Article 26. Preparation of Articles of Incorporation

(Compare Articles 165 & 166 of the former Commercial Code)

1. In order to establish a kabushiki kaisha the incorporators must prepare the articles of incorporation and all must sign or impress their seals thereon.

2. The articles of incorporation of the previous paragraph can be prepared using electromagnetic medium (meaning that as provided for by Ministry of Justice Ordinance, being recordings based on electronic methods, magnetic methods or other methods that can not be sensed by humans, but are used in data processing by computers. Hereinafter the same). In those situations, with respect to the information recorded in the electromagnetic medium measures must be taken as provided for by Ministry of Justice Ordinance, in substitution for signatures or impressing seals.

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