# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第九百六十条 (Article 960) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-960. 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: 第九百六十条 (Article 960)（取締役等の特別背任罪） — address `art-960` - Text in force since: 2026-08-12 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-960 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-960 - 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. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第九百六十条（取締役等の特別背任罪） — (Crime of an Aggravated Breach of Trust by a Director) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-960 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-960 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-960 **第一項** 次に掲げる者が、自己若しくは第三者の利益を図り又は株式会社に損害を加える目的で、その任務に背く行為をし、当該株式会社に財産上の損害を加えたときは、十年以下の拘禁刑若しくは千万円以下の罰金に処し、又はこれを併科する。 art-960/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-960/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-960/par-1 When any one of the following persons, for the purpose of promoting the person's own interest or the interest of a third party or inflicting damage on a stock company, commits an act in breach of the person's duties and causes financial damages to relevant stock company, the person is punished by imprisonment for not more than ten years or a fine of not more than ten million yen, or both: machine translation, not official **一** 発起人 art-960/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-960/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-960/par-1/item-1 an incorporator; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 設立時取締役又は設立時監査役 art-960/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-960/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-960/par-1/item-2 a director at incorporation or company auditor at incorporation; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 取締役、会計参与、監査役又は執行役 art-960/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-960/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-960/par-1/item-3 a director, accounting advisor, company auditor or executive officer; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 民事保全法第五十六条に規定する仮処分命令により選任された取締役、監査役又は執行役の職務を代行する者 art-960/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-960/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-960/par-1/item-4 a person to perform duties on behalf of a director, company auditor or executive officer who has been appointed based on a provisional disposition order under the provisions of Article 56 of the Civil Provisional Remedies Act; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **五** 第三百四十六条第二項、第三百五十一条第二項又は第四百一条第三項（第四百三条第三項及び第四百二十条第三項において準用する場合を含む。）の規定により選任された一時取締役（監査等委員会設置会社にあっては、監査等委員である取締役又はそれ以外の取締役）、会計参与、監査役、代表取締役、委員（指名委員会、監査委員会又は報酬委員会の委員をいう。）、執行役又は代表執行役の職務を行うべき者 art-960/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-960/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-960/par-1/item-5 a person who is temporarily to perform the duties of a director (in cases of a company with audit and supervisory committee, a director who is an audit and supervisory committee member or other director), accounting advisor, company auditor, representative director, committee member (meaning a member of a nominating committee, audit committee, or remuneration committee), executive officer or representative executive officer appointed pursuant to the provisions of Article 346, paragraph (2), Article 351, paragraph (2) or Article 401, paragraph (3) (including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 403, paragraph (3) and Article 420, paragraph (3)); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **六** 支配人 art-960/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-960/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-960/par-1/item-6 a manager; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **七** 事業に関するある種類又は特定の事項の委任を受けた使用人 art-960/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-960/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-960/par-1/item-7 an employee to whom the authority of a certain kind of matter or a specific matter concerning business has been delegated; or Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **八** 検査役 art-960/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-960/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-960/par-1/item-8 an inspector. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 次に掲げる者が、自己若しくは第三者の利益を図り又は清算株式会社に損害を加える目的で、その任務に背く行為をし、当該清算株式会社に財産上の損害を加えたときも、前項と同様とする。 art-960/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-960/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-960/par-2 The provisions of the preceding paragraph also apply when any one of the following persons, for the purpose of promoting the person's own interest or the interest of a third party or inflicting damage on a liquidating stock company, commits an act in breach of the person's duties and causes financial damages to relevant liquidating stock company: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 清算株式会社の清算人 art-960/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-960/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-960/par-2/item-1 a liquidator of the liquidating stock company; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 民事保全法第五十六条に規定する仮処分命令により選任された清算株式会社の清算人の職務を代行する者 art-960/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-960/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-960/par-2/item-2 a person to perform duties on behalf of a liquidator of the liquidating stock company who has been appointed based on a provisional disposition order under the provisions of Article 56 of the Civil Provisional Remedies Act; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 第四百七十九条第四項において準用する第三百四十六条第二項又は第四百八十三条第六項において準用する第三百五十一条第二項の規定により選任された一時清算人又は代表清算人の職務を行うべき者 art-960/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-960/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-960/par-2/item-3 a person who is temporarily to perform the duties of a liquidator or representative liquidator appointed pursuant to the provisions of Article 346, paragraph (2) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 479, paragraph (4) or Article 351, paragraph (2) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 483, paragraph (6); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 清算人代理 art-960/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-960/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-960/par-2/item-4 a liquidator's agent; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **五** 監督委員 art-960/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-960/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-960/par-2/item-5 a supervisor; or Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **六** 調査委員 art-960/par-2/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-960/par-2/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-960/par-2/item-6 an investigator. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-960/par-1/item-4: 民事保全法第五十六条 → e-Gov law 401AC0000000091, 第五十六条 (Article 56), art-56 — not held in this collection - art-960/par-1/item-5: 第三百四十六条第二項 → 会社法 第三百四十六条第二項 (Article 346, paragraph (2)), art-346/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-346/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-346/par-2 - art-960/par-1/item-5: 第三百五十一条第二項 → 会社法 第三百五十一条第二項 (Article 351, paragraph (2)), art-351/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-351/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-351/par-2 - art-960/par-1/item-5: 第四百一条第三項 → 会社法 第四百一条第三項 (Article 401, paragraph (3)), art-401/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-401/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-401/par-3 - art-960/par-1/item-5: 第四百三条第三項 → 会社法 第四百三条第三項 (Article 403, paragraph (3)), art-403/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-403/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-403/par-3 - art-960/par-1/item-5: 第四百二十条第三項 → 会社法 第四百二十条第三項 (Article 420, paragraph (3)), art-420/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-420/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-420/par-3 - art-960/par-2: 前項 → 会社法 第九百六十条第一項 (Article 960, paragraph (1)), art-960/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-960/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-960/par-1 - art-960/par-2/item-2: 民事保全法第五十六条 → e-Gov law 401AC0000000091, 第五十六条 (Article 56), art-56 — not held in this collection - art-960/par-2/item-3: 第四百七十九条第四項 → 会社法 第四百七十九条第四項 (Article 479, paragraph (4)), art-479/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-479/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-479/par-4 - art-960/par-2/item-3: 第三百四十六条第二項 → 会社法 第三百四十六条第二項 (Article 346, paragraph (2)), art-346/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-346/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-346/par-2 - art-960/par-2/item-3: 第四百八十三条第六項 → 会社法 第四百八十三条第六項 (Article 483, paragraph (6)), art-483/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-483/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-483/par-6 - art-960/par-2/item-3: 第三百五十一条第二項 → 会社法 第三百五十一条第二項 (Article 351, paragraph (2)), art-351/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-351/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-351/par-2 ## Cited by 12 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 会社法 第九百六十条第二項（取締役等の特別背任罪） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-960/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-960/par-2 - 会社法 第九百六十二条第一項（未遂罪） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-962/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-962/par-1 - 会社法 第九百六十三条第一項（会社財産を危うくする罪） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-963/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-963/par-1 - 会社法 第九百六十三条第二項（会社財産を危うくする罪） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-963/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-963/par-2 - 会社法 第九百六十三条第五項（会社財産を危うくする罪） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-963/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-963/par-5 - 会社法 第九百六十四条第一項第一号（虚偽文書行使等の罪） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-964/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-964/par-1/item-1 - 会社法 第九百六十五条第一項（預合いの罪） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-965/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-965/par-1 - 会社法 第九百六十七条第一項第一号（取締役等の贈収賄罪） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-967/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-967/par-1/item-1 - 会社法 第九百七十条第一項（株主等の権利の行使に関する利益供与の罪） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-970/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-970/par-1 - 会社法 第九百七十一条第一項（国外犯） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-971/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-971/par-1 - 会社法 第九百七十二条第一項（法人における罰則の適用） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-972/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-972/par-1 - 会社法 第九百七十六条第一項（過料に処すべき行為） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-976/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-976/par-1 --- ## 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 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Companies Act — Ministry of Justice translation (part 2 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4482/tb), retrieved 2026-09-17 - claude-opus-5[1m] — Machine translation, batch companies-act-20260917T143643-001, translated 2026-09-17 - This site's parser, version 223 — 会社法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-09-17