# Article 118, paragraph (1), item (viii), its wordings — Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act

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How the wording of Article 118, paragraph (1), item (viii) (第百十八条第一項第八号) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act (家事事件手続法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act
- Provision: Article 118, paragraph (1), item (viii) (第百十八条第一項第八号) — https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-118/par-1/item-8 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-118/par-1/item-8)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/amendments
- 2 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Act No. 45 of 2026

- State: In force

Japanese:

> 成年被後見人に宛てた郵便物又は民間事業者による信書の送達に関する法律（平成十四年法律第九十九号）第二条第三項に規定する信書便物（以下「郵便物等」という。）の配達の嘱託及びその嘱託の取消し又は変更の審判事件（別表第一の十二の二の項の事項についての審判事件をいう。第百二十三条の二において「成年被後見人に宛てた郵便物等の配達の嘱託等の審判事件」という。）

English (Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice):

> an adjudication case for the commission of delivery of a postal item or a letter item prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (3) of the Act on Correspondence Delivery by Private Business Operators (Act No. 99 of 2002) (hereinafter referred to as a "postal item, etc.") that is addressed to an adult under guardianship, and for the rescission or change of that commission (meaning an adjudication case regarding the matters set forth in Appended Table 1, row (12)-2; referred to as an "adjudication case for the commission of, or the rescission or change of the commission of, delivery of a postal item, etc. addressed to an adult under guardianship" in Article 123-2);

## 2. By 23 December 2028 — Act No. 45 of 2026

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: By 23 December 2028
- The amendment: Moved to item (xvi) and reworded (Act No. 45 of 2026) — https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000045

Japanese:

> 特定補助人を付する処分の審判を受けた者に宛てた郵便物又は民間事業者による信書の送達に関する法律（平成十四年法律第九十九号）第二条第三項に規定する信書便物（以下「郵便物等」という。）の配達の嘱託及びその嘱託の取消し又は変更の審判事件（別表第一の二十三の項の事項についての審判事件をいう。第百二十四条において「特定補助人を付する処分の審判を受けた者に宛てた郵便物等の配達の嘱託等の審判事件」という。）

English (Machine translation, not official):

> an adjudication case for the commission of delivery of a postal item or a letter item prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (3) of the Act on Correspondence Delivery by Private Business Operators (Act No. 99 of 2002) (hereinafter referred to as a "postal item, etc.") that is addressed to a person subject to a ruling of a disposition appointing a specified assistant, and for the rescission or change of that commission (meaning an adjudication case regarding the matters set forth in Appended Table 1, row (23); referred to as an "adjudication case for the commission of, or the rescission or change of the commission of, delivery of a postal item, etc. addressed to a person subject to a ruling of a disposition appointing a specified assistant" in Article 124); and

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending laws: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/423AC0000000052)
- English name of the law: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4512/tb)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI
- The Japanese text before: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/423AC0000000052/20280613_505AC0000000053)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/423AC0000000052/20281223_508AC0000000045)