# 民事訴訟法 / Code of Civil Procedure — 第三百八十一条の二 (Article 381-2) - 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: 第三百八十一条の二 (Article 381-2)（法定審理期間訴訟手続の要件） — address `art-381-2` - Text in force since: 2026-06-24 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-381-2 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-381-2 - 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. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第三百八十一条の二（法定審理期間訴訟手続の要件） — (Requirements for Court Proceedings in a Trial with a Statutory-Limited Duration) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-381-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-381-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-381-2 **第一項** 当事者は、裁判所に対し、法定審理期間訴訟手続による審理及び裁判を求める旨の申出をすることができる。ただし、次に掲げる訴えに関しては、この限りでない。 art-381-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-381-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-381-2/par-1 A party may file a request with the court seeking a trial and judicial decision through court proceedings in a trial with a statutory-limited duration ;provided, however, this does not apply to the actions stated in the following: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 消費者契約に関する訴え art-381-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-381-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-381-2/par-1/item-1 an action involving a consumer contract; and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 個別労働関係民事紛争に関する訴え art-381-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-381-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-381-2/par-1/item-2 an action involving a civil dispute over an individual labor relationship. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 当事者の双方が前項の申出をした場合には、裁判所は、事案の性質、訴訟追行による当事者の負担の程度その他の事情に鑑み、法定審理期間訴訟手続により審理及び裁判をすることが当事者間の衡平を害し、又は適正な審理の実現を妨げると認めるときを除き、訴訟を法定審理期間訴訟手続により審理及び裁判をする旨の決定をしなければならない。当事者の一方が同項の申出をした場合において、相手方がその法定審理期間訴訟手続による審理及び裁判をすることに同意したときも、同様とする。 art-381-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-381-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-381-2/par-2 If both parties to the case make the request referred to in the preceding paragraph, the court must rule that it will try the action and reach a judicial decision through court proceedings in a trial with a statutory-limited duration, unless the court finds that doing this would be inequitable to either party or prevent a fair trial, in consideration of the nature of the case, the degree of burden that the parties would have to bear in conducting the litigation, and other circumstances. The same applies if one of the parties makes the request under that paragraph and the adverse party agrees to a trial and judicial decision through court proceedings in a trial with a statutory-limited duration. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 第一項の申出及び前項後段の同意は、書面でしなければならない。ただし、口頭弁論又は弁論準備手続の期日においては、口頭ですることを妨げない。 art-381-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-381-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-381-2/par-3 A party must make the request under paragraph (1) or give their agreement under the second sentence of the preceding paragraph using a paper document; provided, however, that this does not preclude them from making an oral request or agreeing orally on a date for oral arguments or preparatory proceedings. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 訴訟が法定審理期間訴訟手続に移行したときは、通常の手続のために既に指定した期日は、法定審理期間訴訟手続のために指定したものとみなす。 art-381-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-381-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-381-2/par-4 If an action is transferred to court proceedings in a trial with a statutory-limited duration, the dates designated for regular proceedings are deemed to have been designated for the purpose of expedited civil proceedings. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-381-2/par-2: 前項 → 民事訴訟法 第三百八十一条の二第一項 (Article 381-2, paragraph (1)), art-381-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-381-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-381-2/par-1 - art-381-2/par-3: 第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第三百八十一条の二第一項 (Article 381-2, paragraph (1)), art-381-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-381-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-381-2/par-1 - art-381-2/par-3: 前項 → 民事訴訟法 第三百八十一条の二第二項 (Article 381-2, paragraph (2)), art-381-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-381-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-381-2/par-2 ## Cited by 4 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 民事訴訟法 第三百八十一条の二第二項（法定審理期間訴訟手続の要件） — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-381-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-381-2/par-2 - 民事訴訟法 第三百八十一条の二第三項（法定審理期間訴訟手続の要件） — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-381-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-381-2/par-3 - 民事訴訟法 第三百八十一条の三第一項（法定審理期間訴訟手続の審理） — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-381-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-381-3/par-1 - 民事訴訟法 第三百八十一条の三第三項（法定審理期間訴訟手続の審理） — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-381-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-381-3/par-3 --- ## 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