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for registration is computed from the reception of the certificate of permission.

If a juridical person changes its office, such change must be registered at the original place within one week, and the registration specified in Art. 46 must be made at the new place within the same period.

If the change of office is within the same registration district, only the fact of the change need be registered.

The provisions of Arts. 45, 46 and 48 apply, where a foreign juridical person has established an office in Japan; but as to facts arising in foreign countries the period for registration is computed from the time when notice thereof is received.

When a foreign juridical person first establishes an office in Japan, third persons need not recognize the existence of such juridical person, until registration has been effected at the place of its office.

A juridical person has its domicile at the place of its principal office.

A juridical person must make an inventory of its property at the time of its creation and within the first three months of each year, and must keep it always at its office. If a special business year has been established, such inventory must be made at the time of its creation and at the end of each business year.

An association must keep in its office a list of its