# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第三百七十三条 (Article 373) - 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: 第三百七十三条 (Article 373)（特別取締役による取締役会の決議） — address `art-373` - Text in force since: 2026-08-12 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-373 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-373 - 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. --- ### 第三百七十三条（特別取締役による取締役会の決議） — (Resolution of Board of Directors by Special Directors) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-373 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-373 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-373 **第一項** 第三百六十九条第一項の規定にかかわらず、取締役会設置会社（指名委員会等設置会社を除く。）が次に掲げる要件のいずれにも該当する場合（監査等委員会設置会社にあっては、第三百九十九条の十三第五項に規定する場合又は同条第六項の規定による定款の定めがある場合を除く。）には、取締役会は、第三百六十二条第四項第一号及び第二号又は第三百九十九条の十三第四項第一号及び第二号に掲げる事項についての取締役会の決議については、あらかじめ選定した三人以上の取締役（以下この章において「特別取締役」という。）のうち、議決に加わることができるものの過半数（これを上回る割合を取締役会で定めた場合にあっては、その割合以上）が出席し、その過半数（これを上回る割合を取締役会で定めた場合にあっては、その割合以上）をもって行うことができる旨を定めることができる。 art-373/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-373/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-373/par-1 Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 369, paragraph (1), if a company with board of directors (excluding a company with nominating committee, etc.) falls under all of the following requirements (in cases of a company with audit and supervisory committee, excluding the cases prescribed in Article 399-13, paragraph (5) or cases where there are provisions of articles of incorporation pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (6) of that Article), the board of directors may provide to the effect that the resolution of the board of directors meeting on the matters set forth in Article 362, paragraph (4), items (i) and (ii) or Article 399-13, paragraph (4), items (i) and (ii) may be passed, where the majority (if a higher proportion is determined by the board of directors, that proportion or more) of three or more directors appointed in advance (hereinafter in this Chapter referred to as "special directors") who are entitled to participate in the vote are present, by the majority (if a higher proportion is determined by the board of directors, that proportion or more) of relevant directors who are present: Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 369, paragraph (1), if a company with board of directors (excluding a company with nominating committee, etc.) falls under all of the following requirements (in cases of a company with audit and supervisory committee, excluding the cases prescribed in Article 399-13, paragraph (5) or cases where there are provisions of articles of incorporation pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (6) of the that Article), the board of directors may provide to the effect that the resolution of the board of directors meeting on the matters set forth in Article 362, paragraph (4), items (i) and (ii) or Article 399-13, paragraph (4), items (i) and (ii) may be passed, where the majority (if a higher proportion is determined by the board of directors, that proportion or more) of three or more directors appointed in advance (hereinafter in this Chapter referred to as "special directors") who are entitled to participate in the vote are present, by the majority (if a higher proportion is determined by the board of directors, that proportion or more) of relevant directors who are present:" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4481/tb **一** 取締役の数が六人以上であること。 art-373/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-373/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-373/par-1/item-1 that there are six or more directors; and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 取締役のうち一人以上が社外取締役であること。 art-373/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-373/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-373/par-1/item-2 that one or more of the directors are outside directors. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の規定による特別取締役による議決の定めがある場合には、特別取締役以外の取締役は、第三百六十二条第四項第一号及び第二号又は第三百九十九条の十三第四項第一号及び第二号に掲げる事項の決定をする取締役会に出席することを要しない。この場合における第三百六十六条第一項本文及び第三百六十八条の規定の適用については、第三百六十六条第一項本文中「各取締役」とあるのは「各特別取締役（第三百七十三条第一項に規定する特別取締役をいう。第三百六十八条において同じ。）」と、第三百六十八条第一項中「定款」とあるのは「取締役会」と、「各取締役」とあるのは「各特別取締役」と、同条第二項中「取締役（」とあるのは「特別取締役（」と、「取締役及び」とあるのは「特別取締役及び」とする。 art-373/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-373/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-373/par-2 If there are provisions on the vote by special directors pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, directors other than the special directors are not required to attend the board of directors meeting that decides the matters set forth in Article 362, paragraph (4), items (i) and (ii) or Article 399-13, paragraph (4), items (i) and (ii). For the purpose of the application of the provisions of the main clause of Article 366, paragraph (1) and Article 368 to those cases, the term "any director" in the main clause of Article 366, paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "any special director (meaning the special director provided for in Article 373, paragraph (1); the same applies in Article 368)", the phrase "in the articles of incorporation" in Article 368, paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "by the board of directors", the term "each director" in the same paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "each special director", the term "directors (" in paragraph (2) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "special directors (", and the phrase "directors and" in the same paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "special directors and". Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 特別取締役の互選によって定められた者は、前項の取締役会の決議後、遅滞なく、当該決議の内容を特別取締役以外の取締役に報告しなければならない。 art-373/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-373/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-373/par-3 The person who is appointed by special directors from among themselves must report without delay after the resolution of the board of directors meeting under the preceding paragraph the content of relevant resolution to the directors other than the special directors. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 第三百六十六条（第一項本文を除く。）、第三百六十七条、第三百六十九条第一項、第三百七十条及び第三百九十九条の十四の規定は、第二項の取締役会については、適用しない。 art-373/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-373/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-373/par-4 The provisions of Article 366 (excluding the main clause of paragraph (1)), Article 367, Article 369, paragraph (1), Article 370, and Article 399-14 do not apply to the board of directors meeting under paragraph (2). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-373/par-1: 第三百六十九条第一項 → 会社法 第三百六十九条第一項 (Article 369, paragraph (1)), art-369/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-369/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-369/par-1 - art-373/par-1: 第三百九十九条の十三第五項 → 会社法 第三百九十九条の十三第五項 (Article 399-13, paragraph (5)), art-399-13/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-399-13/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-399-13/par-5 - art-373/par-1: 同条第六項 → 会社法 第三百九十九条の十三第六項 (Article 399-13, paragraph (6)), art-399-13/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-399-13/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-399-13/par-6 - art-373/par-1: 第三百六十二条第四項第一号 → 会社法 第三百六十二条第四項第一号 (Article 362, paragraph (4), item (i)), art-362/par-4/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-362/par-4/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-362/par-4/item-1 - art-373/par-1: 第二号 → 会社法 第三百六十二条第四項第二号 (Article 362, paragraph (4), item (ii)), art-362/par-4/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-362/par-4/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-362/par-4/item-2 - art-373/par-1: 第三百九十九条の十三第四項第一号 → 会社法 第三百九十九条の十三第四項第一号 (Article 399-13, paragraph (4), item (i)), art-399-13/par-4/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-399-13/par-4/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-399-13/par-4/item-1 - art-373/par-1: 第二号 → 会社法 第三百九十九条の十三第四項第二号 (Article 399-13, paragraph (4), item (ii)), art-399-13/par-4/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-399-13/par-4/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-399-13/par-4/item-2 - art-373/par-2: 前項 → 会社法 第三百七十三条第一項 (Article 373, paragraph (1)), art-373/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-373/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-373/par-1 - art-373/par-2: 第三百六十二条第四項第一号 → 会社法 第三百六十二条第四項第一号 (Article 362, paragraph (4), item (i)), art-362/par-4/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-362/par-4/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-362/par-4/item-1 - art-373/par-2: 第二号 → 会社法 第三百六十二条第四項第二号 (Article 362, paragraph (4), item (ii)), art-362/par-4/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-362/par-4/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-362/par-4/item-2 - art-373/par-2: 第三百九十九条の十三第四項第一号 → 会社法 第三百九十九条の十三第四項第一号 (Article 399-13, paragraph (4), item (i)), art-399-13/par-4/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-399-13/par-4/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-399-13/par-4/item-1 - art-373/par-2: 第二号 → 会社法 第三百九十九条の十三第四項第二号 (Article 399-13, paragraph (4), item (ii)), art-399-13/par-4/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-399-13/par-4/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-399-13/par-4/item-2 - art-373/par-2: 第三百六十六条第一項 → 会社法 第三百六十六条第一項 (Article 366, paragraph (1)), art-366/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-366/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-366/par-1 - art-373/par-2: 第三百六十八条 → 会社法 第三百六十八条 (Article 368), art-368 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-368 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-368 - art-373/par-2: 第三百六十八条第一項 → 会社法 第三百六十八条第一項 (Article 368, paragraph (1)), art-368/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-368/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-368/par-1 - art-373/par-2: 同条第二項 → 会社法 第三百六十八条第二項 (Article 368, paragraph (2)), art-368/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-368/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-368/par-2 - art-373/par-3: 前項 → 会社法 第三百七十三条第二項 (Article 373, paragraph (2)), art-373/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-373/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-373/par-2 - art-373/par-4: 第三百六十六条 → 会社法 第三百六十六条 (Article 366), art-366 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-366 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-366 - art-373/par-4: 第一項 → 会社法 第三百六十六条第一項 (Article 366, paragraph (1)), art-366/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-366/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-366/par-1 - art-373/par-4: 第三百六十七条 → 会社法 第三百六十七条 (Article 367), art-367 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-367 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-367 - art-373/par-4: 第三百六十九条第一項 → 会社法 第三百六十九条第一項 (Article 369, paragraph (1)), art-369/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-369/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-369/par-1 - art-373/par-4: 第三百七十条 → 会社法 第三百七十条 (Article 370), art-370 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-370 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-370 - art-373/par-4: 第三百九十九条の十四 → 会社法 第三百九十九条の十四 (Article 399-14), art-399-14 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-399-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-399-14 - art-373/par-4: 第二項 → 会社法 第三百七十三条第二項 (Article 373, paragraph (2)), art-373/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-373/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-373/par-2 ## Cited by 7 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 会社法 第三百七十三条第二項（特別取締役による取締役会の決議） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-373/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-373/par-2 - 会社法 第三百七十三条第三項（特別取締役による取締役会の決議） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-373/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-373/par-3 - 会社法 第三百七十三条第四項（特別取締役による取締役会の決議） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-373/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-373/par-4 - 会社法 第三百八十三条第一項（取締役会への出席義務等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-383/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-383/par-1 - 会社法 第三百八十三条第四項（取締役会への出席義務等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-383/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-383/par-4 - 会社法 第九百十一条第三項第二十一号（株式会社の設立の登記） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-911/par-3/item-21 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-911/par-3/item-21 - 会社法 第九百十一条第三項第二十一号イ（株式会社の設立の登記） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-911/par-3/item-21/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-911/par-3/item-21/sub-1 --- ## Sources - claude-opus-5-5 — Corrections to the Ministry of Justice's English of paragraphs, written 2026-10-05 - 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 (会社法), Article 373, paragraph (1) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4481/tb), 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