# 民事訴訟法 / Code of Civil Procedure — 第二百九十八条 (Article 298)

- 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: 第二百九十八条 (Article 298)（第一審の訴訟行為の効力等） — address `art-298`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-298
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-298
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### 第二百九十八条（第一審の訴訟行為の効力等） — (Effect of Procedural Acts from the First Instance)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-298 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-298 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-298</sup>

  **第一項**  第一審においてした訴訟行為は、控訴審においてもその効力を有する。
  <sup>art-298/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-298/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-298/par-1</sup>
  Any procedural act performed in the first instance is also in effect in the second instance.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  第百六十七条の規定は、第一審において準備的口頭弁論を終了し、又は弁論準備手続を終結した事件につき控訴審で攻撃又は防御の方法を提出した当事者について、第百七十八条の規定は、第一審において書面による準備手続を終結した事件につき同条の陳述又は確認がされた場合において控訴審で攻撃又は防御の方法を提出した当事者について準用する。
  <sup>art-298/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-298/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-298/par-2</sup>
  The provisions of Article 167 apply mutatis mutandis to a party that advances allegations and evidence in the second instance with regard to a case for which preliminary oral arguments or preparatory proceedings in the first instance have been closed, and the provisions of Article 178 apply mutatis mutandis to a party that advances allegations and evidence in the second instance if the statements or confirmation stated in that Article has been entered in a case for which written preparatory proceedings in the first instance have been closed.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-298/par-2: 第百六十七条 → 民事訴訟法 第百六十七条 (Article 167), art-167 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-167 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-167
- art-298/par-2: 第百七十八条 → 民事訴訟法 第百七十八条 (Article 178), art-178 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-178 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-178

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## 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