Fig. I-12 shows the trends in the number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for Commercial Code, Anti-Trust Law, and Securities and Exchange Law violations over the last decade.
  In 2000, the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission charged 17 persons (including 3 corporations) of Securities and Exchange Law violations. More specifically, 5 persons among them were charged for false statement in the securities report, etc. , 5 for fraudulent trading, 4 for spreading of rumors, 2 for insider trading, and 1 for violations of the 5%-rule (false statement in the report on large shareholders) (Source:Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission).
  In 2000, the Fair Trade Commission charged nobody of Anti-Trust Law violations.
  Table I-11 shows the trends in the number of persons prosecuted or not prosecuted by public prosecutors offices over the last five years for Commercial Code, Anti-Trust Law and Securities and Exchange Law violations.
  In 2000, among those prosecuted, formal trials were requested for 18 persons and summary orders were requested for 1 person for Commercial Code violations. As for Securities and Exchange Law violations, formal trials were requested for 9 persons and summary orders were requested for 11 persons.
  For the type of punishments on the persons sentenced to imprisonment with labor in the ordinary first instance during the period of five years from 1996 to 2000, see Appendix I-5 .

Fig. I-12 Trends in the number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for Commercial Code, Anti-Trust Law, and Securities and Exchange Law violations (1991-2000)

Table I-11 Numbers of persons prosecuted or not prosecuted for Commercial Code, Anti-Trust Law and Securities and Exchange Law violations (1996-2000)