# 金融商品取引法 / Financial Instruments and Exchange Act — 第百五条 (Article 105)

- Law: 金融商品取引法 (Financial Instruments and Exchange Act), 昭和二十三年法律第二十五号
- English title "Financial Instruments and Exchange 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: 第百五条 (Article 105)（資本の減少の認可等） — address `art-105`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
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### 第百五条（資本の減少の認可等） — (Authorization for a Reduction of Capital)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-105 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-105 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-105</sup>

      **第一項**  株式会社金融商品取引所は、その資本金の額を減少しようとするときは、内閣総理大臣の認可を受けなければならない。
      <sup>art-105/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-105/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-105/par-1</sup>
      An incorporated financial instruments exchange must obtain the authorization of the Prime Minister if it seeks to reduce its stated capital.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第二項**  株式会社金融商品取引所は、その資本金の額を増加しようとするときは、内閣府令で定めるところにより、内閣総理大臣に届け出なければならない。
      <sup>art-105/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-105/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-105/par-2</sup>
      An incorporated financial instruments exchange must notify the Prime Minister pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Office Order if it seeks to increase its stated capital.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## Cited by

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

- 金融商品取引法 第百五十四条の二第一項（内閣府令への委任） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-154-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-154-2/par-1
- 金融商品取引法 第二百六条第一項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-206/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-206/par-1/item-1
- 金融商品取引法 第二百八条第一項第四号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-208/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-208/par-1/item-4

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 金融商品取引法 — the text in force from 2026-08-12 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000025/20260812_508AC0000000064), retrieved 2026-10-22
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Financial Instruments and Exchange Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4633/tb), retrieved 2026-10-22
- This site's parser, version 212 — 金融商品取引法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-22
