# 金融商品取引法 / Financial Instruments and Exchange Act — 第百七十七条 (Article 177) - Law: 金融商品取引法 (Financial Instruments and Exchange Act), 昭和二十三年法律第二十五号 - English title "Financial Instruments and Exchange 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: 第百七十七条 (Article 177)（課徴金に関する調査のための処分） — address `art-177` - Text in force since: 2026-08-12 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-177 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-177 - 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. --- ### 第百七十七条（課徴金に関する調査のための処分） — (Dispositions for Conducting Investigations) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-177 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-177 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-177 **第一項** 内閣総理大臣は、第百七十二条の十二第一項、第百七十三条第一項、第百七十四条第一項、第百七十四条の二第一項、第百七十四条の三第一項、第百七十五条第一項（同条第九項において準用する場合を含む。）若しくは第二項又は第百七十五条の二第一項（同条第十三項において準用する場合を含む。）若しくは第二項（同条第十四項において準用する場合を含む。）の規定による課徴金に係る事件について必要な調査をするため、当該職員に、次に掲げる処分をさせることができる。 art-177/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-177/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-177/par-1 The Prime Minister may have relevant officials make the following dispositions in order to conduct the necessary investigation into a case concerning an administrative monetary penalty under the provisions of Article 172-12, paragraph (1), Article 173, paragraph (1); Article 174, paragraph (1); Article 174-2, paragraph (1); Article 174-3, paragraph (1); Article 175, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (9) of that Article) paragraph (2) of that Article, Article 175-2, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (13) of that Article), or paragraph (2) of the Article (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (14) of that Article): Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 事件関係人若しくは参考人に出頭を求め、質問をし、又はこれらの者から意見若しくは報告を徴すること。 art-177/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-177/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-177/par-1/item-1 requesting a person concerned in the case or a witness to appear and asking them questions, or obtaining their opinions or reports; and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 事件関係人に対し帳簿書類その他の物件の提出を命じ、又は提出物件を留めて置くこと。 art-177/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-177/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-177/par-1/item-2 ordering a person concerned with a case to submit books, documents, and any other articles, or retaining the submitted articles; and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 事件関係人の営業所その他必要な場所に立ち入り、帳簿書類その他の物件を検査すること。 art-177/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-177/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-177/par-1/item-3 entering the business office of a person concerned in the case and other necessary places to inspect the books, documents, and any other articles. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 内閣総理大臣は、前項の規定による調査について、公務所又は公私の団体に照会して必要な事項の報告を求めることができる。 art-177/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-177/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-177/par-2 The Prime Minister may make inquiries to public offices or public or private organizations and request them to report necessary particulars with regard to the investigation under the preceding paragraph. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-177/par-1: 第百七十二条の十二第一項 → 金融商品取引法 第百七十二条の十二第一項 (Article 172-12, paragraph (1)), art-172-12/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-172-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-172-12/par-1 - art-177/par-1: 第百七十三条第一項 → 金融商品取引法 第百七十三条第一項 (Article 173, paragraph (1)), art-173/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-173/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-173/par-1 - art-177/par-1: 第百七十四条第一項 → 金融商品取引法 第百七十四条第一項 (Article 174, paragraph (1)), art-174/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-174/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-174/par-1 - art-177/par-1: 第百七十四条の二第一項 → 金融商品取引法 第百七十四条の二第一項 (Article 174-2, paragraph (1)), art-174-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-174-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-174-2/par-1 - art-177/par-1: 第百七十四条の三第一項 → 金融商品取引法 第百七十四条の三第一項 (Article 174-3, paragraph (1)), art-174-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-174-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-174-3/par-1 - art-177/par-1: 第百七十五条第一項 → 金融商品取引法 第百七十五条第一項 (Article 175, paragraph (1)), art-175/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-175/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-175/par-1 - art-177/par-1: 同条第九項 → 金融商品取引法 第百七十五条第九項 (Article 175, paragraph (9)), art-175/par-9 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-175/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-175/par-9 - art-177/par-1: 第二項 → 金融商品取引法 第百七十五条第二項 (Article 175, paragraph (2)), art-175/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-175/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-175/par-2 - art-177/par-1: 第百七十五条の二第一項 → 金融商品取引法 第百七十五条の二第一項 (Article 175-2, paragraph (1)), art-175-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-175-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-175-2/par-1 - art-177/par-1: 同条第十三項 → 金融商品取引法 第百七十五条の二第十三項 (Article 175-2, paragraph (13)), art-175-2/par-13 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-175-2/par-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-175-2/par-13 - art-177/par-1: 第二項 → 金融商品取引法 第百七十五条の二第二項 (Article 175-2, paragraph (2)), art-175-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-175-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-175-2/par-2 - art-177/par-1: 同条第十四項 → 金融商品取引法 第百七十五条の二第十四項 (Article 175-2, paragraph (14)), art-175-2/par-14 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-175-2/par-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-175-2/par-14 - art-177/par-2: 前項 → 金融商品取引法 第百七十七条第一項 (Article 177, paragraph (1)), art-177/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-177/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-177/par-1 ## Cited by 8 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 金融商品取引法 第百七十七条第二項（課徴金に関する調査のための処分） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-177/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-177/par-2 - 金融商品取引法 第百八十五条の七第十四項（課徴金の納付命令の決定等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-185-7/par-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-185-7/par-14 - 金融商品取引法 第百八十五条の十九第一項（参考人等の旅費等の請求） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-185-19/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-185-19/par-1 - 金融商品取引法 第百九十条第一項（検査職員の証票携帯） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-190/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-190/par-1 - 金融商品取引法 第百九十四条の七第二項第八号（金融庁長官への権限の委任） — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-194-7/par-2/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-194-7/par-2/item-8 - 金融商品取引法 第二百五条第一項第六号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-205/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-205/par-1/item-6 - 金融商品取引法 第二百五条の三第一項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-205-3/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-205-3/par-1/item-1 - 金融商品取引法 第二百五条の三第一項第二号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-205-3/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-205-3/par-1/item-2 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 金融商品取引法 — the text in force from 2026-08-12 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000025/20260812_508AC0000000064), retrieved 2026-10-22 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Financial Instruments and Exchange Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4633/tb), retrieved 2026-10-22 - This site's parser, version 212 — 金融商品取引法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-22