(1) In the case where a will by notarized document is made by a person who cannot speak, the testator shall make a statement of the tenor of the will through an interpreter, or by his/her own hand, in lieu of the oral instruction of item (ii) of the preceding Article. In this case, in the application of the provision of item (iii) of the same Article, 'oral instruction' in that item shall become 'statement through an interpreter, or by his/her own hand'.〔【出典】日本法令外国語訳データベースシステム 〕
(1) If a person who is rapidly approaching death due to illness or another reason intends to make a will, he/she may do so in the attendance of not less than three witnesses by giving oral instruction of the tenor of the will to one of the witnesses. In this case, the person who received the oral instruction shall enter this, read it aloud, or allow inspection, to the testator and other witnesses, and after each witness has approved the accuracy of that entry, sign it, and affix his/her seal.〔【出典】日本法令外国語訳データベースシステム 〕
(2) In the case where a person who cannot speak makes a will pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the testator shall state of the tenor of that will through an interpreter before the witnesses, in lieu of the oral instruction of the same paragraph.〔【出典】日本法令外国語訳データベースシステム 〕
(3) In the case where the testator, or a witness, referred to in the second sentence of paragraph (1) is deaf, the person who has received the statement or oral instruction of the tenor of the will shall convey to the testator or other witnesses the written contents referred to in the provision of that sentence through an interpreter in lieu of the reading aloud provided for in that sentence.〔【出典】日本法令外国語訳データベースシステム 〕