Testament of a distant relative

…First, there are the ordinary methods of wills: handwritten wills, notarized wills, and secret wills. Next, there are the special methods of wills: wills in a state of emergency and wills at a distance. The former are divided into wills of those in danger of death and those of those lost at sea, and the latter are divided into wills of those quarantined due to an infectious disease and those on board. (1) Handwritten wills The Civil Code stipulates that to make a will using this method, the testator must write the entire text, date, and name by hand and affix a seal to it (Civil Code Article 968, Paragraph 1). …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "distant wills" are listed below.

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…まず普通方式として，自筆証書遺言，公正証書遺言，秘密証書遺言がある。次に特別方式として，危急時遺言と隔地者遺言があり，前者は死亡危急者遺言と船舶遭難者遺言の別があり，後者は，伝染病隔離者遺言と在船者遺言の別がある。(1)自筆証書遺言　民法は，この方式で遺言をするには，遺言者が，その全文，日付および氏名を自書し，これに印を押さなければならない旨を規定している(民法968条1項)。…

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