# 民法 / Civil Code — 第百六十一条 (Article 161)

- Law: 民法 (Civil Code), 明治二十九年法律第八十九号
- English title "Civil Code": 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: 第百六十一条 (Article 161)（天災等による時効の完成猶予） — address `art-161`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第百六十一条（天災等による時効の完成猶予） — (Postponement of Expiration of Prescription Period Due to Natural Disaster)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-161 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-161 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-161</sup>

    **第一項**  時効の期間の満了の時に当たり、天災その他避けることのできない事変のため第百四十七条第一項各号又は第百四十八条第一項各号に掲げる事由に係る手続を行うことができないときは、その障害が消滅した時から三箇月を経過するまでの間は、時効は、完成しない。
    <sup>art-161/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-161/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-161/par-1</sup>
    If it is impossible to carry out the procedure regarding any of the grounds stated in the items of Article 147, paragraph (1) or the items of Article 148, paragraph (1) upon the expiration of the period of prescription due to a natural disaster or other unavoidable serious event, the prescription period does not expire until three months have passed from the time when that impediment ceases to exist.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-161/par-1: 第百四十七条第一項 → 民法 第百四十七条第一項 (Article 147, paragraph (1)), art-147/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-147/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-147/par-1
- art-161/par-1: 第百四十八条第一項 → 民法 第百四十八条第一項 (Article 148, paragraph (1)), art-148/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-148/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-148/par-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 民法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/129AC0000000089/20260624_508AC0000000045), retrieved 2026-10-11
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Civil Code — Ministry of Justice translation (part 1 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4848/tb), retrieved 2026-10-11
- This site's parser, version 190 — 民法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-11