The document provides information about the Japanese legal and government systems. It describes the branches of government including the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. It then gives details about the different levels of courts in Japan and notes that the court system is known for being slow. The document also outlines the different branches of the Japanese military and comments that maritime and air forces see more active duty than ground forces today. Finally, it lists some important laws for foreigners to be aware of in Japan such as drug and weapon restrictions and etiquette norms.

1. Similarities, laws, and anything else you
need to know!

2. President
National Diet
Legislative
Branch
House of
Councilors
House of
Representatives
Senate
Emperor
Supreme
Court
Courts of
Japan

3. Japanese Courts
15
Supreme
Courts
8 High Courts
• 203 Branches 50 District Courts
• Run by 806
judges
438 Summary Courts

4. Japanese Courts
• Known for being REALLY slow!
• Summary courts: Cases under $1,400
• District courts: Cases over $1,400
• Family court is a 5th court but is a considered a branch of the District court
• Obviously deals with things like juveniles and divorce

5. Japan Self-Defense Forces
JapanGround Self-
Defense Force
Japan Maritime
Self-Defense Force
JapanAir Self-
Defense Force

6. Japanese Military
• Maritime and Air Self-Defense are more active
today than Ground Defense
• This is due to Japan not really wanting to start any
wars
• 3 month training for ground
troops

7. Need to Know Laws andThings toWatch out for
• Sadly, one of the worst human rights records in the world
• Bad incarceration laws
• Police are allowed to detain suspects for a maximum 23 days
without being charged after an arrest
• can then detain them for another 23 each time they are re-
arrested
• Just behave yourself and make sure you don't import anything
that could be a controlled substance or weapon in Japan
• Vicks inhalers are banned in Japan
• Any blade longer than 2.6 inches is considered a sword

8. Need to Know Laws andThings toWatch out for
• Visitors to Japan often comment on how polite the Japanese
people are, but rudeness is punishable.
• Don’t drink and bike!
• Riding a bicycle while using an umbrella is illegal
• Don’t make it look like you might be shoplifting, it could end up
really bad, even if you didn’t steal
• Cameras and recording devices must make a noise to indicate
recording or you will be fined
Now you know why everyone smiles

9. Murder
(514)
7–10 years in prison
3 years at hard labor
3–5 years in prison
5–7 years in prison
Other sentences
103 (20%)
96 (19%)
94 (18%)
88 (17%)
133 (26%)
Assault
(10,920)
($1,000-$2,000) ¥100–200,000 fine
($2,000-$3,000) ¥200–300,000 fine
($3,000-$5,000) ¥300–500,000 fine
1–2 years at hard labor
6–12 months at hard labor
6–12 months in prison
1–2 years in prison
Other sentences
4130 (38%)
2084 (19%)
1161 (11%)
857 (8%)
571 (5%)
541 (5%)
512 (5%)
1064 (9%)
Drug
offenses
(10,766)
1–2 years at hard labor
1–2 years in prison
2–3 years in prison
Other sentences
3,894 (36%)
3,490 (32%)
1,791 (17%)
1591 (15%)

10. Japanese Government
(づ￣ ³￣)づ End!