (ii) or item (iii) of the preceding Article in relation to real property for which no heading registration is made, they must make a registration of a description of real property with respect to the real property which is specified by Ministry of Justice Order.

①When making a registration of preservation of ownership, there is to be no requirement to register the cause of registration and the date thereof, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 59, item (iii); provided, however, that this does not apply when making a registration of preservation of ownership of a condominium unit with a registered right pursuant to the provisions of Article 74, paragraph (2).

②If a registrar makes a registration of restriction on the disposition of ownership upon commission, in relation to real property for which there is no registration of ownership, they must make a registration of preservation of ownership, by their own authority.

③The provisions of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis when making a registration of registration on the disposition of ownership upon commission, in relation to real property for which there is no heading registration.

①If an inheritance with regard to a registered holder of ownership has commenced, a person who has acquired ownership by reason of the inheritance must file an application for a registration of transfer of ownership, within three years from the day on which the person comes to know that an inheritance for the person has commenced and that the person has acquired the ownership. The same applies to a person who has acquired ownership by reason of bequest (limited to bequest to an heir).

②If a division of estate is made after the registration was made under the provisions of the first sentence of the preceding paragraph (limited to that made according to the share of estate calculated pursuant to the provisions of Article 900 and Article 901 of the Civil Code; the same applies in paragraph (4) of the following Article), a person who has acquired ownership in excess of the relevant share of estate by reason of the division of estate must file an application for a registration of transfer of ownership within three years from the date of the division of estate.

③The provisions of the preceding two paragraphs do not apply when the registration under the provisions of the respective paragraphs has been made upon application by a subrogee or any other person, or upon commission.

①As provided for by the Ministry of Justice Order, a person who has an obligation to file an application for a registration of transfer of ownership pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article may notify the registrar to the effect that the inheritance has commenced with regard to the registered holder of ownership and that the person is the heir of the registered holder of ownership.

②A person who has made notification as prescribed in the preceding paragraph within the period prescribed in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article is deemed to have performed the obligation to file an application for a registration of transfer of ownership pertaining to the acquisition of ownership as prescribed in paragraph (1) of the same Article (excluding acquisition of ownership by reason of the division of estate made prior to the notification).

③If a notification under the provisions of paragraph (1) is made, a registrar may make a supplemental note to that effect, by their own authority, together with the name and address of the person who has made the notification and other matters specified by Ministry of Justice Order to the registration of ownership.

④When having acquired the ownership by reason of the subsequent division of estate (excluding cases where the person has acquired the ownership by reason of the division of estate after the registration under the provisions of the first sentence of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article was made), a person who has made a notification under the provisions of paragraph (1) must file an application for a registration of transfer of ownership within three years from the date of the division of estate.

⑤The provisions of the preceding paragraph do not apply where the registration under the provisions of the same paragraph have been made upon application by a subrogee or any other person, or upon commission.

⑥The necessary matters concerning procedures for the notification under the provisions of paragraph (1) and the registration under the provisions of paragraph (3) are specified by Ministry of Justice Order.

In the cases specified by Ministry of Justice Order as those where it is deemed that a registered holder of ownership (limited to those specified by Ministry of Justice Order) has ceased to have the capacity to hold rights, as provided for by Ministry of Justice Order, the registrar may indicate a code signifying to that effect pertaining to the registered holder of ownership by their own authority.

If there has been a change to the name or address of a registered holder of ownership, the registered holder of ownership must file an application for a registration of change regarding the name or address within two years from the day on which such change occurred.

In the cases specified by Ministry of Justice Order as those where it is deemed that there has been a change to the name or address of a registered holder of ownership, as provided for by Ministry of Justice Order, the registrar may make a registration of change regarding the name or address by their own authority; provided, however, that if the registered holder of ownership is a natural person, these provisions apply only when the application is filed.

An application for cancellation of a registration of ownership may be filed independently by the registered holder of ownership only where no registration of transfer of ownership is made.

Beyond what is set forth in the items of Article 59, the matters to be registered for a registration of a superficies are to be as follows:

Beyond what is set forth in the items of Article 59, the matters to be registered for a registration of a farming right are to be as follows:

①Beyond what is set forth in the items of Article 59, the matters to be registered for a registration of a servitude made in relation to the servient land (meaning the servient land prescribed in Article 285, paragraph (1) of the Civil Code; hereinafter the same applies in this Article) are to be as follows:

②When making a registration referred to in the preceding paragraph, there is to be no requirement to register the name and address of the easement holder, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 59, item (iv).

③If there is no registration of ownership in relation to the dominant land, a registration of establishment of a servitude may not be made in relation to the servient land.

④If a registrar has made a registration of establishment of a servitude in relation the servient land, they must register the matters specified by Ministry of Justice Order in relation to the dominant land by their own authority.

Beyond what is set forth in the items of Article 59, the matters to be registered for a registration of a right of lease or sublease of a leased thing are to be as follows:

Beyond what is set forth in the items of Article 59, the matters to be registered for a registration of a spouse's right of residence are to be as follows:

Beyond what is set forth in the items of Article 59, the matters to be registered for a registration of a right of quarrying are to be as follows:

①Beyond what is set forth in the items of Article 59, the matters to be registered for a registration of a statutory lien, pledge or sub-pledge, or mortgage are to be as follows:

②In order to clarify the matters set forth in item (iv) of the preceding paragraph, as provided by Ministry of Justice Order, a registrar may prepare an inventory of joint security.

In the event of the assignment or payment by subrogation of part of a secured claim, beyond what is set forth in the items of Article 59, the matters to be registered for a registration of transfer of the statutory lien, pledge or sub-pledge, or mortgage are to be the amount of the part of the claim assigned or paid by subrogation.

When making a registration of preservation of a statutory lien on construction work for real property, the estimated amount of the construction costs is to be registered as the amount of the claim secured referred to in Article 83, paragraph (1), item (i).