# 介護保険法 / Long-Term Care Insurance Act — 第百五十七条 (Article 157) - Law: 介護保険法 (Long-Term Care Insurance Act), 平成九年法律第百二十三号 - English title "Long-Term Care 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: 第百五十七条 (Article 157)（延滞金） — address `art-157` - Text in force since: 2026-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-157 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-157 - 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. --- ### 第百五十七条（延滞金） — (Delinquent Charge) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-157 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-157 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-157 **第一項** 前条第一項の規定により納付金の納付を督促したときは、機構は、その督促に係る納付金の額につき年十四・五パーセントの割合で、納付期日の翌日からその完納又は財産差押えの日の前日までの日数により計算した延滞金を徴収する。ただし、督促に係る納付金の額が千円未満であるときは、この限りでない。 art-157/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-157/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-157/par-1 When payment of the Levy is demanded pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, the Organization collects a delinquent charge that is calculated by using the percentage of 14.5 percent per annum of the amount of Levy pertaining to said demand for the number of days from the date following the due date of said Levy until the date prior to the date of full payment or an attachment of property, however, provided that this provision does not apply when the amount of Levy pertaining to said demand is less than 1,000 yen. machine translation, not official **第二項** 前項の場合において、納付金の額の一部につき納付があったときは、その納付の日以降の期間に係る延滞金の額の計算の基礎となる納付金の額は、その納付のあった納付金の額を控除した額とする。 art-157/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-157/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-157/par-2 In a case of the preceding paragraph, when a portion of the amount of Levy is paid, the amount of Levy that is the principal amount for the calculation of the delinquent charge pertaining to the period after the date of said payment is to be the amount remaining after deducting the amount of said payment from the amount of said Levy. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 延滞金の計算において、前二項の納付金の額に千円未満の端数があるときは、その端数は、切り捨てる。 art-157/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-157/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-157/par-3 In calculations of the delinquent charge, when the amount of Levy as set forth in the preceding two paragraphs contains a fractional portion that is less than 1,000 yen, said fractional portion is rounded down to the nearest 1,000 yen increment. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 前三項の規定によって計算した延滞金の額に百円未満の端数があるときは、その端数は、切り捨てる。 art-157/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-157/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-157/par-4 When the amount of delinquent charge calculated pursuant to the provisions of the preceding three paragraphs contains a fractional portion that is less than 100 yen, said fractional portion is rounded down to the nearest 100 yen increment. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 延滞金は、次の各号のいずれかに該当する場合には、徴収しない。ただし、第三号の場合には、その執行を停止し、又は猶予した期間に対応する部分の金額に限る。 art-157/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-157/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-157/par-5 A delinquent charge is not collected if any of the following items applies; provided, however, that in the case of item (iii), this is limited to the portion of the amount corresponding to the period during which the execution has been suspended or deferred: Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "A delinquent charge are not collected when the case corresponds to any of the following items, however, provided that in a case as set forth in item (iii), said execution of judgment is suspended or limited to the portion of the amount corresponding to the suspension period:" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3807/tb **一** 督促状に指定した期限までに納付金を完納したとき。 art-157/par-5/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-157/par-5/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-157/par-5/item-1 when the Levy is paid in full by the due date specified in said demand note; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 延滞金の額が百円未満であるとき。 art-157/par-5/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-157/par-5/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-157/par-5/item-2 when the amount of delinquent charge is less than 100 yen; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 納付金について滞納処分の執行を停止し、又は猶予したとき。 art-157/par-5/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-157/par-5/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-157/par-5/item-3 when the disposition of the matter of said delinquency pertaining to Levy is discontinued or suspended; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 納付金を納付しないことについてやむを得ない理由があると認められるとき。 art-157/par-5/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-157/par-5/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-157/par-5/item-4 when it is determined that there are compelling reasons for not paying the Levy. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-157/par-1: 前条第一項 → 介護保険法 第百五十六条第一項 (Article 156, paragraph (1)), art-156/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-156/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-156/par-1 - art-157/par-2: 前項 → 介護保険法 第百五十七条第一項 (Article 157, paragraph (1)), art-157/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-157/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-157/par-1 - art-157/par-3: 前二項 → 介護保険法 第百五十七条第一項 (Article 157, paragraph (1)), art-157/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-157/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-157/par-1 - art-157/par-3: 前二項 → 介護保険法 第百五十七条第二項 (Article 157, paragraph (2)), art-157/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-157/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-157/par-2 - art-157/par-4: 前三項 → 介護保険法 第百五十七条第一項 (Article 157, paragraph (1)), art-157/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-157/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-157/par-1 - art-157/par-4: 前三項 → 介護保険法 第百五十七条第二項 (Article 157, paragraph (2)), art-157/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-157/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-157/par-2 - art-157/par-4: 前三項 → 介護保険法 第百五十七条第三項 (Article 157, paragraph (3)), art-157/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-157/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-157/par-3 - art-157/par-5: 第三号 → 介護保険法 第百五十七条第五項第三号 (Article 157, paragraph (5), item (iii)), art-157/par-5/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-157/par-5/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-157/par-5/item-3 ## Cited by 10 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 介護保険法 第百四十三条第一項（地方税法の準用） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-143/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-143/par-1 - 介護保険法 第百五十六条第三項（督促及び滞納処分） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-156/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-156/par-3 - 介護保険法 第百五十七条第二項（延滞金） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-157/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-157/par-2 - 介護保険法 第百五十七条第三項（延滞金） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-157/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-157/par-3 - 介護保険法 第百五十七条第四項（延滞金） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-157/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-157/par-4 - 介護保険法 第百五十七条第五項（延滞金） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-157/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-157/par-5 - 介護保険法 第百八十三条第一項（審査請求） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-183/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-183/par-1 - 介護保険法 第二百十四条第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-214/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-214/par-4 - 介護保険法 附則第十六条第一項（延滞金の割合の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-4091-123/art-16/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-4091-123/art-16/par-1 - 介護保険法 附則第十七条第一項（延滞金の割合の特例に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-4261-83/art-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-4261-83/art-17/par-1 --- ## Sources - claude-opus-5-5 — Corrections to the Ministry of Justice's English, found translating the same Japanese in 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律, written 2026-10-19 - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 介護保険法 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/409AC0000000123/20261001_507AC0000000087), retrieved 2026-10-18 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Long-Term Care Insurance Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3807/tb), retrieved 2026-10-18 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Long-Term Care Insurance Act (介護保険法), Article 157, paragraph (5) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3807/tb), retrieved 2026-10-18 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch long-term-care-insurance-act-20261018T212610-031, translated 2026-10-19 - This site's parser, version 209 — 介護保険法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-18