Japanese settlement agreement
A 示談書 in Japanese, clause by clause.
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Example
Example: a bicycle collision in Osaka settled for ¥350,000, with after-effects kept open
Mark (fictitious), a teacher in Osaka, knocked a pedestrian over with his bicycle on 3 October 2026; she hurt her wrist and missed two days’ work. They agree ¥350,000 for treatment and lost pay. The form: Traffic accident, A 山田花子, B マーク・テイラー, Settlement 350000, Pay by 2026-12-15, Date signed 2026-11-30, Japanese era, forgiveness ticked (off by default for traffic), after-effects left on.
- The sum is written in 大字 so it cannot be altered, with the figures beside it: 金参拾五萬円也（￥350,000）.
- Dates come out in the Japanese era: the accident 令和8年10月3日, payment by 令和8年12月15日, signed 令和8年11月30日. Western gives 2026年 instead.
- For a traffic accident the sum is called 損害賠償金 (damages), and the after-effects clause comes just before the clean-slate clause.
- Place, time and what happened are typed in Japanese, e.g. 大阪市北区の歩道上, and print under 記 as typed.
| Article | Heading | What it says |
|---|---|---|
| 第1条 | 示談金 | B owes A ¥350,000 as damages for the accident |
| 第2条 | 支払方法 | paid by bank transfer to A’s account by 令和8年12月15日; B pays the transfer fee |
| 第3条 | 宥恕 | A forgives B and does not seek criminal punishment |
| 第4条 | 後遺障害 | after-effects that appear later will be discussed separately |
| 第5条 | 清算条項 | apart from this agreement, neither owes the other anything over the accident |
示談書.pdf, an A4 page in Japanese titled 示 談 書, with lines for both addresses and names and 印 for the seals. Print two copies; both of you sign and seal both and each keeps one, as its last sentence says. It is a template, not legal advice.
How it works
- Choose what happened and enter both parties.
- Enter the date, place and what happened.
- Enter the sum and the payment date.
- Download, print two copies and sign and seal both.
Frequently asked questions
- What is 宥恕?
- The victim’s statement that they forgive the other party and do not seek criminal punishment; prosecutors take it into account.
- Is this legal advice?
- No, it is a template.
- Why is the amount written 金参拾五萬円也?
- That is the sum in 大字, the formal numerals used on contracts and receipts because a stroke or two cannot turn one into another, as 一 can become 二 or 十. The figures follow in brackets, ￥350,000, and 也 closes the sum so nothing can be added after it.
- What does the after-effects clause do?
- It is offered for a traffic accident only. The clean-slate clause at the end says nothing more is owed over the accident; the after-effects clause keeps one door open, so that if the injury leaves 後遺障害 found later, the two of you discuss that damage separately.
- Can I fill it in in English?
- The clauses are fixed Japanese text. Type the place, the time, what happened and any other terms in Japanese, since they are printed into the Japanese document as typed; names can be in kanji, katakana or Latin letters.
- Is what I type uploaded?
- No. The PDF is made in your browser.