# 厚生年金保険法 / Employees' Pension Insurance Act — 第九十八条 (Article 98) - Law: 厚生年金保険法 (Employees' Pension Insurance Act), 昭和二十九年法律第百十五号 - English title "Employees' Pension Insurance 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: 第九十八条 (Article 98)（届出等） — address `art-98` - Text in force since: 2026-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-98 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-98 - 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. --- ### 第九十八条（届出等） — (Notifications; Related Matters) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-98 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-98 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-98 **第一項** 事業主は、厚生労働省令の定めるところにより、第二十七条に規定する事項を除くほか、厚生労働省令の定める事項を厚生労働大臣に届け出なければならない。 art-98/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-98/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-98/par-1 As prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare, an employer must file a notification with the Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare of the particulars prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, beyond those that are otherwise provided for in Article 27. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 被保険者は、厚生労働省令の定めるところにより、厚生労働省令の定める事項を厚生労働大臣に届け出、又は事業主に申し出なければならない。 art-98/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-98/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-98/par-2 As prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, an insured must file a notification with the Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare of, or report to the employer thereof, the particulars prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 受給権者又は受給権者の属する世帯の世帯主その他その世帯に属する者は、厚生労働省令の定めるところにより、厚生労働大臣に対し、厚生労働省令の定める事項を届け出、かつ、厚生労働省令の定める書類その他の物件を提出しなければならない。 art-98/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-98/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-98/par-3 As prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, a beneficiary or the householder or any other member of the family to which the beneficiary belongs must file a notification with the Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare of the particulars prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and must submit thereto the documents and other items prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 受給権者が死亡したときは、戸籍法（昭和二十二年法律第二百二十四号）の規定による死亡の届出義務者は、十日以内に、その旨を厚生労働大臣に届け出なければならない。ただし、厚生労働省令で定める受給権者の死亡について、同法の規定による死亡の届出をした場合（厚生労働省令で定める場合に限る。）は、この限りでない。 art-98/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-98/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-98/par-4 If a beneficiary has died, the person obligated to report the beneficiary's death pursuant to the provisions of the Family Registration Act (Act No. 224 of 1947) must file a notification of this with the Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare within 10 days; provided, however, that this does not apply if that person has filed a death notification under the provisions of that Act for the death of a beneficiary as provided by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (limited to the cases provided for by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 第二号厚生年金被保険者、第三号厚生年金被保険者又は第四号厚生年金被保険者、これらの者に係る事業主及び第二号厚生年金被保険者期間、第三号厚生年金被保険者期間又は第四号厚生年金被保険者期間に基づく保険給付の受給権者については、前各項の規定は、適用しない。 art-98/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-98/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-98/par-5 The provisions of each of the preceding paragraphs do not apply to a category II EPI insured, category III EPI insured, or category IV EPI insured; the employer of any such person; or a beneficiary of insurance benefits based on a category II EPI insured period, category III EPI insured period, or category IV EPI insured period. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-98/par-1: 第二十七条 → 厚生年金保険法 第二十七条 (Article 27), art-27 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-27 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-27 - art-98/par-5: 前各項 → 厚生年金保険法 第九十八条第一項 (Article 98, paragraph (1)), art-98/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-98/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-98/par-1 - art-98/par-5: 前各項 → 厚生年金保険法 第九十八条第二項 (Article 98, paragraph (2)), art-98/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-98/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-98/par-2 - art-98/par-5: 前各項 → 厚生年金保険法 第九十八条第三項 (Article 98, paragraph (3)), art-98/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-98/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-98/par-3 - art-98/par-5: 前各項 → 厚生年金保険法 第九十八条第四項 (Article 98, paragraph (4)), art-98/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-98/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-98/par-4 ## Cited by 10 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 厚生年金保険法 第七十八条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-78/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-78/par-1 - 厚生年金保険法 第九十八条第五項（届出等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-98/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-98/par-5 - 厚生年金保険法 第百条の四第一項第三十五号（機構への厚生労働大臣の権限に係る事務の委任） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-100-4/par-1/item-35 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-100-4/par-1/item-35 - 厚生年金保険法 第百五条第一項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-105/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-105/par-1/item-1 - 厚生年金保険法 第百五条第一項第二号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-105/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-105/par-1/item-2 - 厚生年金保険法 第百五条第一項第三号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-105/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-105/par-1/item-3 - 厚生年金保険法 附則第二十九条第九項（日本国籍を有しない者に対する脱退一時金の支給） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3291-115/art-29/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3291-115/art-29/par-9 - 厚生年金保険法 附則第七十八条第十二項（旧厚生年金保険法による給付） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-78/par-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-78/par-12 - 厚生年金保険法 附則第八十七条第十四項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-87/par-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-87/par-14 - 行政手続における特定の個人を識別するための番号の利用等に関する法律 第九条第四項（利用範囲） — https://japanlaw.org/en/my-number-act/art-9/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/425AC0000000027/art-9/par-4 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 厚生年金保険法 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/329AC0000000115/20261001_507AC0000000074), retrieved 2026-10-13 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Employees' Pension Insurance Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3554/tb), retrieved 2026-10-13 - This site's parser, version 190 — 厚生年金保険法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-13