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I. Definition of Offenses and Terms

1. Definition of offenses

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Where the data source is the Criminal Statistics of the National Police Agency:

Where the data source is the Annual Report of Statistics on Correction or Annual Report of Statistics on Rehabilitation:

Where the data source is the Annual Report of Judicial Statistics:

2. Definition of terms

3. Abbreviation of special acts

The following abbreviations are used in this paper for the main Japanese special acts. In figures and tables, the term “violation” is omitted for special act offenses except in titles and notes.

[Abbreviation] [Act]
Foreign Exchange Act Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (Act No. 228 of 1949)
Marine Pollution Prevention Act Act on Prevention of Marine Pollution and Maritime Disaster (Act No. 136 of 1970)
Penal Detention Facilities Act Act on Penal Detention Facilities and Treatment of Inmates and Detainees (Act No. 50 of 2005)
Act against Child Prostitution and Pornography Act on Punishment of Activities Relating to Child Prostitution and Child Pornography, and the Protection of Children (Act No. 52 of 1999)
Firearms and Swords Control Act Act for Controlling the Possession of Firearms or Swords and Other Such Weapons (Act No. 6 of 1958) (including the Cabinet Order to Control the Possession of Firearms and Swords, etc. (Cabinet Order No. 334 of 1950))
Investment Act Act Regulating the Receipt of Contributions, Receipt of Deposits and Interest Rates (Act No. 195 of 1954)
Act on Medical Care and Treatment for Insane Persons, etc. Act on Medical Care and Treatment for Persons Who Have Caused Serious Cases Under the Condition of Insanity (Act No. 110 of 2003)
Anti-Stalking Act Anti-Stalking Act (Act No. 81 of 2000)
Organized Crime Punishment Act Act on Punishment of Organized Crimes and Control of Crime Proceeds (Act No. 136 of 1999)
Wildlife Protection Act Wildlife Protection and Proper Hunting Act (Act No. 88 of 2002)
Internet Dating Site Control Act Act on Regulation on Soliciting Children by Using Opposite Sex Introducing Service on Internet (Act No. 83 of 2003)
Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act (Act No.303 of 1950)
Act on Prohibition of Possession of Special Picking Tools Act on Prohibition of Possession of Special Picking Tools, and Other Related Matters (Act No. 65 of 2003)
Anti-Monopoly Act Act on Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade (Act No. 54 of 1947)
Specified Commercial Transactions Act Act on Specified Commercial Transactions (Act No. 57 of 1976)
Immigration Control Act Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (Cabinet Order No. 319 of 1951)
Waste Management Act Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act (Act No. 137 of 1970)
Spousal Violence Prevention Act Act on the Prevention of Spousal Violence and the Protection of Victims (Act No. 31 of 2001)
Criminal Proceeds Transfer Prevention Act Act on the Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds (Act No. 22 of 2007)
Amusement Business Act Act on Control and Improvement of Amusement Business, etc. (Act No. 122 of 1948)
Unauthorized Computer Access Act Act on the Prohibition of Unauthorized Computer Access (Act No. 128 of 1999)
Physical Violence Act Act on Punishment of Physical Violence and Others (Act No. 60 of 1926)
Car Parking Spaces Act Act on Assurance of Car Parking Spaces and Other Matters (Act No. 145 of 1962)
Act on Special Provisions for Narcotics Act Concerning Special Provisions for the Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Act, etc. and Other Matters for the Prevention of Activities Encouraging Illicit Conducts and Other Activities Involving Controlled Substances through International Cooperation (Act No. 94 of 1991)
Narcotics and Psychotropic Control Act Narcotics and Psychotropic Control Act (Act No. 14 of 1953)
Public Nuisance Prevention Act Act on Prevention of Public Nuisance Caused by Inebriated Persons (Act No. 103 of 1961)
Worker Dispatch Act Act for Securing the Proper Operation of Worker Dispatching Undertakings and Improved Working Conditions for Dispatched Workers (Act No. 88 of 1985)

4. Abbreviation of country names

Abbreviations of country names are based on the “Table of Country Names” compiled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

II. Data Sources

1. Type of statistical materials

Statistics, figures, tables and other calculated data are provided by the following bureaus/department of the Ministry of Justice; Judicial System Department of Minister’s Secretariat, Criminal Affairs Bureau, Correction Bureau, Rehabilitation Bureau and Immigration Bureau. Data are also obtained from various researches and surveys conducted by relevant agencies, as well as from the following official statistics.

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2. Coverage of statistical materials

Statistical materials cover the period up to 2013 available at the end of July 2014.

For those statistical data for 2013 that were not available in form of official publication at the time of drafting this paper, raw data offered by relevant agencies were used. Those data are provisional in nature and may differ from the corresponding data in the subsequent publication. In such cases, the relevant figures will be corrected in the White Paper on Crime for the coming years. In addition, the same correction will be made with any change within the official statistical publications.

III. Presentation of Figures and Tables

1. Numbering of figures and tables

The numbering of figures and tables are indicated in the order of the part, chapter, section (for example, Fig. 2-4-3-1 indicates Figure 1 of Section 3, Chapter 4, Part 2).

2. Presentation of values, etc.

IV. Others

1. In the White Paper on Crime, “treatment” refers to treatment that persons cleared by the police or other investigative authorities receive at each stage of prosecution, trial, correction, and rehabilitation.

2. Calculation method

The proportion and percentage, etc. are rounded off. Therefore, the figures for proportion may not add up to 100.0.

In addition, the sum or difference of each proportion is calculated by first adding or subtracting values and then rounding off the resulting value. Thus, the value may not match the value calculated by first rounding off each value and then adding or subtracting rounded off values.

For example, when calculating the difference between 12.76 and 7.53, the result 5.2 obtained by first subtracting 7.53 from 12.76 and then rounding off the value 5.23 does not match the result 5.3 obtained by subtracting the rounded off value of 7.5 from the rounded off value of 12.8.