# 仲裁法 / Arbitration Act — 第十章 (Chapter 10) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/ch-10. Every law, and how to address a provision: https://japanlaw.org/llms.txt. The same laws as MCP tools (no sign-in): https://japanlaw.org/mcp. - 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: 第十章 (Chapter 10) — address `ch-10` - Text in force since: 2026-05-21 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/ch-10 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/ch-10 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. Every English rendering below is a translation and says which kind: the Ministry of Justice's translation, or this site's machine translation, whose model and date the Sources list names. They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ## 第十章　罰則 — Chapter X Penal Provisions heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ch-10 · https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/ch-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/ch-10 ### 第五十三条（収賄、受託収賄及び事前収賄） — (Acceptance of Bribes; Acceptance upon Request; Acceptance in Advance of Assumption of Office) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-53 · https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-53 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-53 **第一項** 仲裁人が、その職務に関し、賄賂を収受し、又はその要求若しくは約束をしたときは、五年以下の拘禁刑に処する。この場合において、請託を受けたときは、七年以下の拘禁刑に処する。 art-53/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-53/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-53/par-1 An arbitrator who accepts, solicits, or promises to accept a bribe in connection with their duties is subject to imprisonment for not more than five years. In this case, when the arbitrator agrees to perform an act in response to a request, imprisonment for not more than seven years is imposed. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "An arbitrator who accepts, solicits, or promises to accept a bribe in connection with their duties is subject to imprisonment for not more than five years. In this case, when the official agrees to perform an act in response to a request, imprisonment for not more than seven years is imposed." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4440/tb **第二項** 仲裁人になろうとする者が、その担当すべき職務に関し、請託を受けて、賄賂を収受し、又はその要求若しくは約束をしたときは、仲裁人となった場合において、五年以下の拘禁刑に処する。 art-53/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-53/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-53/par-2 If a person seeking to be appointed as an arbitrator has accepted a request to perform an act, and accepts, solicits or promises to accept a bribe in connection with a duty that they are to assume, and if the person is appointed as an arbitrator, that person is subject to imprisonment for not more than five years. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第五十四条（第三者供賄） — (Passing of Bribes to a Third Party) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-54 · https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-54 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-54 **第一項** 仲裁人が、その職務に関し、請託を受けて、第三者に賄賂を供与させ、又はその供与の要求若しくは約束をしたときは、五年以下の拘禁刑に処する。 art-54/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-54/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-54/par-1 If an arbitrator that has accepted a request to perform an act in connection with their duties causes a bribe to be given to a third party or solicits or promises that bribe to be given to a third party, the arbitrator is subject to imprisonment for not more than five years. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第五十五条（加重収賄及び事後収賄） — (Aggravated Acceptance; Acceptance after Resignation of Office) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-55 · https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-55 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-55 **第一項** 仲裁人が前二条の罪を犯し、よって不正な行為をし、又は相当の行為をしなかったときは、一年以上の有期拘禁刑に処する。 art-55/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-55/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-55/par-1 If an arbitrator commits a crime referred to in the preceding two Articles and consequently acts illegally or refrains from acting in the exercise of their duty, the arbitrator is subject to imprisonment for a definite term of not less than one year. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 仲裁人が、その職務上不正な行為をしたこと又は相当の行為をしなかったことに関し、賄賂を収受し、若しくはその要求若しくは約束をし、又は第三者にこれを供与させ、若しくはその供与の要求若しくは約束をしたときも、前項と同様とする。 art-55/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-55/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-55/par-2 The provisions of the preceding paragraph also apply if an arbitrator accepts, solicits or promises to accept a bribe, or causes a bribe to be given to a third party or solicits or promises a bribe to be given to a third party, in connection with having acted illegally or having refrained from acting in the exercise of their duty. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "The provisions of the precedent paragraph also apply if an arbitrator accepts, solicits or promises to accept a bribe, or causes a bribe to be given to a third party or solicits or promises a bribe to be given to a third party, in connection with having acted illegally or having refrained from acting in the exercise of their duty." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4440/tb **第三項** 仲裁人であった者が、その在職中に請託を受けて職務上不正な行為をしたこと又は相当の行為をしなかったことに関し、賄賂を収受し、又はその要求若しくは約束をしたときは、五年以下の拘禁刑に処する。 art-55/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-55/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-55/par-3 If a person who was an arbitrator accepts, solicits or promises to accept a bribe in connection with having acted illegally or having refrained from acting in the exercise of their duties in response to a request while in office, the person is subject to imprisonment for not more than five years. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "If a person who was an arbitrator accepts, solicits or promises to accept a bribe in connection with having acted illegally or having refrained from acting in the exercise of their duties in response to a request, the person is subject to imprisonment for not more than five years." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4440/tb ### 第五十六条（没収及び追徴） — (Confiscation and Collection of a Sum of Equivalent Value) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-56 · https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-56 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-56 **第一項** 犯人又は情を知った第三者が収受した賄賂は、没収する。その全部又は一部を没収することができないときは、その価額を追徴する。 art-56/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-56/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-56/par-1 A bribe accepted by an offender or by a third party who knows the circumstances is to be confiscated. When the whole or a part of the bribe cannot be confiscated, the value of that bribe is to be collected. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第五十七条（贈賄） — (Offer of Bribes) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-57 · https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-57 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-57 **第一項** 第五十三条から第五十五条までに規定する賄賂を供与し、又はその申込み若しくは約束をした者は、三年以下の拘禁刑又は二百五十万円以下の罰金に処する。 art-57/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-57/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-57/par-1 A person who gives, offers or promises to give a bribe provided for in Articles 53 through 55 is subject to imprisonment for not more than three years or a fine of not more than 2,500,000 yen. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第五十八条（国外犯） — (Crimes Committed outside Japan) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-58 · https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-58 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-58 **第一項** 第五十三条から第五十六条までの規定は、日本国外において第五十三条から第五十五条までの罪を犯した者にも適用する。 art-58/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-58/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-58/par-1 The provisions of Articles 53 through 56 apply to a person who has committed the crimes provided for in Articles 53 through 55 outside Japan. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前条の罪は、刑法（明治四十年法律第四十五号）第二条の例に従う。 art-58/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-58/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-58/par-2 The crimes under the preceding Article are governed by the provisions of Article 2 of the Penal Code (Act No. 45 of 1907). machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - art-55/par-1: 前二条 → 仲裁法 第五十三条 (Article 53), art-53 — https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-53 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-53 - art-55/par-1: 前二条 → 仲裁法 第五十四条 (Article 54), art-54 — https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-54 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-54 - art-55/par-2: 前項 → 仲裁法 第五十五条第一項 (Article 55, paragraph (1)), art-55/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-55/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-55/par-1 - art-57/par-1: 第五十三条から第五十五条まで → 仲裁法 第五十三条 (Article 53), art-53 — https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-53 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-53 - art-57/par-1: 第五十三条から第五十五条まで → 仲裁法 第五十四条 (Article 54), art-54 — https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-54 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-54 - art-57/par-1: 第五十三条から第五十五条まで → 仲裁法 第五十五条 (Article 55), art-55 — https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-55 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-55 - art-58/par-1: 第五十三条から第五十六条まで → 仲裁法 第五十三条 (Article 53), art-53 — https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-53 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-53 - art-58/par-1: 第五十三条から第五十六条まで → 仲裁法 第五十四条 (Article 54), art-54 — https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-54 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-54 - art-58/par-1: 第五十三条から第五十六条まで → 仲裁法 第五十五条 (Article 55), art-55 — https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-55 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-55 - art-58/par-1: 第五十三条から第五十六条まで → 仲裁法 第五十六条 (Article 56), art-56 — https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-56 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-56 - art-58/par-2: 前条 → 仲裁法 第五十七条 (Article 57), art-57 — https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-57 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000138/art-57 - art-58/par-2: 刑法（明治四十年法律第四十五号）第二条 → 刑法 第二条 (Article 2), art-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/penal-code/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/140AC0000000045/art-2 --- ## Sources - claude-opus-5-5 — Corrections to the Ministry of Justice's English of paragraphs, written 2026-11-02 - 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 (仲裁法), Article 53, paragraph (1) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4440/tb), retrieved 2026-11-01 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Arbitration Act (仲裁法), Article 55, paragraph (2) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4440/tb), retrieved 2026-11-01 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Arbitration Act (仲裁法), Article 55, paragraph (3) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4440/tb), 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 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch arbitration-act-20261101T163107-001, translated 2026-11-02 - This site's parser, version 219 — 仲裁法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-01