# 仲裁法 / Arbitration Act — 第五十二条 (Article 52)

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- Law: 仲裁法 (Arbitration Act), 平成十五年法律第百三十八号
- English title "Arbitration Act": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第五十二条 (Article 52)（仲裁費用の分担） — address `art-52`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-52
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### 第五十二条（仲裁費用の分担） — (Sharing of Arbitration Expenses)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-52 · https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-52 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-52</sup>

**第一項**  当事者が仲裁手続に関して支出した費用の当事者間における分担は、当事者が合意により定めるところによる。
<sup>art-52/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-52/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-52/par-1</sup>
The sharing of expenses paid by the parties in relation to the arbitration procedure between the parties is as provided by the agreement of the parties.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  前項の合意がないときは、当事者が仲裁手続に関して支出した費用は、各自が負担する。
<sup>art-52/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-52/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-52/par-2</sup>
If an agreement referred to in the preceding paragraph has not been reached, each party is to bear the expenses they paid in relation to the arbitration procedure.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  仲裁廷は、当事者間に合意があるときは、当該合意により定めるところにより、仲裁判断又は独立の決定において、当事者が仲裁手続に関して支出した費用の当事者間における分担及びこれに基づき一方の当事者が他方の当事者に対して償還すべき額を定めることができる。
<sup>art-52/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-52/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-52/par-3</sup>
If the parties have reached an agreement, pursuant to the agreement, an arbitral tribunal may specify the sharing of expenses paid by the parties in relation to the arbitration procedure between the parties and the amount which one party should reimburse the other party based on said sharing, in an arbitral award or in an independent decision.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第四項**  独立の決定において前項に規定する事項を定めた場合においては、当該決定は、仲裁判断としての効力を有する。
<sup>art-52/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-52/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-52/par-4</sup>
If the matters provided for in the preceding paragraph have been provided in an independent decision, the decision has the effect of an arbitral award.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第五項**  第三十九条の規定は、前項の決定について準用する。
<sup>art-52/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-52/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-52/par-5</sup>
The provisions of Article 39 apply mutatis mutandis to the decision referred to in the preceding paragraph.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-52/par-2: 前項 → 仲裁法 第五十二条第一項 (Article 52, paragraph (1)), art-52/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-52/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-52/par-1
- art-52/par-4: 前項 → 仲裁法 第五十二条第三項 (Article 52, paragraph (3)), art-52/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-52/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-52/par-3
- art-52/par-5: 第三十九条 → 仲裁法 第三十九条 (Article 39), art-39 — https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-39 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-39
- art-52/par-5: 前項 → 仲裁法 第五十二条第四項 (Article 52, paragraph (4)), art-52/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-52/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-52/par-4

## Cited by

3 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 仲裁法 第五十二条第二項（仲裁費用の分担） — https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-52/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-52/par-2
- 仲裁法 第五十二条第四項（仲裁費用の分担） — https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-52/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-52/par-4
- 仲裁法 第五十二条第五項（仲裁費用の分担） — https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-52/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-52/par-5

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 仲裁法 — the text in force from 2026-05-21 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/415AC0000000138/20260521_504AC0000000048), retrieved 2026-11-01
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Arbitration Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4440/tb), retrieved 2026-11-01
- This site's parser, version 219 — 仲裁法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-01