# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第百七十九条の五 (Article 179-5) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-5. 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. - 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: 第百七十九条の五 (Article 179-5)（株式等売渡請求に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — address `art-179-5` - Text in force since: 2026-08-12 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-5 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-5 - 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). 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第百七十九条の五（株式等売渡請求に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — (Keeping and Inspection of Documents Related to the Demand for Share Cash-Out) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-179-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-5 **第一項** 対象会社は、前条第一項第一号の規定による通知の日又は同条第二項の公告の日のいずれか早い日から取得日後六箇月（対象会社が公開会社でない場合にあっては、取得日後一年）を経過する日までの間、次に掲げる事項を記載し、又は記録した書面又は電磁的記録をその本店に備え置かなければならない。 art-179-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-5/par-1 A subject company must keep documents detailing the following information, or electronic or magnetic records in which the information has been recorded, at its head office for the period from the day of notice pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), item (i) of the preceding Article or the day of public notice under paragraph (2) of the same Article, whichever comes first, until the day when six months elapse after the acquisition day (if the subject company is not a public company, one year after the acquisition day): Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 特別支配株主の氏名又は名称及び住所 art-179-5/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-5/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-5/par-1/item-1 name and address of the special controlling shareholder; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 第百七十九条の二第一項各号に掲げる事項 art-179-5/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-5/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-5/par-1/item-2 matters set forth in the items of Article 179-2, paragraph (1); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 第百七十九条の三第一項の承認をした旨 art-179-5/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-5/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-5/par-1/item-3 the fact that approval under Article 179-3, paragraph (1) is granted; and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 前三号に掲げるもののほか、法務省令で定める事項 art-179-5/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-5/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-5/par-1/item-4 beyond what is set forth in the preceding three items, matters prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 売渡株主等は、対象会社に対して、その営業時間内は、いつでも、次に掲げる請求をすることができる。ただし、第二号又は第四号に掲げる請求をするには、当該対象会社の定めた費用を支払わなければならない。 art-179-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-5/par-2 Shareholders, etc. subject to the cash-out may make the following requests to the subject company at any time during its business hours; provided, however, that the cost specified by the subject company must be paid for making a request set forth in items (ii) or (iv): Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 前項の書面の閲覧の請求 art-179-5/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-5/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-5/par-2/item-1 a request to inspect documents under the preceding paragraph; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 前項の書面の謄本又は抄本の交付の請求 art-179-5/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-5/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-5/par-2/item-2 a request for a transcript or extract of documents under the preceding paragraph; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 前項の電磁的記録に記録された事項を法務省令で定める方法により表示したものの閲覧の請求 art-179-5/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-5/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-5/par-2/item-3 a request to inspect anything that is used in a manner prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order to display the information recorded in an electronic or magnetic record as referred to in the preceding paragraph; and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 前項の電磁的記録に記録された事項を電磁的方法であって対象会社の定めたものにより提供することの請求又はその事項を記載した書面の交付の請求 art-179-5/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-5/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-5/par-2/item-4 a request to be provided with the information recorded in an electronic or magnetic record as referred to in the preceding paragraph by an electronic or magnetic means that the subject company has designated, or a request to be issued a document showing that information. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-179-5/par-1: 前条第一項第一号 → 会社法 第百七十九条の四第一項第一号 (Article 179-4, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-179-4/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-4/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-4/par-1/item-1 - art-179-5/par-1: 同条第二項 → 会社法 第百七十九条の四第二項 (Article 179-4, paragraph (2)), art-179-4/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-4/par-2 - art-179-5/par-1/item-2: 第百七十九条の二第一項 → 会社法 第百七十九条の二第一項 (Article 179-2, paragraph (1)), art-179-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-2/par-1 - art-179-5/par-1/item-3: 第百七十九条の三第一項 → 会社法 第百七十九条の三第一項 (Article 179-3, paragraph (1)), art-179-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-3/par-1 - art-179-5/par-1/item-4: 前三号 → 会社法 第百七十九条の五第一項第一号 (Article 179-5, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-179-5/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-5/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-5/par-1/item-1 - art-179-5/par-1/item-4: 前三号 → 会社法 第百七十九条の五第一項第二号 (Article 179-5, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-179-5/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-5/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-5/par-1/item-2 - art-179-5/par-1/item-4: 前三号 → 会社法 第百七十九条の五第一項第三号 (Article 179-5, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-179-5/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-5/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-5/par-1/item-3 - art-179-5/par-2: 第二号 → 会社法 第百七十九条の五第二項第二号 (Article 179-5, paragraph (2), item (ii)), art-179-5/par-2/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-5/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-5/par-2/item-2 - art-179-5/par-2: 第四号 → 会社法 第百七十九条の五第二項第四号 (Article 179-5, paragraph (2), item (iv)), art-179-5/par-2/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-5/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-5/par-2/item-4 - art-179-5/par-2/item-1: 前項 → 会社法 第百七十九条の五第一項 (Article 179-5, paragraph (1)), art-179-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-5/par-1 - art-179-5/par-2/item-2: 前項 → 会社法 第百七十九条の五第一項 (Article 179-5, paragraph (1)), art-179-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-5/par-1 - art-179-5/par-2/item-3: 前項 → 会社法 第百七十九条の五第一項 (Article 179-5, paragraph (1)), art-179-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-5/par-1 - art-179-5/par-2/item-4: 前項 → 会社法 第百七十九条の五第一項 (Article 179-5, paragraph (1)), art-179-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-5/par-1 ## Cited by 10 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 会社法 第百七十九条の五第一項第四号（株式等売渡請求に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-5/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-5/par-1/item-4 - 会社法 第百七十九条の五第二項（株式等売渡請求に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-5/par-2 - 会社法 第百七十九条の五第二項第一号（株式等売渡請求に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-5/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-5/par-2/item-1 - 会社法 第百七十九条の五第二項第二号（株式等売渡請求に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-5/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-5/par-2/item-2 - 会社法 第百七十九条の五第二項第三号（株式等売渡請求に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-5/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-5/par-2/item-3 - 会社法 第百七十九条の五第二項第四号（株式等売渡請求に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-5/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-5/par-2/item-4 - 会社法 第百七十九条の七第一項第二号（売渡株式等の取得をやめることの請求） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-7/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-7/par-1/item-2 - 会社法 第百七十九条の七第二項第二号（売渡株式等の取得をやめることの請求） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-7/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-7/par-2/item-2 - 会社法 第九百七十六条第一項第七号（過料に処すべき行為） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-976/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-976/par-1/item-7 - 会社法 第九百七十六条第一項第八号（過料に処すべき行為） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-976/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-976/par-1/item-8 --- ## 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