# 破産法 / Bankruptcy Act — 第四条 (Article 4)

- 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: 第四条 (Article 4)（破産事件の管轄） — address `art-4`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-4
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-4
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### 第四条（破産事件の管轄） — (Jurisdiction over Bankruptcy Cases)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-4</sup>

**第一項**  この法律の規定による破産手続開始の申立ては、債務者が個人である場合には日本国内に営業所、住所、居所又は財産を有するときに限り、法人その他の社団又は財団である場合には日本国内に営業所、事務所又は財産を有するときに限り、することができる。
<sup>art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-4/par-1</sup>
A petition to commence bankruptcy proceedings under the provisions of this Act may be filed only if the debtor who is an individual has a business office, domicile, residence, or property in Japan, or if the debtor that is a corporation or any other association or foundation has a business office or other office or property in Japan.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  民事訴訟法（平成八年法律第百九号）の規定により裁判上の請求をすることができる債権は、日本国内にあるものとみなす。
<sup>art-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-4/par-2</sup>
A claim for which demand by litigation may be made pursuant to the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure (Act No. 109 of 1996) is deemed to exist in Japan.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## 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