# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第百四十八条 (Article 148)

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- 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: 第百四十八条 (Article 148)（株主名簿の記載等） — address `art-148`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-148
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-148
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### 第百四十八条（株主名簿の記載等） — (Entries in Shareholder Register)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-148 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-148 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-148</sup>

      **第一項**  株式に質権を設定した者は、株式会社に対し、次に掲げる事項を株主名簿に記載し、又は記録することを請求することができる。
      <sup>art-148/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-148/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-148/par-1</sup>
      A person who pledges shares may request that the stock company enter or record the following matters in the shareholder register:
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **一**  質権者の氏名又は名称及び住所
        <sup>art-148/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-148/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-148/par-1/item-1</sup>
        the name and address of the pledgee;
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **二**  質権の目的である株式
        <sup>art-148/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-148/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-148/par-1/item-2</sup>
        the shares underlying the pledge.
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## Cited by

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

- 会社法 第百四十九条第一項（株主名簿の記載事項を記載した書面の交付等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-149/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-149/par-1
- 会社法 第百五十二条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-152/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-152/par-1
- 会社法 第二百十八条第五項（株券を発行する旨の定款の定めの廃止） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-218/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-218/par-5
- 会社法 第八百四十四条第三項（株式交換又は株式移転の無効判決の効力） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-844/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-844/par-3
- 会社法 第八百四十四条第四項（株式交換又は株式移転の無効判決の効力） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-844/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-844/par-4

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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 223 — 会社法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-09-17
