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virtue of the provisions of this law or of some other law.

34.

Associations or foundations[1] for purposes of religion, worship, charity, science or art or other purposes of public utility, not having as their object the making of profits, can become juridical persons by the permission of the competent authorities.

35.

Associations for purposes of profit can become juridical persons on compliance with the conditions prescribed for the creation of commercial companies.

To such associations, when they have become juridical persons, all provisions relating to commercial companies apply correspondingly.

36.

The existence of foreign juridical persons other than States, administrative districts and commercial companies is not admitted; but this does not apply to such foreign juridical persons as are admitted by law or treaty.

Foreign juridical persons admitted under the provisions of the preceding paragraph have the same rights as the same classes of juridical persons existing in Japan; but this does not apply to such rights as foreigners cannot enjoy, or so far as special provisions are made by law or treaty.

  1. ↑ A foundation—zaidan 財團—is somewhat similar to a “trust” in English law, but the word “trust” cannot be used here, as the legal character of the two is different.
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