# 破産法 / Bankruptcy Act — 第百五十七条 (Article 157) - Law: 破産法 (Bankruptcy Act), 平成十六年法律第七十五号 - English title "Bankruptcy 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)（裁判所への報告） — address `art-157` - Text in force since: 2026-05-21 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-157 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/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（裁判所への報告） — (Reports to the Court) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-157 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-157 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-157 **第一項** 破産管財人は、破産手続開始後遅滞なく、次に掲げる事項を記載した報告書を、裁判所に提出しなければならない。 art-157/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-157/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-157/par-1 A bankruptcy trustee must submit a written report stating the following particulars to the court without delay after the commencement of bankruptcy proceedings: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 破産手続開始に至った事情 art-157/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-157/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-157/par-1/item-1 the circumstances that have resulted in the commencement of bankruptcy proceedings; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 破産者及び破産財団に関する経過及び現状 art-157/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-157/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-157/par-1/item-2 the past and present status of the bankrupt and the bankruptcy estate; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 第百七十七条第一項の規定による保全処分又は第百七十八条第一項に規定する役員責任査定決定を必要とする事情の有無 art-157/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-157/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-157/par-1/item-3 whether there are circumstances that require a provisional order pursuant to the provisions of Article 177, paragraph (1) or officers' liability assessment order prescribed in Article 178, paragraph (1); and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** その他破産手続に関し必要な事項 art-157/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-157/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-157/par-1/item-4 other necessary particulars concerning bankruptcy proceedings. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 破産管財人は、前項の規定によるもののほか、裁判所の定めるところにより、破産財団に属する財産の管理及び処分の状況その他裁判所の命ずる事項を裁判所に報告しなければならない。 art-157/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-157/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-157/par-2 Beyond what is prescribed in the preceding paragraph, as determined by the court, a bankruptcy trustee must report to the court the status of the administration and disposal of the property that belongs to the bankruptcy estate and any other particulars ordered by the court. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-157/par-1/item-3: 第百七十七条第一項 → 破産法 第百七十七条第一項 (Article 177, paragraph (1)), art-177/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-177/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-177/par-1 - art-157/par-1/item-3: 第百七十八条第一項 → 破産法 第百七十八条第一項 (Article 178, paragraph (1)), art-178/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-178/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-178/par-1 - art-157/par-2: 前項 → 破産法 第百五十七条第一項 (Article 157, paragraph (1)), art-157/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-157/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-157/par-1 ## Cited by 6 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 破産法 第十二条第一項第二号（支障部分の閲覧等の制限） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-12/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-12/par-1/item-2 - 破産法 第百四十六条第一項（破産管財人の債権者委員会に対する報告義務） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-146/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-146/par-1 - 破産法 第百四十七条第一項（破産管財人に対する報告命令） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-147/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-147/par-1 - 破産法 第百四十七条第二項（破産管財人に対する報告命令） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-147/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-147/par-2 - 破産法 第百五十七条第二項（裁判所への報告） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-157/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-157/par-2 - 破産法 第百五十八条第一項（財産状況報告集会への報告） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-158/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-158/par-1 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 破産法 — the text in force from 2026-05-21 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/416AC0000000075/20260521_505AC0000000053), retrieved 2026-10-19 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Bankruptcy Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4895/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19 - This site's parser, version 204 — 破産法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19