# Article 13, paragraph (4), its wordings — Arbitration Act

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How the wording of Article 13, paragraph (4) (第十三条第四項) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Arbitration Act (仲裁法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act
- Provision: Article 13, paragraph (4) (第十三条第四項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-13/par-4 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/arbitration-act/art-13/par-4)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/amendments
- 2 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Act No. 53 of 2023

- State: In force

Japanese:

> 仲裁合意がその内容を記録した電磁的記録（電子的方式、磁気的方式その他人の知覚によっては認識することができない方式で作られる記録であって、電子計算機による情報処理の用に供されるものをいう。第六項において同じ。）によってされたときは、その仲裁合意は、書面によってされたものとみなす。

English (Written for this site with AI, correcting the Ministry of Justice's English):

> If an arbitration agreement is made in an electronic or magnetic record (meaning a record used in computerized information processing which is created in an electronic form, magnetic form, or any other form that cannot be perceived by the human senses; the same applies in paragraph (6)) recording its contents, that arbitration agreement is deemed to be made in writing.

## 2. By 13 June 2028 — Act No. 53 of 2023

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: By 13 June 2028
- The amendment: Moved to Article 15, paragraph (4) and reworded (Act No. 53 of 2023) — https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053

Japanese:

> 仲裁合意がその内容を記録した電磁的記録によってされたときは、その仲裁合意は、書面によってされたものとみなす。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> If an arbitration agreement is made in an electronic or magnetic record recording its contents, that arbitration agreement is deemed to be made in writing.

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending laws: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/415AC0000000138)
- English name of the law: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4440/tb)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI
- The Japanese text before: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/415AC0000000138/20260521_504AC0000000048)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/415AC0000000138/20280613_505AC0000000053)