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Japan. 2020 ‘Brokering: Act for Controlling the Possession of Firearms or Swords and Other Such Weapons.’ Outline of National Laws, Regulations and Decrees. New York NY: Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations. 1 January

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Article 1
This Act sets forth safety regulations necessary for the prevention of harm related to the possession and use of firearms and swords.


Article 2(1)
Under this Act, firearms refer to handguns, rifles, machine guns, large caliber guns, hunting guns, other guns using gunpowder that have the function to discharge metal bullets and air guns (including guns using pressured air whose bullet kinetic energy exceeds that stipulated by the Cabinet order. They can be hazardous to the lives of people).

Article 3-4
Except under one of the following circumstances, no person shall import any handgun, rifle, machine gun, or large caliber gun (hereinafter collectively termed "handguns, etc."); (enumeration of exceptions is omitted)

Article 3-7
Except under one of the following circumstances, no person shall transfer or lend a handgun, etc. (enumeration of exceptions is omitted)

Article 3-10
Except under one of the following circumstances, no person shall receive by transfer or loan any handgun, etc. (enumeration of exceptions is omitted)

Article 31-2
(1) Persons who violate Article 3-4 shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a fixed period of more than three years.
(2) Any person who engages in activities in violation of provisions under the preceding paragraph for the purpose of profit shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a fixed period of more than five years or life imprisonment, or imprisonment of a fixed period of more than five years and a fine of more than 30,000,000 yen.

Article 31-15
Any person who serves as an intermediary for the transfer, receipt by transfer, lend, or loan of a handgun, etc. prohibited by Article 3-7 or Article 3-10 shall be sentenced to imprisonment of less than three years, or imprisonment of less than three years and a fine of less than 1,000,000 yen.

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