# 民事訴訟法 / Code of Civil Procedure — 第八十九条 (Article 89)

- 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: 第八十九条 (Article 89)（和解の試み等） — address `art-89`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-89
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### 第八十九条（和解の試み等） — (Attempts at Settlement)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-89 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-89 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-89</sup>

    **第一項**  裁判所は、訴訟がいかなる程度にあるかを問わず、和解を試み、又は受命裁判官若しくは受託裁判官に和解を試みさせることができる。
    <sup>art-89/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-89/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-89/par-1</sup>
    Irrespective of the extent to which litigation has progressed, the court may attempt to arrange a settlement or have an authorized or commissioned judge attempt to arrange a settlement.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  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、和解の期日における手続を行うことができる。
    <sup>art-89/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-89/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-89/par-2</sup>
    If the court finds it to be appropriate, after hearing the opinions of the parties, the court may conduct the proceedings on the date for settlement 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.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第三項**  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。
    <sup>art-89/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-89/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-89/par-3</sup>
    The party who has participated in proceedings as referred to in the preceding paragraph without appearing on the date referred to in that paragraph is deemed to have appeared on that date.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第四項**  第百四十八条、第百五十条、第百五十四条及び第百五十五条の規定は、和解の手続について準用する。
    <sup>art-89/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-89/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-89/par-4</sup>
    The provisions of Articles 148, 150, 154 and 155 apply mutatis mutandis to settlement proceedings.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第五項**  受命裁判官又は受託裁判官が和解の試みを行う場合には、第二項の規定並びに前項において準用する第百四十八条、第百五十四条及び第百五十五条の規定による裁判所及び裁判長の職務は、その裁判官が行う。
    <sup>art-89/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-89/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-89/par-5</sup>
    If an authorized or commissioned judge attempts to arrange a settlement, the duties of the court and presiding judge under the provisions of paragraph (2), or under the provisions of Articles 148, 154 and 155 as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the preceding paragraph, are to be performed by that judge.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-89/par-3: 前項 → 民事訴訟法 第八十九条第二項 (Article 89, paragraph (2)), art-89/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-89/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-89/par-2
- art-89/par-4: 第百四十八条 → 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-89/par-4: 第百五十条 → 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-89/par-4: 第百五十四条 → 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-89/par-4: 第百五十五条 → 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-89/par-5: 第二項 → 民事訴訟法 第八十九条第二項 (Article 89, paragraph (2)), art-89/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-89/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-89/par-2
- art-89/par-5: 前項 → 民事訴訟法 第八十九条第四項 (Article 89, paragraph (4)), art-89/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-89/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-89/par-4
- art-89/par-5: 第百四十八条 → 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-89/par-5: 第百五十四条 → 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-89/par-5: 第百五十五条 → 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

## Cited by

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

- 民事訴訟法 第八十九条第三項（和解の試み等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-89/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-89/par-3
- 民事訴訟法 第八十九条第五項（和解の試み等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-89/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-89/par-5

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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