Book1 Chapter03

JAPANESE CIVIL CODE OF 1896

• Based on the English Translation by: J. E. de Becker (1909 – 1910). Annotated Civil Code of Japan. London: Butterworth & Co. [Available on Google Books and Archive.org: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4]
• "INDEX TO ARTICLES" in his another work offers additional information: J. E. de Becker (1921). The Principles and Practice of Civil Code of Japan. London: Butterworth & Co. [Available on Archive.org]

• Original Version in Japanese.

BOOK I. GENERAL PRINCIPLES.

Chapter III. Things.

Article 85.

• A thing in this Code denotes a material (corporeal) thing.

《References by de Becker》

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Article 86.

• [I] Land and the things fixed thereto are immovables.
• [II] All other things are movables.
• [III] Obligations performable to bearer are considered as movables.

《References by de Becker》

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Article 87.

• [I] When the owner of a thing has caused another thing owned by him to be attached to it for its permanent use, the thing which is caused to be attached is an accessory thing.
• [II] The accessory thing follows the disposal of the principal thing.

《References by de Becker》

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Article 88.

• [I] The produce reaped in the use of a thing are natural fruits.
• [II] Money or other things which are received as compensation (consideration ) for the use of things are legal fruits.

《References by de Becker》

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Article 89.

• [I] Natural fruits belong to the person who has the right of reaping them at the moment of their separation from the principal thing.
• [II] Legal fruits are received according to the number of days of the period of time during which the right of receiving them exists.

《References by de Becker》

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