# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第百五条 (Article 105)

- Law: 会社法 (Companies Act), 平成十七年法律第八十六号
- English title "Companies Act": 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: 第百五条 (Article 105)（株主の権利） — address `art-105`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-105
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-105
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### 第百五条（株主の権利） — (Rights of Shareholders)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-105 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-105 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-105</sup>

    **第一項**  株主は、その有する株式につき次に掲げる権利その他この法律の規定により認められた権利を有する。
    <sup>art-105/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-105/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-105/par-1</sup>
    A shareholder has the following rights and other rights recognized pursuant to the provisions of this Act with respect to the shares the shareholder holds:
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **一**  剰余金の配当を受ける権利
      <sup>art-105/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-105/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-105/par-1/item-1</sup>
      the right to receive dividends of surplus;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **二**  残余財産の分配を受ける権利
      <sup>art-105/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-105/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-105/par-1/item-2</sup>
      the right to receive distribution of residual assets;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **三**  株主総会における議決権
      <sup>art-105/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-105/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-105/par-1/item-3</sup>
      the right to cast a vote at shareholders meeting.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  株主に前項第一号及び第二号に掲げる権利の全部を与えない旨の定款の定めは、その効力を有しない。
    <sup>art-105/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-105/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-105/par-2</sup>
    Provisions of articles of incorporation that do not give the entirety of the rights set forth in item (i) and item (ii) of the preceding paragraph to shareholders are not effective.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-105/par-2: 前項第一号 → 会社法 第百五条第一項第一号 (Article 105, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-105/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-105/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-105/par-1/item-1
- art-105/par-2: 第二号 → 会社法 第百五条第一項第二号 (Article 105, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-105/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-105/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-105/par-1/item-2

## Cited by

2 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 会社法 第百五条第二項（株主の権利） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-105/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-105/par-2
- 会社法 第百九条第二項（株主の平等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-109/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-109/par-2

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 会社法 — the text in force from 2026-08-12 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/417AC0000000086/20260812_508AC0000000064), retrieved 2026-09-17
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Companies Act — Ministry of Justice translation (part 1 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4481/tb), retrieved 2026-09-17
- This site's parser, version 211 — 会社法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-09-17