# 刑事訴訟法 / Code of Criminal Procedure — 第三百二十一条の二 (Article 321-2)

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- Law: 刑事訴訟法 (Code of Criminal Procedure), 昭和二十三年法律第百三十一号
- English title "Code of Criminal Procedure": Ministry of Justice translation
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- Provision: 第三百二十一条の二 (Article 321-2) — address `art-321-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-20
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### 第三百二十一条の二
<sup>art-321-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-321-2</sup>

    **第一項**  被告事件の公判準備若しくは公判期日における手続以外の刑事手続又は他の事件の刑事手続において第百五十七条の六第一項又は第二項に規定する方法によりされた証人の尋問及び供述並びにその状況を記録した記録媒体がその一部とされた調書は、前条第一項の規定にかかわらず、証拠とすることができる。この場合において、裁判所は、その調書を取り調べた後、訴訟関係人に対し、その供述者を証人として尋問する機会を与えなければならない。
    <sup>art-321-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-321-2/par-1</sup>
    Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, a written statement, part of which is accompanied with a recording medium on which the examination and testimony of a witness made through the means provided in Article 157-6, paragraph (1) or (2) during criminal proceedings other than those in the trial preparation or on the trial date of the case under public prosecution or during criminal proceedings of other case, and the circumstances surrounding the examination and testimony are recorded, may be used as evidence. In this case, a court must give the persons concerned in the case an opportunity to examine those who have made statements as witnesses, after the examination of the written statement.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  前項の規定により調書を取り調べる場合においては、第三百五条第五項ただし書の規定は、適用しない。
    <sup>art-321-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-321-2/par-2</sup>
    When a court examines a written statement pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the provisions of the proviso of Article 305, paragraph (5) do not apply.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第三項**  第一項の規定により取り調べられた調書に記録された証人の供述は、第二百九十五条第一項前段並びに前条第一項第一号及び第二号の適用については、被告事件の公判期日においてされたものとみなす。
    <sup>art-321-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-321-2/par-3</sup>
    The statement recorded in the written statement examined pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Article is deemed to have been made on the trial date of the case under public prosecution, when applying the first part of Article 295, paragraph (1), and paragraph (1), item (i) and item (ii) of the preceding Article.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-321-2/par-1: 第百五十七条の六第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 第百五十七条の六第一項 (Article 157-6, paragraph (1)), art-157-6/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-1
- art-321-2/par-1: 第二項 → 刑事訴訟法 第百五十七条の六第二項 (Article 157-6, paragraph (2)), art-157-6/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-2
- art-321-2/par-1: 前条第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百二十一条第一項 (Article 321, paragraph (1)), art-321/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-321/par-1
- art-321-2/par-2: 前項 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百二十一条の二第一項 (Article 321-2, paragraph (1)), art-321-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-321-2/par-1
- art-321-2/par-2: 第三百五条第五項 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百五条第五項 (Article 305, paragraph (5)), art-305/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-305/par-5
- art-321-2/par-3: 第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百二十一条の二第一項 (Article 321-2, paragraph (1)), art-321-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-321-2/par-1
- art-321-2/par-3: 第二百九十五条第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十五条第一項 (Article 295, paragraph (1)), art-295/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-295/par-1
- art-321-2/par-3: 前条第一項第一号 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百二十一条第一項第一号 (Article 321, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-321/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-321/par-1/item-1
- art-321-2/par-3: 第二号 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百二十一条第一項第二号 (Article 321, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-321/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-321/par-1/item-2

## Cited by

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

- 刑事訴訟法 第三百二条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-302/par-1
- 刑事訴訟法 第三百二十条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-320/par-1
- 刑事訴訟法 第三百二十一条の二第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-321-2/par-2
- 刑事訴訟法 第三百二十一条の二第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-321-2/par-3
- 刑事訴訟法 第三百二十三条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-323/par-1
- 刑事訴訟法 第三百二十五条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-325/par-1
- 刑事訴訟法 第三百二十六条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-326/par-1
- 刑事訴訟法 第三百二十八条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-328/par-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 刑事訴訟法 — the text in force from 2026-10-20 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000131/20261020_508AC0000000067), retrieved 2026-11-06
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Code of Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice translation (part 1 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb), retrieved 2026-11-06
- This site's parser, version 225 — 刑事訴訟法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-06