COMMERCIAL CODE OF JAPAN
Article 4. The Meaning of Merchant
1. For the purposes of this Commercial Code, [Merchant], means
a person who, in his own name, carries out commercial acts as a business.
2. A person who sells goods through a store or similar facilities,
or a person operating a mining business shall be regarded as a merchant
even for those not carrying out commercial acts as a business. The same
shall be the case for the companies of Article
52, paragraph 2.
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