# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第三百七十一条 (Article 371) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-371. Every law, and how to address a provision: https://japanlaw.org/llms.txt. The same laws as MCP tools (no sign-in): https://japanlaw.org/mcp. - Law: 会社法 (Companies Act), 平成十七年法律第八十六号 - English title "Companies Act": 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: 第三百七十一条 (Article 371)（議事録等） — address `art-371` - Text in force since: 2026-08-12 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-371 - e-Gov law ID: 417AC0000000086 — never renamed. A permanent link, `/l/{lawId}/{address}` on this site, redirects to the page. - Every provision below carries its address and its URL on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第三百七十一条（議事録等） — (Minutes) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-371 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-371 **第一項** 取締役会設置会社は、取締役会の日（前条の規定により取締役会の決議があったものとみなされた日を含む。）から十年間、第三百六十九条第三項の議事録又は前条の意思表示を記載し、若しくは記録した書面若しくは電磁的記録（以下この条において「議事録等」という。）をその本店に備え置かなければならない。 art-371/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-371/par-1 A company with board of directors must keep the minutes referred to in Article 369, paragraph (3) or the document or electronic or magnetic record in which the manifestation of intention under the preceding Article (hereinafter in this Article referred to as "minutes") has been detailed or recorded at its head office for the period of ten years from the day of the board of directors meeting (including the day when a resolution at a board of directors meeting is deemed to have been passed pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Article). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 株主は、その権利を行使するため必要があるときは、株式会社の営業時間内は、いつでも、次に掲げる請求をすることができる。 art-371/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-371/par-2 If it is necessary for the purpose of exercising the rights of a shareholder, the relevant shareholder may make the following requests at any time during the business hours of a stock company: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 前項の議事録等が書面をもって作成されているときは、当該書面の閲覧又は謄写の請求 art-371/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-371/par-2/item-1 if the minutes under the preceding paragraph are prepared in writing, requests for inspection or copying of relevant documents; and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 前項の議事録等が電磁的記録をもって作成されているときは、当該電磁的記録に記録された事項を法務省令で定める方法により表示したものの閲覧又は謄写の請求 art-371/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-371/par-2/item-2 if the minutes under the preceding paragraph have been prepared as an electronic or magnetic record, a request to inspect or copy anything that is used in a manner prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order to display the information recorded in that electronic or magnetic record. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 監査役設置会社、監査等委員会設置会社又は指名委員会等設置会社における前項の規定の適用については、同項中「株式会社の営業時間内は、いつでも」とあるのは、「裁判所の許可を得て」とする。 art-371/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-371/par-3 For the purpose of the application of the provisions of the preceding paragraph to a company with company auditor, company with audit and supervisory committee, and company with nominating committee, etc., the phrase "at any time during the business hours of a stock company" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "with the permission of the court". Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 取締役会設置会社の債権者は、役員又は執行役の責任を追及するため必要があるときは、裁判所の許可を得て、当該取締役会設置会社の議事録等について第二項各号に掲げる請求をすることができる。 art-371/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-371/par-4 If it is necessary for the purpose of enforcing the liability of officers or executive officers by a creditor of a company with board of directors, the creditor may, with the permission of the court, make the request set forth in each item of paragraph (2) with respect to the minutes of relevant company with board of directors. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 前項の規定は、取締役会設置会社の親会社社員がその権利を行使するため必要があるときについて準用する。 art-371/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-371/par-5 The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to the cases where it is necessary for the purpose of exercising the rights of a member of the parent company of a company with board of directors. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第六項** 裁判所は、第三項において読み替えて適用する第二項各号に掲げる請求又は第四項（前項において準用する場合を含む。以下この項において同じ。）の請求に係る閲覧又は謄写をすることにより、当該取締役会設置会社又はその親会社若しくは子会社に著しい損害を及ぼすおそれがあると認めるときは、第三項において読み替えて適用する第二項の許可又は第四項の許可をすることができない。 art-371/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-371/par-6 If the court finds that the inspection or copying relating to the requests set forth in each item of paragraph (2) applied pursuant to paragraph (3) following the deemed replacement of terms, or a request under paragraph (4) (including the case of the mutatis mutandis application under the preceding paragraph; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph) is likely to cause substantial detriment to relevant company with board of directors or its parent company or subsidiary company, the court may not grant the permission under paragraph (2) applied pursuant to paragraph (3) following the deemed replacement of terms or the permission under paragraph (4). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-371/par-1: 前条 → 会社法 第三百七十条 (Article 370), art-370 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-370 - art-371/par-1: 第三百六十九条第三項 → 会社法 第三百六十九条第三項 (Article 369, paragraph (3)), art-369/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-369/par-3 - art-371/par-1: この条 → 会社法 第三百七十一条 (Article 371), art-371 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-371 - art-371/par-2/item-1: 前項 → 会社法 第三百七十一条第一項 (Article 371, paragraph (1)), art-371/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-371/par-1 - art-371/par-2/item-2: 前項 → 会社法 第三百七十一条第一項 (Article 371, paragraph (1)), art-371/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-371/par-1 - art-371/par-3: 前項 → 会社法 第三百七十一条第二項 (Article 371, paragraph (2)), art-371/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-371/par-2 - art-371/par-4: 第二項 → 会社法 第三百七十一条第二項 (Article 371, paragraph (2)), art-371/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-371/par-2 - art-371/par-5: 前項 → 会社法 第三百七十一条第四項 (Article 371, paragraph (4)), art-371/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-371/par-4 - art-371/par-6: 第三項 → 会社法 第三百七十一条第三項 (Article 371, paragraph (3)), art-371/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-371/par-3 - art-371/par-6: 第二項 → 会社法 第三百七十一条第二項 (Article 371, paragraph (2)), art-371/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-371/par-2 - art-371/par-6: 第四項 → 会社法 第三百七十一条第四項 (Article 371, paragraph (4)), art-371/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-371/par-4 - art-371/par-6: 前項 → 会社法 第三百七十一条第五項 (Article 371, paragraph (5)), art-371/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-371/par-5 - art-371/par-6: この項 → 会社法 第三百七十一条第六項 (Article 371, paragraph (6)), art-371/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-371/par-6 ## Cited by 10 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 会社法 第三百二十九条第一項（選任） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-329/par-1 - 会社法 第三百七十一条第一項（議事録等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-371/par-1 - 会社法 第三百七十一条第二項第一号（議事録等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-371/par-2/item-1 - 会社法 第三百七十一条第二項第二号（議事録等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-371/par-2/item-2 - 会社法 第三百七十一条第三項（議事録等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-371/par-3 - 会社法 第三百七十一条第四項（議事録等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-371/par-4 - 会社法 第三百七十一条第五項（議事録等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-371/par-5 - 会社法 第三百七十一条第六項（議事録等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-371/par-6 - 会社法 第四百九十条第五項（清算人会の運営） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-490/par-5 - 会社法 第九百七十六条第一項第八号（過料に処すべき行為） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-976/par-1/item-8 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 会社法 — the text in force from 2026-08-12 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/417AC0000000086/20260812_508AC0000000064), retrieved 2026-09-17 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Companies Act — Ministry of Justice translation (part 1 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4481/tb), retrieved 2026-09-17 - This site's parser, version 224 — 会社法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-09-17