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Articles of Incorporation — Drafting Questionnaire / 定款作成ヒアリングシート

Your answers here go straight into the articles of incorporation (teikan) we draft for your KK or GK. Where you are unsure, choose the option marked (recommended) — it is the standard choice for a small private company, and we will confirm everything with you before signing. Fields marked * are required.

ご回答内容をもとに当社(行政書士)が定款を作成します。迷う項目は「(推奨)」を選んでください。小規模な非公開会社で一般的な内容です。署名前にすべて確認いただきます。*は必須項目です。

Type of company / 会社の種類
Kabushiki Kaisha (KK) / 株式会社
Godo Kaisha (GK) / 合同会社

Items every set of articles must contain / すべての定款に記載する事項

The name, business purposes and head office are mandatory (Companies Act arts. 27 and 576). / 商号・目的・本店所在地は必ず記載する事項です(会社法27条・576条)。

How should the head office appear in the articles? / 定款への本店所在地の記載方法
City/ward only, e.g. 東京都港区 — no amendment needed if you move within the ward (recommended) / 最小行政区画まで(推奨)
Full address including building and room / 番地・ビル名まで記載
Financial year end / 事業年度の末日
Method of public notice / 公告方法
Official Gazette (Kanpo) (recommended) / 官報(推奨)
Electronic notice on the company website / 電子公告
A daily newspaper / 日刊新聞紙
Do you need an English translation of the articles? / 定款の英訳は必要ですか
Yes / 必要
No / 不要

Kabushiki Kaisha only: shares / 株式会社のみ:株式に関する事項

Skip this page and the next for a GK. / 合同会社の方はこのページと次のページは空欄で進んでください。

Who approves share transfers? (all shares restricted = private company) / 株式の譲渡承認機関
Representative director (recommended for 1 director) / 代表取締役(推奨:取締役1名の場合)
Shareholders' meeting / 株主総会
Board of directors (only with a board) / 取締役会(取締役会設置の場合のみ)
Allow the company to demand that heirs sell inherited shares back to it? (art. 174) / 相続人等に対する売渡請求の定め(会社法174条)
Yes (recommended) / 置く(推奨)
No / 置かない
Classes of shares / 種類株式
Ordinary shares only (recommended) / 普通株式のみ(推奨)
Different classes needed (e.g. non-voting, preferred dividends) — describe in notes / 種類株式を発行したい(備考に記載)
Will any capital be contributed in kind (equipment, vehicles, etc.) instead of cash? / 現物出資の有無
No — cash only / なし(金銭のみ)
Yes — describe the asset and value in notes (up to ¥5m total needs no court inspector) / あり(備考に記載。総額500万円以下なら検査役不要)

Kabushiki Kaisha only: directors and governance / 株式会社のみ:役員・機関

Directors' term of office (private company: up to 10 years) / 取締役の任期
How is the representative director chosen later? / 代表取締役の選定方法
Directors choose among themselves (recommended) / 取締役の互選(推奨)
Shareholders' meeting / 株主総会の決議
Only one director, who is automatically representative / 取締役1名のため当然に代表
Statutory auditor (kansayaku) / 監査役
None (recommended without a board) / 置かない(推奨:取締役会非設置の場合)
Appoint one — give the name in notes / 置く(氏名を備考に記載)
Allow liability-limitation agreements with non-executive directors? / 非業務執行取締役等との責任限定契約の定め
No (recommended unless outside directors join) / 置かない(推奨)
Yes / 置く

Godo Kaisha only: members / 合同会社のみ:社員に関する事項

Every member's name, address and contribution must appear in the articles; all members have limited liability (art. 576). / 社員の氏名・住所・出資の目的と価額を定款に記載し、社員全員を有限責任社員とします(会社法576条)。

Who runs the business (executive members)? / 業務執行社員
All members (recommended with 1–2 members) / 社員全員(推奨:社員1〜2名の場合)
Only specified members — name them in notes / 特定の社員のみ(備考に記載)
How is the representative member fixed? / 代表社員の定め方
Named in the articles (recommended) / 定款で直接定める(推奨)
Chosen by the executive members among themselves / 業務執行社員の互選
If a member dies, should the heir take over the membership interest? Without this clause the member simply withdraws, which can end a one-member GK. (art. 608) / 社員死亡時に相続人が持分を承継する定め(会社法608条)
Yes — heirs succeed (recommended, essential for a one-member GK) / 承継する定めを置く(推奨・一人社員では特に重要)
No / 置かない
Transfer of membership interests / 持分の譲渡
Consent of all other members (statutory default, recommended) / 他の社員全員の承諾(法定・推奨)
Consent of executive members only / 業務執行社員全員の承諾
Profit sharing / 損益分配の割合
In proportion to contributions (recommended) / 出資の価額に応じる(推奨)
A different ratio — describe in notes / 別の割合(備考に記載)

Anything else / その他

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