# Article 9-4, paragraph (1), its wordings — Arbitration Act

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How the wording of Article 9-4, paragraph (1) (第九条の四第一項) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Arbitration Act (仲裁法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act
- Provision: Article 9-4, paragraph (1) (第九条の四第一項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/art-9-4/par-1 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/arbitration-act/art-9-4/par-1)
- 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:

> この法律の規定により裁判所が行う手続における申立てその他の申述（以下この条において「申立て等」という。）のうち、当該申立て等に関するこの法律その他の法令の規定により書面等（書面、書類、文書、謄本、抄本、正本、副本、複本その他文字、図形等人の知覚によって認識することができる情報が記載された紙その他の有体物をいう。次項及び第四項において同じ。）をもってするものとされているものであって、最高裁判所の定める裁判所に対してするもの（当該裁判所の裁判長、受命裁判官、受託裁判官又は裁判所書記官に対してするものを含む。）については、当該法令の規定にかかわらず、最高裁判所規則で定めるところにより、電子情報処理組織（裁判所の使用に係る電子計算機（入出力装置を含む。以下この項及び第三項において同じ。）と申立て等をする者の使用に係る電子計算機とを電気通信回線で接続した電子情報処理組織をいう。）を用いてすることができる。

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

> Among the petitions or other statements related to a proceeding carried out by a court pursuant to the provisions of this Act (hereinafter referred to as a "petition or statement" in this Article), those which are to be filed with the court as designated by the Supreme Court (including those to be filed to that court's presiding judge, authorized judge, commissioned judge, or court clerk) by means of paper documents or other prescribed items (meaning a paper document, a transcript, extract, authenticated copy, or duplicate of a document, a duplicate of a bill or note, or any other paper or other tangible object into which information that can be perceived with the human senses, such as characters and shapes, has been entered; hereinafter the same applies in the following paragraph and paragraph (4)) pursuant to the provisions of this Act or other laws and regulations concerning a petition or statement may be filed by means of electronic data processing systems (meaning electronic data processing systems that connect a computer (including its input and output devices; the same applies hereinafter in this paragraph and paragraph (3)) used by the court and the computer used by the person filing the petition or statement over telecommunication lines) as specified by the Rules of the Supreme Court, notwithstanding the provisions of the laws and regulations.

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

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: By 13 June 2028
- The amendment: Removed (Act No. 53 of 2023) — https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053

Japanese:

(none: the provision is not in the law at this point)

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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)