# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第四百五十条 (Article 450)

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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: 第四百五十条 (Article 450)（資本金の額の増加） — address `art-450`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
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### 第四百五十条（資本金の額の増加） — (Increases in Amount of Stated Capital)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-450 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-450 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-450</sup>

        **第一項**  株式会社は、剰余金の額を減少して、資本金の額を増加することができる。この場合においては、次に掲げる事項を定めなければならない。
        <sup>art-450/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-450/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-450/par-1</sup>
        A stock company may increase the amount of its stated capital by reducing the amount of its surplus. In these cases, the following matters must be decided:
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

          **一**  減少する剰余金の額
          <sup>art-450/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-450/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-450/par-1/item-1</sup>
          the amount by which the surplus is reduced;
          <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

          **二**  資本金の額の増加がその効力を生ずる日
          <sup>art-450/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-450/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-450/par-1/item-2</sup>
          the day on which the increase in the amount of stated capital takes effect.
          <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **第二項**  前項各号に掲げる事項の決定は、株主総会の決議によらなければならない。
        <sup>art-450/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-450/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-450/par-2</sup>
        Decisions on the matters set forth in each of the items of the preceding paragraph must be made by a resolution at a shareholders meeting.
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **第三項**  第一項第一号の額は、同項第二号の日における剰余金の額を超えてはならない。
        <sup>art-450/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-450/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-450/par-3</sup>
        The amount under paragraph (1), item (i) may not exceed the amount of surplus as at the day under item (ii) of that paragraph.
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-450/par-2: 前項 → 会社法 第四百五十条第一項 (Article 450, paragraph (1)), art-450/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-450/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-450/par-1
- art-450/par-3: 第一項第一号 → 会社法 第四百五十条第一項第一号 (Article 450, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-450/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-450/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-450/par-1/item-1
- art-450/par-3: 同項第二号 → 会社法 第四百五十条第一項第二号 (Article 450, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-450/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-450/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-450/par-1/item-2

## Cited by

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

- 会社法 第四百五十条第二項（資本金の額の増加） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-450/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-450/par-2
- 会社法 第四百五十条第三項（資本金の額の増加） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-450/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-450/par-3
- 地方税法 第二十三条第一項第四号の二イ（１）（道府県民税に関する用語の意義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act/art-23/par-1/item-4-2/sub-1/sub2-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-23/par-1/item-4-2/sub-1/sub2-1
- 地方税法 第七十二条の二十一第一項第一号（資本割の課税標準の算定の方法） — https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act/art-72-21/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-72-21/par-1/item-1
- 地方税法 第二百九十二条第一項第四号の二イ（１）（市町村民税に関する用語の意義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act/art-292/par-1/item-4-2/sub-1/sub2-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-292/par-1/item-4-2/sub-1/sub2-1

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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