# 商法 / Commercial Code — 第六百九十条 (Article 690)

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- Law: 商法 (Commercial Code), 明治三十二年法律第四十八号
- English title "Commercial Code": 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: 第六百九十条 (Article 690)（船舶所有者の責任） — address `art-690`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第六百九十条（船舶所有者の責任） — (Liability of Shipowner)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-690 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/commercial-code/art-690 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-690</sup>

      **第一項**  船舶所有者は、船長その他の船員がその職務を行うについて故意又は過失によって他人に加えた損害を賠償する責任を負う。
      <sup>art-690/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/commercial-code/art-690/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-690/par-1</sup>
      A shipowner is liable to compensate for loss or damage that the mariners of the ship, including the master, cause to others intentionally or negligently in the course of performing their duties.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 商法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/132AC0000000048/20260624_508AC0000000046), retrieved 2026-11-05
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Commercial Code — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4293/tb), retrieved 2026-11-05
- This site's parser, version 224 — 商法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-05