# 民事訴訟法 / Code of Civil Procedure — 第百七十七条 (Article 177)

- Law: 民事訴訟法 (Code of Civil Procedure), 平成八年法律第百九号
- English title "Code of Civil Procedure": 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: 第百七十七条 (Article 177)（証明すべき事実の確認） — address `art-177`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-177
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-177
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### 第百七十七条（証明すべき事実の確認） — (Confirmation of Facts to Be Proven)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-177 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-177 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-177</sup>

      **第一項**  裁判所は、書面による準備手続の終結後の口頭弁論の期日において、その後の証拠調べによって証明すべき事実を当事者との間で確認するものとする。
      <sup>art-177/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-177/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-177/par-1</sup>
      On a date for oral arguments held after the close of written preparatory proceedings, the court is to confirm with the parties the facts to be proven through the subsequent examination of evidence.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## Cited by

1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 民事訴訟法 第百七十八条第一項（書面による準備手続終結後の攻撃防御方法の提出） — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-178/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-178/par-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 民事訴訟法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/408AC0000000109/20260624_508AC0000000046), retrieved 2026-10-17
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Code of Civil Procedure — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4797/tb), retrieved 2026-10-17
- This site's parser, version 209 — 民事訴訟法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-17