The document discusses several topics related to police and crime in Japan: 1) It outlines the six main categories of crime in Japan and lists some examples of crimes within each category including felonies, violent offenses, and moral offenses. 2) It states that bicycle theft is considered Japan's biggest crime problem, with a high theft rate despite over 50% of stolen bicycles being recovered by police. 3) It discusses the case of a "Demon Killer" cybercriminal who evaded police for years and caused two false confessions, exposing issues with Japan's 99% conviction rate and interrogation practices. 4) It provides details on the Yakuza criminal organizations, their strict codes,

1. POLICE CRIMES
Categories Biggest Crime I Will Commit a
Massacre
YAKUZA Punishment Guns

2. Categories
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The National Police Agency divides crime into six main categories:[citation
needed]
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Felonies—the most serious and carrying the stiffest penalties—includes
murder and conspiracy to murder, robbery, rape, and arson.
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Violent offenses consist of unlawful assembly while possessing a dangerous
weapon, simple and aggravated assault, extortion, and intimidation.
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Larceny encompasses burglary, vehicle theft, and shoplifting.
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Crimes classified as intellectual include fraud, embezzlement, counterfeiting,
forgery, bribery, and breach of position of trust.
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Moral offenses include gambling, indecent exposure, and the distribution of
obscene literature.
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Miscellaneous offenses frequently involve the obstruction of official duties,
negligence with fire, unauthorized entry, negligent homicide or injury (often in
traffic accidents), possession of stolen property, and destruction of property.
Special laws define other criminal offenses, among them prostitution, illegal
possession of swords and firearms, customs violations, and possession of
controlled substances, including narcotics and marijuana.

3. Biggest Crime
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Bicycle Crime
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Japan's biggest crime problem is bicycle theft.
There are 6.6 bicycle thefts per 100,000
people.
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Japan has the 2nd highest bicycle theft rate in
the G20 (rich countries). The worst country is
Holland .
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Amazingly, Japanese police recover more than
50% of stolen bicycles.

4. I Will Commit a Massacre
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http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/02/25/how-japan-s-
cyber-terrorist-lost-game-of-cat-and-mouse.html
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In his email to the lawyer, Ochiai, Demon Killer stated his goal was
not to put innocent people in jail and laugh about it, but “my motive
is solely to entrap the police and prosecutors and expose their
shameful status to the world.” He insisted that he always intended to
world.
confess to the crimes, in due time, and save the people who were
wrongly arrested. He said that he chose Ochiai because he had
happened to see the lawyer on television and “you look like you
understand these things.”
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What made the slow investigation even more embarrassing for
Japan’s finest was that in two cases innocent people were coerced
into making false confessions. One was a 19-year-old student at
Meiji University and the other a 28-year old man in Fukuoka

5. I Will Commit a Massacre
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The reasons for their false confessions are still not entirely
clear. In Japan, where there is a 99 percent conviction rate for
criminal cases that are indicted, suspects are not allowed to
have their lawyer present during questioning. In addition, due
to an often exploited loop hole in Japanese law, suspects may
be detained up to 23 days before being charged or set free.
Bail is rarely granted. Suspects are sometimes promised lighter
sentences or bail if they will simply confess.
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Japan has a conviction rate of more than 99%. But in recent
months there has been a public outcry over a number of
wrongful arrests where innocent people confessed to crimes.

6. Yakuza
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Yakuza - aka gokudo, boryokudan (for police and media)
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called themselves as ninkyo dantai" (chivalrous
organizations)notorious for their strict codes of conduct and very
organized nature.
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notorious for their strict codes of conduct and very organized nature.
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Yubitsume, or the cutting of one's finger, is a form of penance or
apology
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Its origin stems from the traditional way of holding a Japanese sword.
The bottom three fingers of each hand are used to grip the sword
tightly, with the thumb and index fingers slightly loose. The removal of
digits starting with the little finger moving up the hand to the index
finger progressively weakens a person's sword grip.

7. Yakuza
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The idea is that a person with a weak sword grip then has to rely more on
the group for protection—reducing individual action. In recent years,
prosthetic fingertips have been developed to disguise this distinctive
appearance
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irezumi - FULL BODY tattoo (often handpoked)
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Yamaguchi-gumi more than 55,000 members divided into 850 clans.
(involved in operations in Asia and the United States)
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Sumiyoshi-kai - 20,000 members divided into 277 clans.
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Inagawa-kai roughly 15,000 members divided into 313 clans.
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The Philippines, for instance, is a source of young women
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Kobe, the home city of the largest yakuza syndicate Yamaguchi-gumi, is one
of the safest cities in Japan
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There remains a strong tendency among Japanese police detectives to base
their cases on confessions
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The latest countermeasures devised and promoted by NPA bureaucrats are
the yakuza-exclusion ordinances, introduced nationwide in 201

8. Punishments
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The shogunate executed criminals in various ways: (Edo
period)
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Boiling
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Burning
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Crucifixion for killing a parent, husband etc.
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Decapitation by sword
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Sawing
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Waist-cutting (cutting the person in half). The Kanazawa han
coupled this with decapitation.
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Flagellation
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Seppuku (for samurai only)

9. Punishment
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The only crimes for which capital punishment is statutory
are murder and treason (present tim) - hanging in a death
chamber
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condemned is given a choice of the last meal
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prisoner's family and legal representatives are not
informed until afterwards
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*Death sentences for minors:
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Although death sentences for minors(defined in Japan as
those under age 20) are rare, those who commit capital
crimes at age 18 or 19 may be legally sentenced to death
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Japan sets the minimum age for capital punishment at 18

10. Guns
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In part by forbidding almost all forms of firearm ownership, Japan has
as few as two gun-related homicides a year.
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Japanese tourists who fire off a few rounds at the Royal Hawaiian
Shooting Club would be breaking three separate laws back in Japan
-- one for holding a handgun, one for possessing unlicensed bullets,
and another violation for firing them -- the first of which alone is
punishable by one to ten years in jail. Handguns are forbidden
absolutely. Small-caliber rifles have been illegal to buy, sell, or
transfer since 1971. Anyone who owned a rifle before then is allowed
to keep it, but their heirs are required to turn it over to the police once
the owner dies.
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Now, Japanese police receive more hours of training than their
American counterparts, are forbidden from carrying off-duty, and
invest hours in studying martial arts in part because they "are
expected to use [firearms] in only the rarest of circumstances,"

11. Guns
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The only guns that Japanese citizens can legally buy and
use are shotguns and air rifles
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attend an all-day class and pass a written test, which are
held only once per month.
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take and pass a shooting range class
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mental test and drug test (which you'll file with the police)
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pass a rigorous background check for any criminal record
or association with criminal or extremist groups.
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*note :D police inspect the gun once per year and to re-
take the class and exam every three years.