# Article 299, paragraph (1), its wordings — Code of Criminal Procedure This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/history/art-299/par-1. 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. How the wording of Article 299, paragraph (1) (第二百九十九条第一項) changed with each amendment, and how it will change. - Law: Code of Criminal Procedure (刑事訴訟法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure - Provision: Article 299, paragraph (1) (第二百九十九条第一項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-299/par-1 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-299/par-1) - The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments - 2 wordings, oldest first. ## 1. Before Act No. 39 of 2025 - State: In force Japanese: > 検察官、被告人又は弁護人が証人、鑑定人、通訳人又は翻訳人の尋問を請求するについては、あらかじめ、相手方に対し、その氏名及び住居を知る機会を与えなければならない。証拠書類又は証拠物の取調を請求するについては、あらかじめ、相手方にこれを閲覧する機会を与えなければならない。但し、相手方に異議のないときは、この限りでない。 English (Written for this site with AI, correcting the Ministry of Justice's English): > When requesting examination of a witness, expert witness, interpreter or translator, the public prosecutor, the defendant or the defense counsel must give the opponent an opportunity to learn of the name and address of that person in advance. When requesting examination of documentary or material evidence, the public prosecutor, the defendant or the defense counsel must give the opponent an opportunity to inspect the evidence in advance; provided however, that this does not apply when the opponent has no objection. ## 2. By 31 March 2027 — Act No. 39 of 2025 - State: Not yet in force - Takes effect: By 31 March 2027 - The amendment: Reworded (Act No. 39 of 2025) — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039 Japanese: > 検察官、被告人又は弁護人が証人、鑑定人、通訳人又は翻訳人の尋問を請求するについては、あらかじめ、相手方に対し、その氏名及び住居を知る機会を与えなければならない。証拠書類（電磁的記録を含む。第三百五条を除き、以下同じ。）又は証拠物の取調べを請求するについては、あらかじめ、相手方にこれを閲覧する機会（証拠書類又は証拠物の全部又は一部が電磁的記録である場合における当該電磁的記録については、その内容を表示したものを閲覧し、又はその内容を再生したものを視聴する機会。次条、第二百九十九条の三及び第二百九十九条の四第六項から第九項までにおいて同じ。）を与えなければならない。ただし、相手方に異議のないときは、この限りでない。 English (Machine translation, corrected on review, not official): > When requesting examination of a witness, expert witness, interpreter or translator, the public prosecutor, the defendant or the defense counsel must give the opponent an opportunity to learn of the name and address of that person in advance. When requesting examination of documentary evidence (including electronic or magnetic records; the same applies hereinafter except in Article 305) or material evidence, the public prosecutor, the defendant or the defense counsel must give the opponent an opportunity to inspect the evidence (where all or part of the documentary or material evidence is an electronic or magnetic record, with regard to that electronic or magnetic record, an opportunity to inspect what displays its contents or to view and listen to what reproduces its contents; the same applies in the following Article, Article 299-3 and Article 299-4, paragraphs (6) through (9)) in advance; provided however, that this does not apply when the opponent has no objection. --- ## Sources - The dates and the amending laws: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000131) - English name of the law: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/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/323AC0000000131/20261020_508AC0000000067) - The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000131/20270331_507AC0000000039)