# 民事訴訟法 / Code of Civil Procedure — 第百七十条 (Article 170) - 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: 第百七十条 (Article 170)（弁論準備手続における訴訟行為等） — address `art-170` - Text in force since: 2026-06-24 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-170 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-170 - 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. Every English rendering below is a translation and says which kind: the Ministry of Justice's translation, or this site's machine translation, whose model and date the Sources list names. They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第百七十条（弁論準備手続における訴訟行為等） — (Procedural Acts in Preparatory Proceedings) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-170 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-170 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-170 **第一項** 裁判所は、当事者に準備書面を提出させることができる。 art-170/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-170/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-170/par-1 The court may have a party submit a brief. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 裁判所は、弁論準備手続の期日において、証拠の申出に関する裁判その他の口頭弁論の期日外においてすることができる裁判、文書（第二百三十一条に規定する物件を含む。）の証拠調べ、第二百三十一条の二第一項に規定する電磁的記録に記録された情報の内容に係る証拠調べ並びに第百八十六条第二項、第二百五条第三項（第二百七十八条第二項において準用する場合を含む。）、第二百十五条第四項（第二百七十八条第二項において準用する場合を含む。）及び第二百十八条第三項の提示をすることができる。 art-170/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-170/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-170/par-2 On a date for preparatory proceedings, the court may reach a judicial decision regarding the offering of evidence or any other judicial decision that may be reached on a date other than a date for oral arguments, examine written evidence (including objects prescribed in Article 231), conduct an examination of evidence involving the content of information recorded in an electronic or magnetic record as prescribed in Article 231-2, paragraph (1), and present information as under Article 186, paragraph (2), Article 205, paragraph (3) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 278, paragraph (2)), Article 215, paragraph (4) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 278, paragraph (2)) and Article 218, paragraph (3). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 裁判所は、相当と認めるときは、当事者の意見を聴いて、最高裁判所規則で定めるところにより、裁判所及び当事者双方が音声の送受信により同時に通話をすることができる方法によって、弁論準備手続の期日における手続を行うことができる。 art-170/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-170/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-170/par-3 If the court finds it to be appropriate, after hearing the opinions of the parties, the court may conduct the proceedings on a date for preparatory proceedings in a way that enables the court and both parties to communicate with one another at the same time, through audio transmissions, as provided by the Rules of the Supreme Court. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 前項の期日に出頭しないで同項の手続に関与した当事者は、その期日に出頭したものとみなす。 art-170/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-170/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-170/par-4 The party who has participated in proceedings as referred to in the preceding paragraph without appearing on a date as referred to in that paragraph is deemed to have appeared on that date. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 第百四十八条から第百五十一条まで、第百五十二条第一項、第百五十三条から第百五十九条まで、第百六十二条、第百六十五条及び第百六十六条の規定は、弁論準備手続について準用する。 art-170/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-170/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-170/par-5 The provisions of Articles 148 through 151; Article 152, paragraph (1); Articles 153 to 159; Article 162; Article 165; and Article 166 apply mutatis mutandis to preparatory proceedings. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-170/par-2: 第二百三十一条 → 民事訴訟法 第二百三十一条 (Article 231), art-231 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-231 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-231 - art-170/par-2: 第二百三十一条の二第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第二百三十一条の二第一項 (Article 231-2, paragraph (1)), art-231-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-231-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-231-2/par-1 - art-170/par-2: 第百八十六条第二項 → 民事訴訟法 第百八十六条第二項 (Article 186, paragraph (2)), art-186/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-186/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-186/par-2 - art-170/par-2: 第二百五条第三項 → 民事訴訟法 第二百五条第三項 (Article 205, paragraph (3)), art-205/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-205/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-205/par-3 - art-170/par-2: 第二百七十八条第二項 → 民事訴訟法 第二百七十八条第二項 (Article 278, paragraph (2)), art-278/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-278/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-278/par-2 - art-170/par-2: 第二百十五条第四項 → 民事訴訟法 第二百十五条第四項 (Article 215, paragraph (4)), art-215/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-215/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-215/par-4 - art-170/par-2: 第二百十八条第三項 → 民事訴訟法 第二百十八条第三項 (Article 218, paragraph (3)), art-218/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-218/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-218/par-3 - art-170/par-4: 前項 → 民事訴訟法 第百七十条第三項 (Article 170, paragraph (3)), art-170/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-170/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-170/par-3 - art-170/par-5: 第百四十八条から第百五十一条まで → 民事訴訟法 第百四十八条 (Article 148), art-148 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-148 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-148 - art-170/par-5: 第百四十八条から第百五十一条まで → 民事訴訟法 第百四十九条 (Article 149), art-149 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-149 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-149 - art-170/par-5: 第百四十八条から第百五十一条まで → 民事訴訟法 第百五十条 (Article 150), art-150 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-150 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-150 - art-170/par-5: 第百四十八条から第百五十一条まで → 民事訴訟法 第百五十一条 (Article 151), art-151 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-151 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-151 - art-170/par-5: 第百五十二条第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第百五十二条第一項 (Article 152, paragraph (1)), art-152/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-152/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-152/par-1 - art-170/par-5: 第百五十三条から第百五十九条まで → 民事訴訟法 第百五十三条 (Article 153), art-153 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-153 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-153 - art-170/par-5: 第百五十三条から第百五十九条まで → 民事訴訟法 第百五十四条 (Article 154), art-154 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-154 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-154 - art-170/par-5: 第百五十三条から第百五十九条まで → 民事訴訟法 第百五十五条 (Article 155), art-155 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-155 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-155 - art-170/par-5: 第百五十三条から第百五十九条まで → 民事訴訟法 第百五十六条 (Article 156), art-156 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-156 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-156 - art-170/par-5: 第百五十三条から第百五十九条まで → 民事訴訟法 第百五十六条の二 (Article 156-2), art-156-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-156-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-156-2 - art-170/par-5: 第百五十三条から第百五十九条まで → 民事訴訟法 第百五十七条 (Article 157), art-157 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-157 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-157 - art-170/par-5: 第百五十三条から第百五十九条まで → 民事訴訟法 第百五十七条の二 (Article 157-2), art-157-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-157-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-157-2 - art-170/par-5: 第百五十三条から第百五十九条まで → 民事訴訟法 第百五十八条 (Article 158), art-158 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-158 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-158 - art-170/par-5: 第百五十三条から第百五十九条まで → 民事訴訟法 第百五十九条 (Article 159), art-159 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-159 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-159 - art-170/par-5: 第百六十二条 → 民事訴訟法 第百六十二条 (Article 162), art-162 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-162 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-162 - art-170/par-5: 第百六十五条 → 民事訴訟法 第百六十五条 (Article 165), art-165 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-165 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-165 - art-170/par-5: 第百六十六条 → 民事訴訟法 第百六十六条 (Article 166), art-166 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-166 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-166 ## Cited by 3 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 民事訴訟法 第百五十七条の二第一項（審理の計画が定められている場合の攻撃防御方法の却下） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-157-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-157-2/par-1 - 民事訴訟法 第百七十条第四項（弁論準備手続における訴訟行為等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-170/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-170/par-4 - 民事訴訟法 第百七十一条第二項（受命裁判官による弁論準備手続） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-171/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-171/par-2 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 民事訴訟法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/408AC0000000109/20260624_508AC0000000046), retrieved 2026-10-17 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Code of Civil Procedure — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4797/tb), retrieved 2026-10-17 - This site's parser, version 209 — 民事訴訟法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-17