# 破産法 / Bankruptcy Act — 第五条 (Article 5)

- 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: 第五条 (Article 5) — address `art-5`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5
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### 第五条
<sup>art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5</sup>

**第一項**  破産事件は、債務者が、営業者であるときはその主たる営業所の所在地、営業者で外国に主たる営業所を有するものであるときは日本におけるその主たる営業所の所在地、営業者でないとき又は営業者であっても営業所を有しないときはその普通裁判籍の所在地を管轄する地方裁判所が管轄する。
<sup>art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-1</sup>
A bankruptcy case is subject to the jurisdiction of the district court that has jurisdiction over: if the debtor engages in business, the locality of the debtor's principal business office; if the debtor engages in business and has a principal business office in a foreign state, the locality of the debtor's principal business office in Japan; if the debtor does not engage in business, or engages in business, but does not have any business office, the locality of the debtor's general venue.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  前項の規定による管轄裁判所がないときは、破産事件は、債務者の財産の所在地（債権については、裁判上の請求をすることができる地）を管轄する地方裁判所が管轄する。
<sup>art-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-2</sup>
If there is no court with jurisdiction under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, a bankruptcy case is subject to the jurisdiction of the district court that has jurisdiction over the locality of the debtor's property (in the case of a claim, the place where demand by litigation may be made).
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  前二項の規定にかかわらず、法人が株式会社の総株主の議決権（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。次項、第八十三条第二項第二号及び第三項並びに第百六十一条第二項第二号イ及びロにおいて同じ。）の過半数を有する場合には、当該法人（以下この条及び第百六十一条第二項第二号ロにおいて「親法人」という。）について破産事件、再生事件又は更生事件（以下この条において「破産事件等」という。）が係属しているときにおける当該株式会社（以下この条及び第百六十一条第二項第二号ロにおいて「子株式会社」という。）についての破産手続開始の申立ては、親法人の破産事件等が係属している地方裁判所にもすることができ、子株式会社について破産事件等が係属しているときにおける親法人についての破産手続開始の申立ては、子株式会社の破産事件等が係属している地方裁判所にもすることができる。
<sup>art-5/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-3</sup>
Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, if a corporation holds the majority of voting rights (excluding the voting rights of the shares of stock which may not be exercised for all matters that may be resolved at a shareholders meeting, and including the voting rights of the shares of stock for which the shareholder is 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 below in the following paragraph, Article 83, paragraph (2), item (ii) and paragraph (3) and Article 161, paragraph (2), item (ii), sub-item (a) and sub-item (b)) of all shareholders of a stock company, if a bankruptcy case, rehabilitation case, or reorganization case (referred to below as a "bankruptcy case, etc." in this Article) is pending against the corporation (referred to below as a "parent corporation" in this Article and Article 161, paragraph (2), item (ii), sub-item (b)), a petition to commence bankruptcy proceedings against the stock company (referred to below as a "subsidiary stock company" in this Article and Article 161, paragraph (2), item (ii), sub-item (b)) may also be filed with the district court before which the bankruptcy case, etc. against the parent corporation is pending, and if a bankruptcy case, etc. is pending against the subsidiary stock company, a petition to commence bankruptcy proceedings against the parent corporation may also be filed with the district court before which the bankruptcy case, etc. against the subsidiary stock company is pending.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, if a corporation holds the majority of voting rights (excluding the voting rights of the shares of stock which may not be exercised for all matters that may be resolved at a shareholders meeting, and including the voting rights of the shares of stock for which the shareholder is 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 below in the following paragraph, Article 83, paragraph (2), item (ii) and paragraph (3) and Article 161, paragraph (2), item (ii), sub-item (a) and sub-item (b)) of all shareholders of a stock company, if a bankruptcy case, rehabilitation case, or reorganization case referred to below as a "bankruptcy case, etc." in this Article) is pending against the corporation (referred to below as a "parent corporation" in this Article and Article 161, paragraph (2), item (ii), sub-item (b)), a petition to commence bankruptcy proceedings against the stock company (referred to below as a "subsidiary stock company" in this Article and Article 161, paragraph (2), item (ii), sub-item (b)) may also be filed with the district court before which the bankruptcy case, etc. against the parent corporation is pending, and if a bankruptcy case, etc. is pending against the subsidiary stock company, a petition to commence bankruptcy proceedings against the parent corporation may also be filed with the district court before which the bankruptcy case, etc. against the subsidiary stock company is pending." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4895/tb</sup>

**第四項**  子株式会社又は親法人及び子株式会社が他の株式会社の総株主の議決権の過半数を有する場合には、当該他の株式会社を当該親法人の子株式会社とみなして、前項の規定を適用する。
<sup>art-5/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-4</sup>
If a subsidiary stock company independently holds, or a parent corporation and a subsidiary stock company jointly hold the majority of voting rights of all shareholders of another stock company, the provisions of the preceding paragraph are applied as if the other stock company is a subsidiary stock company of the parent corporation.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第五項**  第一項及び第二項の規定にかかわらず、株式会社が最終事業年度について会社法第四百四十四条の規定により当該株式会社及び他の法人に係る連結計算書類（同条第一項に規定する連結計算書類をいう。）を作成し、かつ、当該株式会社の定時株主総会においてその内容が報告された場合には、当該株式会社について破産事件等が係属しているときにおける当該他の法人についての破産手続開始の申立ては、当該株式会社の破産事件等が係属している地方裁判所にもすることができ、当該他の法人について破産事件等が係属しているときにおける当該株式会社についての破産手続開始の申立ては、当該他の法人の破産事件等が係属している地方裁判所にもすることができる。
<sup>art-5/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-5</sup>
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) and paragraph (2), if a stock company has prepared consolidated financial statements (meaning consolidated financial statements prescribed in paragraph (1) of that Article) for the most recent fiscal year with regard to the stock company itself and another corporation, and reported the contents of the statement at an annual shareholders meeting of the stock company as provided for by Article 444 of the Companies Act, if a bankruptcy case, etc. is pending against the stock company, a petition to commence bankruptcy proceedings against the other corporation may also be filed with the district court before which the bankruptcy case, etc. against the stock company is pending, and if a bankruptcy case, etc. is pending against the other corporation, a petition to commence bankruptcy proceedings against the stock company may also be filed with the district court before which the bankruptcy case, etc. against the other corporation is pending.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第六項**  第一項及び第二項の規定にかかわらず、法人について破産事件等が係属している場合における当該法人の代表者についての破産手続開始の申立ては、当該法人の破産事件等が係属している地方裁判所にもすることができ、法人の代表者について破産事件又は再生事件が係属している場合における当該法人についての破産手続開始の申立ては、当該法人の代表者の破産事件又は再生事件が係属している地方裁判所にもすることができる。
<sup>art-5/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-6</sup>
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) and paragraph (2), if a bankruptcy case, etc. is pending against a corporation, a petition to commence bankruptcy proceedings against the representative person of the corporation may also be filed with the district court before which the bankruptcy case, etc. against the corporation is pending, and if a bankruptcy case or rehabilitation case is pending against the representative person of a corporation, a petition to commence bankruptcy proceedings against the corporation may also be filed with the district court before which the bankruptcy case or rehabilitation case against the representative person of the corporation is pending.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第七項**  第一項及び第二項の規定にかかわらず、次の各号に掲げる者のうちいずれか一人について破産事件が係属しているときは、それぞれ当該各号に掲げる他の者についての破産手続開始の申立ては、当該破産事件が係属している地方裁判所にもすることができる。
<sup>art-5/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-7</sup>
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) and paragraph (2), if a bankruptcy case is pending against either one of the persons stated in each of the following items, a petition to commence bankruptcy proceedings against the other person stated in the respective items may also be filed with the district court before which the bankruptcy case is pending:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  相互に連帯債務者の関係にある個人
  <sup>art-5/par-7/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-7/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-7/item-1</sup>
  individual who is a joint and several obligor with each other;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  相互に主たる債務者と保証人の関係にある個人
  <sup>art-5/par-7/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-7/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-7/item-2</sup>
  individual one of whom is a principal obligor and the other is their guarantor; or
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **三**  夫婦
  <sup>art-5/par-7/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-7/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-7/item-3</sup>
  husband and wife.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第八項**  第一項及び第二項の規定にかかわらず、破産手続開始の決定がされたとすれば破産債権となるべき債権を有する債権者の数が五百人以上であるときは、これらの規定による管轄裁判所の所在地を管轄する高等裁判所の所在地を管轄する地方裁判所にも、破産手続開始の申立てをすることができる。
<sup>art-5/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-8</sup>
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2), if an order commencing bankruptcy proceedings is made and there are 500 or more creditors that hold claims that are supposed to be bankruptcy claims, a petition to commence bankruptcy proceedings may also be filed with the district court that has jurisdiction over the locality of the high court that has jurisdiction over the locality of the court with jurisdiction under these provisions.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第九項**  第一項及び第二項の規定にかかわらず、前項に規定する債権者の数が千人以上であるときは、東京地方裁判所又は大阪地方裁判所にも、破産手続開始の申立てをすることができる。
<sup>art-5/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-9</sup>
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) and paragraph (2), if there are 1,000 or more creditors prescribed in the preceding paragraph, a petition to commence bankruptcy proceedings may also be filed with the Tokyo District Court or the Osaka District Court.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第十項**  前各項の規定により二以上の地方裁判所が管轄権を有するときは、破産事件は、先に破産手続開始の申立てがあった地方裁判所が管轄する。
<sup>art-5/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-10</sup>
If two or more district courts have jurisdiction over a bankruptcy case pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraphs, the bankruptcy case is subject to the jurisdiction of the district court with which the first petition to commence bankruptcy proceedings is filed.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-5/par-2: 前項 → 破産法 第五条第一項 (Article 5, paragraph (1)), art-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-1
- art-5/par-3: 前二項 → 破産法 第五条第一項 (Article 5, paragraph (1)), art-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-1
- art-5/par-3: 前二項 → 破産法 第五条第二項 (Article 5, paragraph (2)), art-5/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-2
- art-5/par-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/ja/companies-act/art-879/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-879/par-3
- art-5/par-3: 次項 → 破産法 第五条第四項 (Article 5, paragraph (4)), art-5/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-4
- art-5/par-3: 第八十三条第二項第二号 → 破産法 第八十三条第二項第二号 (Article 83, paragraph (2), item (ii)), art-83/par-2/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-83/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-83/par-2/item-2
- art-5/par-3: 第三項 → 破産法 第八十三条第三項 (Article 83, paragraph (3)), art-83/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-83/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-83/par-3
- art-5/par-3: 第百六十一条第二項第二号 → 破産法 第百六十一条第二項第二号 (Article 161, paragraph (2), item (ii)), art-161/par-2/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-161/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-161/par-2/item-2
- art-5/par-3: この条 → 破産法 第五条 (Article 5), art-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5
- art-5/par-4: 前項 → 破産法 第五条第三項 (Article 5, paragraph (3)), art-5/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-3
- art-5/par-5: 第一項 → 破産法 第五条第一項 (Article 5, paragraph (1)), art-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-1
- art-5/par-5: 第二項 → 破産法 第五条第二項 (Article 5, paragraph (2)), art-5/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-2
- art-5/par-5: 会社法第四百四十四条 → 会社法 第四百四十四条 (Article 444), art-444 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-444 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-444
- art-5/par-5: 同条第一項 → 会社法 第四百四十四条第一項 (Article 444, paragraph (1)), art-444/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-444/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-444/par-1
- art-5/par-6: 第一項 → 破産法 第五条第一項 (Article 5, paragraph (1)), art-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-1
- art-5/par-6: 第二項 → 破産法 第五条第二項 (Article 5, paragraph (2)), art-5/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-2
- art-5/par-7: 第一項 → 破産法 第五条第一項 (Article 5, paragraph (1)), art-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-1
- art-5/par-7: 第二項 → 破産法 第五条第二項 (Article 5, paragraph (2)), art-5/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-2
- art-5/par-8: 第一項 → 破産法 第五条第一項 (Article 5, paragraph (1)), art-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-1
- art-5/par-8: 第二項 → 破産法 第五条第二項 (Article 5, paragraph (2)), art-5/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-2
- art-5/par-9: 第一項 → 破産法 第五条第一項 (Article 5, paragraph (1)), art-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-1
- art-5/par-9: 第二項 → 破産法 第五条第二項 (Article 5, paragraph (2)), art-5/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-2
- art-5/par-9: 前項 → 破産法 第五条第八項 (Article 5, paragraph (8)), art-5/par-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-8
- art-5/par-10: 前各項 → 破産法 第五条第一項 (Article 5, paragraph (1)), art-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-1
- art-5/par-10: 前各項 → 破産法 第五条第二項 (Article 5, paragraph (2)), art-5/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-2
- art-5/par-10: 前各項 → 破産法 第五条第三項 (Article 5, paragraph (3)), art-5/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-3
- art-5/par-10: 前各項 → 破産法 第五条第四項 (Article 5, paragraph (4)), art-5/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-4
- art-5/par-10: 前各項 → 破産法 第五条第五項 (Article 5, paragraph (5)), art-5/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-5
- art-5/par-10: 前各項 → 破産法 第五条第六項 (Article 5, paragraph (6)), art-5/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-6
- art-5/par-10: 前各項 → 破産法 第五条第七項 (Article 5, paragraph (7)), art-5/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-7
- art-5/par-10: 前各項 → 破産法 第五条第八項 (Article 5, paragraph (8)), art-5/par-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-8
- art-5/par-10: 前各項 → 破産法 第五条第九項 (Article 5, paragraph (9)), art-5/par-9 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-9

## Cited by

17 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 破産法 第五条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-2
- 破産法 第五条第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-3
- 破産法 第五条第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-4
- 破産法 第五条第五項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-5
- 破産法 第五条第六項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-6
- 破産法 第五条第七項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-7
- 破産法 第五条第八項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-8
- 破産法 第五条第九項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-9
- 破産法 第五条第十項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-5/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-5/par-10
- 破産法 第七条第一項第三号（破産事件の移送） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-7/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-7/par-1/item-3
- 破産法 第七条第一項第四号イ（破産事件の移送） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-7/par-1/item-4/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-7/par-1/item-4/sub-1
- 破産法 第七条第一項第四号ロ（破産事件の移送） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-7/par-1/item-4/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-7/par-1/item-4/sub-2
- 破産法 第七条第一項第四号ハ（破産事件の移送） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-7/par-1/item-4/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-7/par-1/item-4/sub-3
- 破産法 第七条第一項第五号（破産事件の移送） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-7/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-7/par-1/item-5
- 破産法 第百二十六条第三項（破産債権査定申立てについての決定に対する異議の訴え） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-126/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-126/par-3
- 破産法 第二百二十二条第四項（相続財産に関する破産事件の管轄） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-222/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-222/par-4
- 破産法 第二百四十四条の二第四項（信託財産に関する破産事件の管轄） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/art-244-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-244-2/par-4

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## Sources

- claude-opus-5-5 — Corrections to the Ministry of Justice's English of paragraphs, written 2026-10-19
- 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
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Bankruptcy Act (破産法), Article 5, paragraph (3) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (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
