# 外国為替及び外国貿易法 / Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act — 第二十六条 (Article 26) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26. 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: 外国為替及び外国貿易法 (Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act), 昭和二十四年法律第二百二十八号 - English title "Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade 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: 第二十六条 (Article 26)（定義） — address `art-26` - Text in force since: 2026-08-12 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26 - 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. --- ### 第二十六条（定義） — (Definitions) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-26 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26 **第一項** 外国投資家とは、次に掲げるもので、次項各号に掲げる対内直接投資等又は第三項に規定する特定取得を行うものをいう。 art-26/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-1 The term "foreign investor" means any of the following persons that conducts inward direct investment or an equivalent action stated in the items of the following paragraph or specified acquisition prescribed in paragraph (3): Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 非居住者である個人 art-26/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-1/item-1 an individual who is a non-resident; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 外国法令に基づいて設立された法人その他の団体又は外国に主たる事務所を有する法人その他の団体（第四号に規定する特定組合等を除く。） art-26/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-1/item-2 a corporation or other such organization established under foreign laws and regulations, or a corporation or other such organization that has its principal office in a foreign country (excluding the specified partnership or similar organization prescribed in item (iv)); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 会社で、前二号に掲げるものにより直接に保有されるその議決権（株主総会において決議をすることができる事項の全部につき議決権を行使することができない株式についての議決権を除き、会社法（平成十七年法律第八十六号）第八百七十九条第三項の規定により議決権を有するものとみなされる株式についての議決権を含む。以下この号及び次項第四号において同じ。）の数と他の会社を通じて間接に保有されるものとして政令で定めるその議決権の数とを合計した議決権の数の当該会社の総株主又は総社員の議決権の数（同項において「総議決権」という。）に占める割合が百分の五十以上に相当するもの art-26/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-1/item-3 a company in which the ratio of the number of voting rights obtained by totaling the number of its voting rights directly held by those stated in the preceding two items (excluding voting rights for shares in respect of which voting rights cannot be exercised on any of the matters on which resolutions can be made at a shareholders meeting, and including voting rights for shares deemed to have voting rights pursuant to the provisions of Article 879, paragraph (3) of the Companies Act (Act No. 86 of 2005); the same applies in this item and in item (iv) of the following paragraph) and the number of its voting rights prescribed by Cabinet Order as being held indirectly through other companies, to the number of voting rights of all shareholders or all members of that company (referred to as "total voting rights" in that paragraph) is 50 percent or more; machine translation, not official **四** 組合等（民法（明治二十九年法律第八十九号）第六百六十七条第一項に規定する組合契約で会社に対する投資事業を営むことを約するものによつて成立する組合（一人又は数人の組合員にその業務の執行を委任しているものに限る。以下この号及び次項第七号において「任意組合」という。）若しくは投資事業有限責任組合契約に関する法律（平成十年法律第九十号）第二条第二項に規定する投資事業有限責任組合（以下この号及び次項第七号において「投資事業有限責任組合」という。）又は外国の法令に基づいて設立された団体であつてこれらの組合に類似するもの（以下この号及び次条第十三項において「特定組合類似団体」という。）をいう。以下この号において同じ。）であつて、第一号に掲げるものその他政令で定めるものによる出資の金額の合計の当該組合等の総組合員（特定組合類似団体にあつては全ての構成員）による出資の金額の総額に占める割合が百分の五十以上に相当するもの又は同号に掲げるものその他政令で定めるものが当該組合等の業務執行組合員（任意組合の業務の執行の委任を受けた組合員若しくは投資事業有限責任組合の無限責任組合員又は特定組合類似団体のこれらに類似するものをいう。）の過半数を占めるもの（以下「特定組合等」という。） art-26/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-1/item-4 a partnership or similar organization (meaning a partnership formed based on a partnership contract prescribed in Article 667, paragraph (1) of the Civil Code (Act No. 89 of 1896) under which the parties agree to engage in the business of investment in companies (limited to a partnership in which one or multiple partners are entrusted with the execution of the business; hereinafter referred to as a "voluntary partnership" in this item and item (vii) of the following paragraph), an investment limited partnership as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Limited Partnership Act for Investment (Act No. 90 of 1998) (hereinafter referred to as an "investment limited partnership" in this item and item (vii) of the following paragraph), or an organization established based on the laws and regulations of a foreign country which is similar to either such partnership (hereinafter referred to as an "organization similar to a specified partnership" in this item and paragraph (13) of the following Article); hereinafter the same applies in this item), in which the ratio of the total of the amounts of capital contributions made by the persons stated in item (i) and other persons prescribed by Cabinet Order, to the total amount of capital contributions made by all partners of the partnership or similar organization (or all members of an organization similar to a specified partnership) is 50 percent or more; or in which the persons stated in that item and other persons prescribed by Cabinet Order account for the majority of executive partners of the partnership or similar organization (meaning partners entrusted with business execution for a voluntary partnership or general partners of an investment limited partnership, or similar persons affiliated with an organization similar to a specified partnership) (hereinafter referred to as a "specified partnership or similar organization"); or Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "a partnership or similar organization (meaning a partnership formed based on a partnership contract prescribed in Article 667, paragraph (1) of the Civil Code (Act No. 89 of 1896) under which the parties agree to engage in the business of investment in companies (limited to a partnership in which one or multiple partners are entrusted with the execution of the business; hereinafter referred to as a "voluntary partnership" in this item and item (vii) of the following paragraph), an investment limited partnership (LPS) as prescribed in Article 2, item (ii) of the Limited Partnership Act for Investment (Act No. 90 of 1998) (hereinafter referred to as an "investment limited partnership" in this item and item (vii) of the following paragraph), or an organization established based on the laws and regulations of a foreign country which is similar to either such partnership (hereinafter referred to as an "organization similar to a specified partnership" in this item and paragraph (13) of the following Article); hereinafter the same applies in this item), in which the ratio of the total of the amounts of capital contributions made by the persons stated in item (i) and other persons prescribed by Cabinet Order, to the total amount of capital contributions made by all partners of the partnership or similar organization (or all members of an organization similar to a specified partnership) is 50 percent or more; or in which the persons stated in that item and other persons prescribed by Cabinet Order account for the majority of executive partners of the partnership or similar organization (meaning partners entrusted with business execution for a voluntary partnership or general partners of an investment limited partnership, or similar persons affiliated with an organization similar to a specified partnership) (hereinafter referred to as a "specified partnership or similar organization"); or" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4857/tb **五** 前三号に掲げるもののほか、法人その他の団体で、第一号に掲げる者がその役員（業務を執行する社員、取締役、執行役、代表者、管理人又はこれらに準ずる者をいい、相談役、顧問その他いかなる名称を有する者であるかを問わず、法人その他の団体に対し業務を執行する社員、取締役、執行役、代表者、管理人又はこれらに準ずる者と同等以上の支配力を有するものと認められる者を含む。以下この号において同じ。）又は役員で代表する権限を有するもののいずれかの過半数を占めるもの art-26/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-1/item-5 a corporation or other such organization in which the persons stated in item (i) account for the majority of the officers (meaning members in charge of executive business management, directors, executive officers, representatives, administrators, and any other person equivalent to them; and including persons who are found to have at least the same amount of control over the corporation or other such organization as a member in charge of executive business management, director, executive officer, representative, administrator, or other person equivalent to them, irrespective of whether they are referred to as advisor or consultant or by any other title; hereinafter the same applies in this item) or the majority of its officers having the authority to represent it, other than as stated in the preceding three items. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 対内直接投資等とは、次のいずれかに該当する行為をいう。 art-26/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2 The term "inward direct investment or an equivalent action" means one of the following acts: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 会社の株式又は持分の取得（前項各号に掲げるものからの譲受けによるもの及び金融商品取引法第二条第十六項に規定する金融商品取引所に上場されている株式又はこれに準ずるものとして政令で定める株式を発行している会社（以下この条において「上場会社等」という。）の株式の取得を除く。） art-26/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-1 the acquisition of shares or equity in a company (excluding the acquisition through the transfer from any of the persons stated in the items of the preceding paragraph, and the acquisition of shares in a company that has issued shares listed on a financial instruments exchange prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (16) of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act or shares prescribed by Cabinet Order as being equivalent to them (hereinafter referred to as a "listed or equivalent company" in this Article)); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 非居住者となる以前から引き続き所有する上場会社等以外の会社の株式又は持分の譲渡（非居住者である個人から前項各号に掲げるものに対して行われる譲渡に限る。） art-26/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-2 the transfer of shares or equity in a company other than a listed or equivalent company that a person has continued to own since before becoming a non-resident (limited to the transfer from an individual who is a non-resident to any of the persons stated in the items of the preceding paragraph); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 上場会社等の株式の取得（当該取得をしたもの（以下この号及び第四項において「株式取得者」という。）が、当該取得の後において所有することとなる当該上場会社等の株式の数、当該株式取得者の密接関係者が所有する当該上場会社等の株式の数並びに当該株式取得者及び当該株式取得者の密接関係者が投資一任契約その他の契約に基づき他のものから委任を受けて株式の運用（その指図をすることを含み、政令で定める要件を満たすものに限る。）をする場合におけるその対象となる当該上場会社等の株式の数を合計した株式の数（これらの株式に重複するものがある場合には、当該重複する数を控除した純計によるもの）の当該上場会社等の発行済株式の総数に占める割合が百分の一を下らない率で政令で定める率以上となる場合に行う取得に限る。） art-26/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-3 the acquisition of shares in a listed or equivalent company (but only an acquisition that results in the sum total that is arrived at when the number of shares in the listed or equivalent company that the person acquiring them (hereinafter referred to as "the acquirer of the shares" in this item and paragraph (4)) owns after the acquisition; the number of shares in the listed or equivalent company owned by persons closely affiliated with the acquirer of the shares; and the number of shares in the listed or equivalent company that will be subject to investment in the event that the acquirer of the shares and persons closely affiliated with the acquirer of the shares invest in shares (or give instructions to do so; this is limited to investment in shares that satisfies the requirements prescribed by Cabinet Order) after having been entrusted to do so by another person based on a discretionary investment contract or any other such contract (on the basis of the net total calculated by deducting the number of duplicate shares among these shares, if any) are added together, accounting for a proportion of the total number of issued shares in the listed or equivalent company that does not fall below 1 percent and that is at least the percentage prescribed by Cabinet Order); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 上場会社等の議決権の取得（当該取得をしたもの（以下この号及び第四項において「議決権取得者」という。）が、当該取得の後において保有することとなる当該上場会社等の保有等議決権（自己又は他人の名義をもつて保有する議決権及び投資一任契約その他の契約に基づき行使することができる議決権として政令で定めるものをいう。以下この号及び次号において同じ。）の数及び当該議決権取得者の密接関係者が保有する当該上場会社等の保有等議決権の数を合計した純議決権数（議決権のうち重複するものがある場合には、当該重複する数を控除した純計によるもの。同号において同じ。）の当該上場会社等の総議決権に占める割合が百分の一を下らない率で政令で定める率以上となる場合に行う取得に限り、前号に掲げる行為を伴うものを除く。） art-26/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-4 the acquisition of voting rights in a listed or equivalent company (but only an acquisition that results in the net number of voting rights arrived at when the number of voting rights held or otherwise exercisable under contract (meaning voting rights that a person holds in their own name or in another person's name, and voting rights prescribed by Cabinet Order as those that are exercisable based on a discretionary investment contract or any other such contract; hereinafter the same applies in this item and the following item) in the listed or equivalent company that the person acquiring voting rights (hereinafter referred to as the "acquirer of the voting rights" in this item and paragraph (4)) will come to hold after the acquisition, and the number of voting rights held or otherwise exercisable under contract in the listed or equivalent company by persons closely affiliated with the acquirer of the voting rights are added together (if there are any duplicate voting rights among these, this is based on the net total arrived at when they are deducted; the same applies in the following item), accounting for a proportion of the total voting rights in the listed or equivalent company that does not fall below 1 percent and that is at least the percentage prescribed by Cabinet Order, and excluding acquisition involving the action stated in the preceding item); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **五** 会社の事業目的の実質的な変更その他会社の経営に重要な影響を与える事項として政令で定めるものに関し行う同意（上場会社等にあつては、当該同意をするもの（以下この号及び第四項において「同意者」という。）が保有する当該上場会社等の保有等議決権の数及び当該同意者の密接関係者が保有する当該上場会社等の保有等議決権の数を合計した純議決権数の当該上場会社等の総議決権に占める割合が百分の一を下らない率で政令で定める率以上となる場合に行う同意に限る。） art-26/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-5 the giving of consent for a substantial change in the business purpose of a company or anything else prescribed by Cabinet Order as having a material influence on the management of a company (in the case of a listed or equivalent company, this is limited to consent that is given by a person (hereinafter referred to as the "consenter" in this item and paragraph (4)) in a case in which the net number of voting rights arrived at when the number of voting rights held or otherwise exercisable under contract in the listed or equivalent company by the consenter and the number of voting rights held or otherwise exercisable under contract in the listed or equivalent company by a person closely affiliated with the consenter are added together, accounts for a proportion of the total voting rights in the listed or equivalent company that does not fall below 1 percent and that is at least the percentage prescribed by Cabinet Order); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **六** 本邦における支店等の設置又は本邦にある支店等の種類若しくは事業目的の実質的な変更（前項第一号又は第二号に掲げるものが行う政令で定める設置又は変更に限る。） art-26/par-2/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-6 the establishment of a branch office or other such place of business in Japan, or substantial modification of the type or business purpose of a branch office or other such place of business in Japan (but only its establishment or modification as prescribed by Cabinet Order, carried out by the person stated in item (i) or (ii) of the preceding paragraph); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **七** 本邦に主たる事務所を有する法人に対する政令で定める金額を超える金銭の貸付け（銀行業を営む者その他政令で定める金融機関がその業務として行う貸付け及び前項第三号、第四号（任意組合又は投資事業有限責任組合に該当するものに限る。）又は第五号に掲げるものが行う本邦通貨による貸付けを除く。）でその期間が一年を超えるもの art-26/par-2/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-7 the making of a loan in an amount exceeding the amount prescribed by Cabinet Order to a corporation that has its principal office in Japan (excluding the making of a loan by a person engaging in banking or any other financial institution prescribed by Cabinet Order as its business, and the making of a loan in Japanese currency conducted by the person stated in item (iii), item (iv) (limited to a person that falls within the category of voluntary partnership or investment limited partnership), or item (v) of the preceding paragraph), for a period exceeding one year; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **八** 居住者（法人に限る。）からの事業の譲受け、吸収分割及び合併による事業の承継（第一号から第三号までに掲げる行為を伴うものを除く。） art-26/par-2/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-8 succession to a business from a resident (but only a corporation) as a result of the acquisition of a business, an absorption-type company split, or a merger (excluding succession to a business involving any of the actions stated in items (i) through (iii)); or Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **九** 前各号に掲げる行為に準ずるものとして政令で定めるもの art-26/par-2/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-9 an action prescribed by Cabinet Order as being equivalent to any of the actions stated in the preceding items. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 特定取得とは、上場会社等以外の会社の株式又は持分の第一項各号に掲げるものからの譲受けによる取得をいう。 art-26/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-3 The term "specified acquisition" means the acquisition of shares or equity in a company other than a listed or equivalent company from any of the persons stated in the items of paragraph (1). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 第二項第三号から第五号までに規定する密接関係者とは、第一項各号に掲げるものであつて、株式取得者、議決権取得者又は同意者と株式の所有関係等に基づく永続的な経済関係、親族関係その他これらに準ずる特別の関係にあるものとして政令で定めるものをいう。 art-26/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-4 The "person closely affiliated" that is provided for in paragraph (2), items (iii) through (v) means a person as stated in one of the items of paragraph (1) and prescribed by Cabinet Order as a person that has a permanent economic relationship with the acquirer of shares, acquirer of voting rights, or consenter which is based on ownership of shares, that has a familial relationship to that person, or that has any other special affiliation equivalent to either of these with that person. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "The "person closely affiliated" that is provided for in paragraph (2), items (iii) through (v) means a person as stated in one of the items of paragraph (1) and prescribed by Cabinet Order as a person that has an enduring financial connection with the acquirer of shares, acquirer of voting rights, or consenter which is based on ownership of shares, that has a familial relationship to that person, or that has any other special affiliation equivalent to either of these with that person." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4857/tb --- ## Cites - art-26/par-1: 次項 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第二項 (Article 26, paragraph (2)), art-26/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2 - art-26/par-1: 第三項 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第三項 (Article 26, paragraph (3)), art-26/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-3 - art-26/par-1/item-2: 第四号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第一項第四号 (Article 26, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-26/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-1/item-4 - art-26/par-1/item-3: 前二号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第一項第一号 (Article 26, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-26/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-1/item-1 - art-26/par-1/item-3: 前二号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第一項第二号 (Article 26, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-26/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-1/item-2 - art-26/par-1/item-3: 会社法（平成十七年法律第八十六号）第八百七十九条第三項 → 会社法 第八百七十九条第三項 (Article 879, paragraph (3)), art-879/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-879/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-879/par-3 - art-26/par-1/item-3: この号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第一項第三号 (Article 26, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-26/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-1/item-3 - art-26/par-1/item-3: 次項第四号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第二項第四号 (Article 26, paragraph (2), item (iv)), art-26/par-2/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-4 - art-26/par-1/item-3: 同項 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第二項 (Article 26, paragraph (2)), art-26/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2 - art-26/par-1/item-4: 民法（明治二十九年法律第八十九号）第六百六十七条第一項 → 民法 第六百六十七条第一項 (Article 667, paragraph (1)), art-667/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-667/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-667/par-1 - art-26/par-1/item-4: この号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第一項第四号 (Article 26, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-26/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-1/item-4 - art-26/par-1/item-4: 次項第七号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第二項第七号 (Article 26, paragraph (2), item (vii)), art-26/par-2/item-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-7 - art-26/par-1/item-4: 投資事業有限責任組合契約に関する法律（平成十年法律第九十号）第二条第二項 → e-Gov law 410AC0000000090, 第二条第二項 (Article 2, paragraph (2)), art-2/par-2 — not held in this collection - art-26/par-1/item-4: 次条第十三項 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十七条第十三項 (Article 27, paragraph (13)), art-27/par-13 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-27/par-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-27/par-13 - art-26/par-1/item-4: 第一号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第一項第一号 (Article 26, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-26/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-1/item-1 - art-26/par-1/item-5: 前三号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第一項第二号 (Article 26, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-26/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-1/item-2 - art-26/par-1/item-5: 前三号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第一項第三号 (Article 26, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-26/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-1/item-3 - art-26/par-1/item-5: 前三号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第一項第四号 (Article 26, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-26/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-1/item-4 - art-26/par-1/item-5: 第一号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第一項第一号 (Article 26, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-26/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-1/item-1 - art-26/par-1/item-5: この号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第一項第五号 (Article 26, paragraph (1), item (v)), art-26/par-1/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-1/item-5 - art-26/par-2/item-1: 前項 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第一項 (Article 26, paragraph (1)), art-26/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-1 - art-26/par-2/item-1: 金融商品取引法第二条第十六項 → 金融商品取引法 第二条第十六項 (Article 2, paragraph (16)), art-2/par-16 — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-2/par-16 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-2/par-16 - art-26/par-2/item-1: この条 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条 (Article 26), art-26 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26 - art-26/par-2/item-2: 前項 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第一項 (Article 26, paragraph (1)), art-26/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-1 - art-26/par-2/item-3: この号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第二項第三号 (Article 26, paragraph (2), item (iii)), art-26/par-2/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-3 - art-26/par-2/item-3: 第四項 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第四項 (Article 26, paragraph (4)), art-26/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-4 - art-26/par-2/item-4: この号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第二項第四号 (Article 26, paragraph (2), item (iv)), art-26/par-2/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-4 - art-26/par-2/item-4: 第四項 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第四項 (Article 26, paragraph (4)), art-26/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-4 - art-26/par-2/item-4: 次号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第二項第五号 (Article 26, paragraph (2), item (v)), art-26/par-2/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-5 - art-26/par-2/item-4: 前号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第二項第三号 (Article 26, paragraph (2), item (iii)), art-26/par-2/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-3 - art-26/par-2/item-5: この号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第二項第五号 (Article 26, paragraph (2), item (v)), art-26/par-2/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-5 - art-26/par-2/item-5: 第四項 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第四項 (Article 26, paragraph (4)), art-26/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-4 - art-26/par-2/item-6: 前項第一号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第一項第一号 (Article 26, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-26/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-1/item-1 - art-26/par-2/item-6: 第二号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第一項第二号 (Article 26, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-26/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-1/item-2 - art-26/par-2/item-7: 前項第三号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第一項第三号 (Article 26, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-26/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-1/item-3 - art-26/par-2/item-7: 第四号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第一項第四号 (Article 26, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-26/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-1/item-4 - art-26/par-2/item-7: 第五号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第一項第五号 (Article 26, paragraph (1), item (v)), art-26/par-1/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-1/item-5 - art-26/par-2/item-8: 第一号から第三号まで → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第二項第一号 (Article 26, paragraph (2), item (i)), art-26/par-2/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-1 - art-26/par-2/item-8: 第一号から第三号まで → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第二項第二号 (Article 26, paragraph (2), item (ii)), art-26/par-2/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-2 - art-26/par-2/item-8: 第一号から第三号まで → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第二項第三号 (Article 26, paragraph (2), item (iii)), art-26/par-2/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-3 - art-26/par-2/item-9: 前各号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第二項第一号 (Article 26, paragraph (2), item (i)), art-26/par-2/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-1 - art-26/par-2/item-9: 前各号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第二項第二号 (Article 26, paragraph (2), item (ii)), art-26/par-2/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-2 - art-26/par-2/item-9: 前各号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第二項第三号 (Article 26, paragraph (2), item (iii)), art-26/par-2/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-3 - art-26/par-2/item-9: 前各号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第二項第四号 (Article 26, paragraph (2), item (iv)), art-26/par-2/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-4 - art-26/par-2/item-9: 前各号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第二項第五号 (Article 26, paragraph (2), item (v)), art-26/par-2/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-5 - art-26/par-2/item-9: 前各号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第二項第六号 (Article 26, paragraph (2), item (vi)), art-26/par-2/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-6 - art-26/par-2/item-9: 前各号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第二項第七号 (Article 26, paragraph (2), item (vii)), art-26/par-2/item-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-7 - art-26/par-2/item-9: 前各号 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第二項第八号 (Article 26, paragraph (2), item (viii)), art-26/par-2/item-8 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-8 - art-26/par-3: 第一項 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第一項 (Article 26, paragraph (1)), art-26/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-1 - art-26/par-4: 第二項第三号から第五号まで → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第二項第三号 (Article 26, paragraph (2), item (iii)), art-26/par-2/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-3 - art-26/par-4: 第二項第三号から第五号まで → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第二項第四号 (Article 26, paragraph (2), item (iv)), art-26/par-2/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-4 - art-26/par-4: 第二項第三号から第五号まで → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第二項第五号 (Article 26, paragraph (2), item (v)), art-26/par-2/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-5 - art-26/par-4: 第一項 → 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第一項 (Article 26, paragraph (1)), art-26/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-1 ## Cited by 25 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十条第一項（資本取引の定義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-20/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-20/par-1 - 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第一項（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-1 - 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第一項第二号（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-1/item-2 - 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第一項第三号（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-1/item-3 - 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第一項第四号（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-1/item-4 - 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第一項第五号（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-1/item-5 - 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第二項第一号（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-1 - 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第二項第二号（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-2 - 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第二項第三号（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-3 - 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第二項第四号（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-4 - 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第二項第五号（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-5 - 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第二項第六号（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-6 - 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第二項第七号（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-7 - 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第二項第八号（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-8 - 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第二項第九号（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-2/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-2/item-9 - 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第三項（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-3 - 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十六条第四項（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-26/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-26/par-4 - 外国為替及び外国貿易法 第二十七条第一項（対内直接投資等の届出及び変更勧告等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/art-27/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/324AC0000000228/art-27/par-1 - 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