Article 13(1)The particulars specified by the Rules of the Supreme Court as referred to in Article 20, paragraph (1) of the Act are to be as follows:

(2)A written petition to commence bankruptcy proceedings is to state the following matters, beyond the matters stated in the items of the preceding paragraph:

Article 14(1)The matters specified by the Rules of the Supreme Court as referred to in Article 20, paragraph (2) of the Act are to be the name and address of the person holding the following claims and the details of the claims and security interests held by that person.

(2)When a creditor files a petition to commence bankruptcy proceedings, the creditor is to submit to the court a list of creditors stating the matters prescribed in the preceding paragraph; provided, however, that this does not apply in cases when it is extremely difficult for the creditor to prepare the list.

(3)The following documents are to be attached to a written petition to commence bankruptcy proceedings:

Article 15The court may request a person that has filed, or intends to file a petition to commence bankruptcy proceedings to submit materials concerning the status of claims that are to become bankruptcy claims if an order commencing bankruptcy proceedings is made, and property that is to belong to the bankruptcy estate, and any other materials necessary for ensuring smooth progress in bankruptcy proceedings, in addition to a written petition to commence bankruptcy proceedings and documents to be attached to or submitted with the written petition to commence bankruptcy proceedings pursuant to the provisions of the Act or these Rules.

Article 16The disposition under Article 21, paragraph (1) of the Act must be reached by preparing a document stating the disposition, and the court clerk making the disposition must affix their name and seal to that document.

Article 17The court may order a court clerk to investigate the facts constituting the grounds for the commencement of bankruptcy proceedings or the facts relating to the grounds listed in the items of Article 30, paragraph (1) of the Act when it finds it appropriate to do so.

Article 18(1)The amount stated in Article 22, paragraph (1) of the Act is specified by taking into consideration the status of the property that is to become the bankruptcy estate and the debtor's liabilities (including the number of creditors) and any other circumstances.

(2)When prepaid expenses become insufficient until an order commencing bankruptcy proceedings is made, the court may have the petitioner pay further costs.

Article 19(1)A judicial decision on a petition to commence bankruptcy proceedings must be made by preparing a written judgment.

(2)A written judgment on an order commencing bankruptcy proceedings must state the date and time of the order.

Article 20(1)If the periods or dates referred to in the items of Article 31, paragraph (1) of the Act are specified pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the paragraph, the periods stated in items (i) and (iii) are to be specified within the limits specified in those items respectively, and the dates stated in items (ii) and (iv) are to be the dates specified in those items respectively, except in cases where there are special circumstances:

(2)The provisions of the preceding paragraph (excluding item (ii)) apply mutatis mutandis to cases where the period or date prescribed in Article 31, paragraph (3) of the Act is specified pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph. In this case, the phrase "the date of the order commencing bankruptcy proceedings" in item (i) of the preceding paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "the date specified under Article 31, paragraph (3) of the Act".

(3)When the court has made the order stated in Article 31, paragraph (5) of the Act, it may have a bankruptcy trustee take measures to make the following matters known to bankruptcy creditors by a method specified by the court, such as publication in a daily newspaper or on the Internet:

Article 21A written petition relating to the petition stated in Article 34, paragraph (4) of the Act is to have a document attached stating the indication and value of the following items of property held by the bankrupt at the time of commencement of bankruptcy proceedings:

Article 22The provisions on physical escort in the Rules of Criminal Procedure (Rules of the Supreme Court No. 32 of 1948) apply mutatis mutandis to physical escort under Article 38, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the provisions of Article 39, Article 230, paragraph (3), and Article 244-6, paragraph (3) of the Act).

Article 29The provisions of the preceding Section (excluding the preceding Article) apply mutatis mutandis to a temporary administrator (meaning a temporary administrator as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (13) of the Act; the same applies in Article 78), and the provisions of Article 27 apply mutatis mutandis to a temporary administrator representative.

Article 30When a holder of a filed bankruptcy claim has received payment prescribed in the provisions of Article 109 of the Act, they must promptly notify the court to that effect, and of the details of the payment, and also notify a bankruptcy trustee.

Article 31(1)Authority of a representative must be proven in writing.

(2)When a bankruptcy creditor has dismissed a representative, the bankruptcy creditor must notify the court to that effect without delay.

Article 32(1)The amount specified by the Rules of the Supreme Court under Article 111, paragraph (1), item (iv) of the Act is one thousand yen.

(2)The matters specified by the Rules of the Supreme Court under Article 111, paragraph (1), item (v) of the Act are to be as follows:

(3)The proof of bankruptcy claims are to include the bankruptcy creditor's postal code, telephone number (including facsimile number), and any other matters specified by the court as necessary to receive notice, service, or summons to appear on the designated date in bankruptcy proceedings, etc.

(4)The written notification under the preceding paragraph must be accompanied by the following documents.

(5)The court may request a bankruptcy creditor who intends to file a proof of a bankruptcy claim to submit a copy of the written notice stated in paragraph (3).

Article 33(1)If a change in the filed matters (including the extinguishment of the bankruptcy claim; the same applies below in this Article) occurs regarding their claim, which does not harm the interests of other bankruptcy creditors, a bankruptcy creditor must notify the court of the content and cause of such change without delay.

(2)The provisions of paragraph (5) of the preceding Article are to apply mutatis mutandis to notification under the preceding paragraph.

(3)If they know that the change prescribed in paragraph (1) has occurred, a bankruptcy trustee must notify the court of the content and cause of the change. In this case, a copy of the documentary evidence must be attached to the notification.

(4)When a notification under paragraph (1) or the preceding paragraph is filed, the court clerk is to make a note of the notification in the table of bankruptcy creditors.

Article 34(1)When filing a proof of claim under the provisions of Article 112, paragraph (1) of the Act, the proof of the bankruptcy claim must also state the grounds stated in the Article and the date when the grounds were extinguished.

(2)When giving a notification under Article 112, paragraph (3) of the Act, the proof of the bankruptcy claim must also state the date on which the bankruptcy claim to be filed arose.

(3)The following matters must be stated in a written notification of a change to the Article 112, paragraph (4) of the Act

(4)The provisions of Article 32, paragraph (4), item (i) and paragraph (5), and paragraph (4) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to the written notification referred to in the preceding paragraph.

Article 35(1)The following matters must be stated in a written notification of a change to the title of the holder of the filed claim:

(2)The provisions of Article 32, paragraphs (3), (4) (excluding item (ii)) and (5), and Article 33, paragraph (4) apply mutatis mutandis to the written notification referred to in the preceding paragraph.

Article 36The matters specified by the Rules of the Supreme Court of Article 114 of the Act are to be as follows:

Article 51(1)A bankruptcy trustee must determine the method of custody of money and securities out of the property that belongs to the bankruptcy estate, and notify the court of the method without delay, after the commencement of bankruptcy proceedings.

(2)When a bankruptcy trustee has changed the method of custody of property that was notified pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, they must notify the court of the changed method of custody without delay.

Article 52The amount specified by the Rules of the Supreme Court referred to in Article 153, paragraph (3) of the Act is ten million yen

Article 53(1)The court clerk, court enforcement officer, or notary must prepare a record when having sealed or removed a seal pursuant to the provisions of Article 155, paragraph (1) of the Act (referred to below as "sealing, etc." in this Article)

(2)The record referred to in the preceding paragraph must contain the date, time, and place of the sealing, etc. and an indication of the property sealed, etc., and the court clerk, court enforcement officer, or notary who sealed or removed a seal of the record must affix their name and seal to it.

(3)The bankruptcy trustee must submit to the court a copy of the record stated in paragraph (1), except when the court clerk has affixed a seal, etc.

(4)When the court clerk closes the books concerning the bankruptcy estate pursuant to the provisions of the Article 155, paragraph (2) of the Act, the court clerk must state in those books the fact that they are closed, and affix their name and seal to it.

(5)The provisions of paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) apply mutatis mutandis when the court clerk closes the books concerning the bankruptcy estate pursuant to the provisions of the Article 155, paragraph (2) of the Act. In this case, the phrase "property under seal, etc." in paragraph (2) is deemed to be replaced with "closed books concerning the bankruptcy estate".

Article 54(1)When the court does not specify the date of a meeting for reporting the status of property pursuant to the provisions of Article 31, paragraph (4) of the Act, it may specify a period during which a bankruptcy trustee is to submit a written report of the Article 157, paragraph (1) of the Act (referred to below as a "written report on the status of property" in this Article and Article 84), after hearing the opinion of the bankruptcy trustee.

(2)When a bankruptcy trustee fails to submit a written report on the status of property within the period specified pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the court may order the bankruptcy trustee to submit a document stating the reason.

(3)In the case prescribed in paragraph (1), in order to make public the outline of the written report on the status of property submitted to the court to known bankruptcy creditors, a bankruptcy trustee must send a document stating the outline of the written report on the status of property, keep the written report on the status of property at an appropriate place, and take other appropriate measures.

Article 55(1)When a bankruptcy trustee continues the procedure relating to Article 171, paragraph (1) under the provisions of Article 172, paragraph (1) of the Act (including the cases applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (7) of that Article) pursuant to the provisions of provisional order of the Act, the bankruptcy trustee must notify the court to that effect.

(2)When the notification stated in the preceding paragraph has been made, the court clerk must notify the petitioner of the provisional order, and the adverse party to that effect without delay.

(3)When the court clerk notifies the adverse party as referred to in the preceding paragraph pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph, if a substitution of security has been effected pursuant to the provisions of the Article 172, paragraph (3) of the Act, the court clerk must also notify the adverse party of the content of the substituted security.

(4)If the notification referred to in paragraph (1) has been filed and the procedure for an immediate appeal against a ruling as referred to the provisional order in connection with that Article 171, paragraph (4) of the Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (7) of that Article) is pending, the court clerk must notify the court in charge of the appeal that the notification has been filed.

(5)The provisions of Article 4 do not apply to a petition for revocation of a provisional remedy pursuant to the provisions of Article 37, paragraph (3), Article 38, paragraph (1), or Article 39, paragraph (1) of the Civil Provisional Remedies Act (Act No. 91 of 1989) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 172, paragraph (4) of the Act revocation of provisional remedy, or to a written statement of interrogation in the proceedings for appeal relating to provisional remedy pursuant to the provisions of Article 41, paragraph (1) of the same Act.

(6)The provisions of Article 4, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Rules of Civil Provisional Remedies (Rules of the Supreme Court No. 3 of 1990) apply mutatis mutandis to the withdrawal of a petition for a provisional order, as prescribed in Article 18 of the Civil Provisional Remedies Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 172, paragraph (4) of the Act; the provisions of Article 28 of those Rules apply mutatis mutandis to a petition as referred to in Article 37, paragraph (1) of the Civil Provisional Remedies Act, as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 172, paragraph (4) of the Act; the provisions of Article 4, paragraphs (1) and (3), Article 7, Article 8, paragraphs (2) and (3), Article 9, Article 10, and Article 29 of those Rules apply mutatis mutandis to the proceedings for a petition to revoke the provisional remedy as prescribed in the preceding paragraph; and the provisions of Article 4, paragraphs (1) and (3), Article 7, Article 8, paragraphs (2) and (3), Article 9, Article 10, and Article 30 of those Rules apply mutatis mutandis to the appeal relating to the provisional remedy, as prescribed in the preceding paragraph.

Article 56When a bankruptcy trustee intends to make a sale by private contract of real property that is the subject matter of the registered security interest prescribed in Article 65, paragraph (2) of the Act, the bankruptcy trustee must give notice to the person that holds the security interest, no later than two weeks prior to the sale by private contract, to the effect that the sale by private contract will be made and of the name of the other party to the sale by private contract. The same applies where the bankrupt is a corporation and the bankruptcy trustee intends to waive rights on the real property.

Article 57(1)The written petition prescribed in Article 186, paragraph (3) of the Act is to state the matters listed in the items of the paragraph, as well as the progress of negotiations on the sale by private contract of property.

(2)In addition to the document prescribed in the Article 186, paragraph (4) of the Act, a written petition as referred to in the preceding paragraph must be accompanied by a copy of the residence certificate of the counterparty to the sale referred to in paragraph (3), item (iii) of that Article, if that counterparty is a person, or by a certificate of registered information, if that counterparty is a corporation.

(3)The court may order a bankruptcy trustee who has filed a petition for Article 186, paragraph (1) of the Act to submit materials concerning the value of the property stated in paragraph (3), item (i) of the Article, when it finds it necessary.

Article 58(1)If all designated security interest holders (meaning the designated security interest holder prescribed in the Article 186, paragraph (5) of the Act; the same applies below in this Section) have been served as under the provisions of that paragraph, the court clerk must notify the bankruptcy trustee to that effect, and of the date of termination of service for all designated security interest holders.

(2)When a bankruptcy trustee who has filed a petition for Article 186, paragraph (1) of the Act becomes aware by the day prescribed in the preceding paragraph that a person has newly come to hold the security interest stated in paragraph (3), item (iv) of the Article by reason of transfer or on any other grounds, the bankruptcy trustee must immediately notify the court to that effect.

(3)If a petition for Article 186, paragraph (1) of the Act is withdrawn, the court clerk must notify the designated security interest holder that has been served pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (5) of that Article to that effect.

Article 59(1)Beyond the matters stated in the items of the paragraph, the following matters must be stated in the document of the Article 188, paragraph (2) of the Act:

(2)The following documents must be attached to the document referred to in the preceding paragraph:

(3)When a purchase offer is made by an agent, the person making the purchase offer must attach a document proving the authority of representation to the document referred to in paragraph (1).

(4)The withdrawal of a purchase offer under Article 188, paragraph (7) or Article 189, paragraph (3) of the Act must be made in writing.

Article 60(1)The amount specified by the Rules of the Supreme Court of Article 188, paragraph (5) of the Act is an amount equivalent to two-tenths of the purchase offer price (if the amount includes a fraction less than one yen, it is to be rounded off).

(2)The method specified by the Rules of the Supreme Court of the Article 188, paragraph (5) of the Act is the method of attaching any of the documents listed in the following items to the document stated in paragraph (2) of the Article:

(3)Pursuant to a contract with a bankruptcy trustee, an applicant for purchase may convert a guarantee provided by attaching any of the documents listed in the items of the preceding paragraph into a guarantee provided by attaching any of the other documents listed in the items of that paragraph.

(4)When submitting to the court the document stated in Article 188, paragraph (2) of the Act, relating to a purchase offer made within the period stated in Article 187, paragraph (1) of the Act (or within the extended period, if that period has been extended pursuant to the provision of paragraph (2) of that Article) pursuant to the provisions of Article 188, paragraph (9) of the Act, the bankruptcy trustee must submit a copy of the document listed in each item of the attached paragraph, pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2).

Article 61(1)When the due date for the Article 190, paragraph (1) of the Act is specified, the court clerk must notify the counterparty to the sale referred to in that paragraph of this.

(2)When money is paid pursuant to the provisions of the Article 190, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Act, the court clerk must notify a bankruptcy trustee to that effect.

(3)The written commission of cancellation of registration relating to the security interest extinguished under the provisions of Article 190, paragraph (5) of the Act must be accompanied by a certified copy of the written judgment on the order of permission of Article 189, paragraph (1) of the Act. In this case, a document stating the information proving the cause of registration prescribed in Article 61 of the Real Property Registration Act (Act No. 123 of 2004) other than the certified copy of the written judgment is not required to be attached.

Article 62(1)The provisions of Article 12, Article 59 (excluding the second sentence of paragraph (1)), Article 60, and Article 61 of the Rules of Civil Execution (Rules of the Supreme Court No. 5 of 1979) apply mutatis mutandis to the procedure for liquidating distribution in Article 191, paragraph (1) of the Act and the procedure for delivery of payment money under the provisions of paragraph (2) of that Article. In this case, the term the "execution court" in Article 12, paragraph (1), Article 59, paragraph (1), and Article 60 of those Rules is deemed to be replaced with "the court"; the phrase the "price of the real property" in Article 59, paragraph (1) of those Rules, the phrase the "price" in paragraph (2) of that Article, and the phrase the "proceeds of the sale" in Article 61 of those Rules are deemed to be replaced with "money equivalent to the amount of proceeds prescribed in the Article 186, paragraph (1), item (i) of the Bankruptcy Act (in the case where the notification prescribed in the Article 188, paragraph (8) of that Act has not been made and which is stated in that item, the amount obtained by deducting the amount of money to be paid in as prescribed in that item from the amount of proceeds)"; the phrase "each obligee and obligor" in Article 59, paragraph (3) and Article 61 of those Rules is deemed to be replaced with "designated security interest holder and a bankruptcy trustee"; the phrase "each obligee" in Article 60 of those Rules is deemed to be replaced with "designated security interest holder"; and the phrase "the amount of the incidental claim and the execution costs" in that Article is deemed to be replaced with "any incidental claim".

(2)Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 12, the provisions of Article 4, paragraph (5) of the Rules of Civil Procedure do not apply mutatis mutandis to a notice under Article 59, paragraph (3) of the Rules of Civil Execution as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the preceding paragraph.

Article 63(1)When a bankruptcy trustee has made a liquidating distribution, they must report to the court in writing to that effect without delay.

(2)The written report under the provisions of the preceding paragraph must have attached a copy of a document proving payment of the distributed amount to each bankruptcy creditor.

Article 64Written notification in the case of filing a notification under Article 197, paragraph (3) of the Act must also state the method of notice under the provisions of paragraph (1) of the Article, and the date on which the notice was issued.

Article 65When an opposition under Article 200, paragraph (1) of the Act is filed, the court clerk must notify the bankruptcy trustee to that effect without delay.

Article 66(1)The objection prescribed in Article 204, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Act must be made in writing.

(2)If it becomes impossible to grant permission under Article 204, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Act because an objection stated in the preceding paragraph has been filed, the court clerk must notify the bankruptcy trustee to that effect without delay.

(3)The provisions of paragraph (1) apply mutatis mutandis to the statement of objections prescribed in the second sentence of Article 206 of the Act.

Article 67The provisions of the preceding Section apply mutatis mutandis to simplified distribution (meaning the simplified distribution prescribed in Article 204, paragraph (1) of the Act). In this case, the terms "Article 197, paragraph (3) of the Act" and "paragraph (1) of the Article" in Article 64 are deemed to be replaced with "Article 204, paragraph (4) of the Act" and "paragraph (2) of the Article" respectively.

Article 68(1)When a bankruptcy trustee has determined the percentage of distribution pursuant to the provisions of the Article 211 of the Act, the bankruptcy trustee must report to the court to that effect in writing without delay.

(2)In the written report under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, preferred bankruptcy claims, subordinate bankruptcy claims, and consensually-subordinated bankruptcy claims must be separated from other bankruptcy claims, and regarding preferred bankruptcy claims, the percentage of distribution must be stated in the order of priority prescribed in Article 98, paragraph (2) of the Act.

Article 69Regarding an interim dividends (meaning an interim dividends as prescribed in Article 209, paragraph (1) of the Act), the provisions of Section 2 apply mutatis mutandis.

Article 74(1)A written petition for grant of discharge (limited to a written petition in cases of filing a petition for grant of discharge after filing a petition to commence bankruptcy proceedings) and any other document to be submitted to the court by a party or an interested party in discharge proceedings must state an indication of the bankruptcy case.

(2)When filing a petition under Article 248, paragraph (2) of the Act, a written petition for grant of discharge must also state the grounds stated in that paragraph and the day on which the grounds ceased to exist.

(3)The matters specified by the Rules of the Supreme Court of Article 248, paragraph (3) of the Act are to be the name and address of the person that has a claim that is supposed to be a bankruptcy claim if an order commencing bankruptcy proceedings is made (or a bankruptcy claim if a petition for grant of discharge is filed after an order commencing bankruptcy proceedings is made) and that does not fall under the category of claim stated in Article 14, paragraph (1), item (ii) or (iii), and the contents of the claim and security interest held by that person.

Article 75(1)The court may request a person that has filed a petition for grant of discharge to submit materials necessary for conducting an examination on the existence or nonexistence of the grounds stated in the items of Article 252, paragraph (1) of the Act or the circumstances that should be considered in determining whether or not to make an order of grant of discharge under the provisions of paragraph (2) of that Article.

(2)The court may order the court clerk to investigate facts relating to the grounds or circumstances prescribed in the preceding paragraph when it finds it to be appropriate.

Article 76(1)The statement of opinions prescribed in Article 251, paragraph (1) of the Act must be made in writing, except when it is made on an appearance date.

(2)The statement of opinion referred to in the preceding paragraph must be made by clarifying specific facts that fall under the grounds stated in the items of Article 252, paragraph (1) of the Act.

Article 77(1)A statement of opinion under Article 256, paragraph (3) of the Act must be made in writing.

(2)The provisions of the first sentence of Article 71, paragraph (2) apply mutatis mutandis to the statement of opinions stated in the preceding paragraph.