# 民事訴訟法 / Code of Civil Procedure — 第百三十三条の四 (Article 133-4) - Law: 民事訴訟法 (Code of Civil Procedure), 平成八年法律第百九号 - English title "Code of Civil Procedure": 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: 第百三十三条の四 (Article 133-4)（秘匿決定の取消し等） — address `art-133-4` - Text in force since: 2026-06-24 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-133-4 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-133-4 - 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. --- ### 第百三十三条の四（秘匿決定の取消し等） — (Setting Aside Anonymity Rulings) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-133-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-133-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-133-4 **第一項** 秘匿決定、第百三十三条の二第二項の決定又は前条第一項の決定（次項及び第七項において「秘匿決定等」という。）に係る者以外の者は、訴訟記録等の存する裁判所に対し、その要件を欠くこと又はこれを欠くに至ったことを理由として、その決定の取消しの申立てをすることができる。 art-133-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-133-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-133-4/par-1 A person other than one subject to an anonymity ruling, a ruling under Article 133-2, paragraph (2), or a ruling under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article (referred to as "anonymity ruling or similar measures" in the following paragraph and paragraph (7)) may file a petition with the court where the case records or filing records are kept seeking to set aside that ruling, on the grounds that any prescribed requirement has not been met or is no longer being met. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 秘匿決定等に係る者以外の当事者は、秘匿決定等がある場合であっても、自己の攻撃又は防御に実質的な不利益を生ずるおそれがあるときは、訴訟記録等の存する裁判所の許可を得て、第百三十三条の二第一項若しくは第二項又は前条第一項の規定により訴訟記録等の閲覧等の請求が制限される部分につきその請求をすることができる。 art-133-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-133-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-133-4/par-2 With permission from the court where the case records or filing records are kept, even if an anonymity ruling or similar measures are in place, a party other than the person covered by the ruling or measures may request access to a part of the case records or filing records that is restricted pursuant to the provisions of Article 133-2, paragraph (1) or (2) or Article 133-3, paragraph (1) if it is likely to substantially interfere with the party's own allegations or defense. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 裁判所は、前項の規定による許可の申立てがあった場合において、その原因となる事実につき疎明があったときは、これを許可しなければならない。 art-133-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-133-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-133-4/par-3 If a petition for permission under the provisions of the preceding paragraph is filed and a prima facie showing is made of the fact on which the petition is based, the court shamust permit the request. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 裁判所は、第一項の取消し又は第二項の許可の裁判をするときは、次の各号に掲げる区分に従い、それぞれ当該各号に定める者の意見を聴かなければならない。 art-133-4/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-133-4/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-133-4/par-4 Before the court reaches a judicial decision to set aside an anonymity ruling or similar measures as referred to in paragraph (1) or to grant the permission referred to in paragraph (2), it must hear opinions of the persons specified in the following items, in accordance with the categories stated in those items: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 秘匿決定又は第百三十三条の二第二項の決定に係る裁判をするとき　当該決定に係る秘匿対象者 art-133-4/par-4/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-133-4/par-4/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-133-4/par-4/item-1 a judicial decision on an anonymity ruling or a ruling under Article 133-2, paragraph (2):the person seeking anonymity covered by the ruling; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 前条の決定に係る裁判をするとき　当該決定に係る当事者又は法定代理人 art-133-4/par-4/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-133-4/par-4/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-133-4/par-4/item-2 a judicial decision on a ruling under the preceding Article:the party or legal representative covered by the ruling. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 第一項の取消しの申立てについての裁判及び第二項の許可の申立てについての裁判に対しては、即時抗告をすることができる。 art-133-4/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-133-4/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-133-4/par-5 An immediate appeal may be filed against a judicial decision concerning the petition to set aside an anonymity ruling or similar measures as referred to in paragraph (1) or a judicial decision concerning the petition for permission referred to in paragraph (2). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第六項** 第一項の取消し及び第二項の許可の裁判は、確定しなければその効力を生じない。 art-133-4/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-133-4/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-133-4/par-6 A judicial decision setting aside an anonymity ruling or similar measures as referred to in paragraph (1) or granting the permission referred to in paragraph (2) does not take effect until it becomes final and binding. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第七項** 第二項の許可の裁判があったときは、その許可の申立てに係る当事者又はその法定代理人、訴訟代理人若しくは補佐人は、正当な理由なく、その許可により得られた情報を、当該手続の追行の目的以外の目的のために利用し、又は秘匿決定等に係る者以外の者に開示してはならない。 art-133-4/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-133-4/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-133-4/par-7 If a judicial decision granting the permission referred to in paragraph (2) is reached, the party petitioning for permission or their legal representative, litigation representative, or assistant in court must not, without a legitimate reason, use information obtained based on that permission for any other purpose than conducting the proceedings or disclose that information to a person other than the person covered by the anonymity ruling or similar measures. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-133-4/par-1: 第百三十三条の二第二項 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十三条の二第二項 (Article 133-2, paragraph (2)), art-133-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-133-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-133-2/par-2 - art-133-4/par-1: 前条第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十三条の三第一項 (Article 133-3, paragraph (1)), art-133-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-133-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-133-3/par-1 - art-133-4/par-1: 次項 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十三条の四第二項 (Article 133-4, paragraph (2)), art-133-4/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-133-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-133-4/par-2 - art-133-4/par-1: 第七項 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十三条の四第七項 (Article 133-4, paragraph (7)), art-133-4/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-133-4/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-133-4/par-7 - art-133-4/par-2: 第百三十三条の二第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十三条の二第一項 (Article 133-2, paragraph (1)), art-133-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-133-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-133-2/par-1 - art-133-4/par-2: 第二項 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十三条の二第二項 (Article 133-2, paragraph (2)), art-133-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-133-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-133-2/par-2 - art-133-4/par-2: 前条第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十三条の三第一項 (Article 133-3, paragraph (1)), art-133-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-133-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-133-3/par-1 - art-133-4/par-3: 前項 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十三条の四第二項 (Article 133-4, paragraph (2)), art-133-4/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-133-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-133-4/par-2 - art-133-4/par-4: 第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十三条の四第一項 (Article 133-4, paragraph (1)), art-133-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-133-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-133-4/par-1 - art-133-4/par-4: 第二項 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十三条の四第二項 (Article 133-4, paragraph (2)), art-133-4/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-133-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-133-4/par-2 - art-133-4/par-4/item-1: 第百三十三条の二第二項 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十三条の二第二項 (Article 133-2, paragraph (2)), art-133-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-133-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-133-2/par-2 - art-133-4/par-4/item-2: 前条 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十三条の三 (Article 133-3), art-133-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-133-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-133-3 - art-133-4/par-5: 第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十三条の四第一項 (Article 133-4, paragraph (1)), art-133-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-133-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-133-4/par-1 - art-133-4/par-5: 第二項 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十三条の四第二項 (Article 133-4, paragraph (2)), art-133-4/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-133-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-133-4/par-2 - art-133-4/par-6: 第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十三条の四第一項 (Article 133-4, paragraph (1)), art-133-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-133-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-133-4/par-1 - art-133-4/par-6: 第二項 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十三条の四第二項 (Article 133-4, paragraph (2)), art-133-4/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-133-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-133-4/par-2 - art-133-4/par-7: 第二項 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十三条の四第二項 (Article 133-4, paragraph (2)), art-133-4/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-133-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-133-4/par-2 ## Cited by 11 provisions cite this one. 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