Silviase/jgov_v1.4_full_ann huggingface dataset:
Year Category	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Number of Confirmed Cases (cases)	296,486	303,698	338,294	333,233	290,595	244,776	205,463	175,728	155,047	148,488
Number of Cleared Cases (cases)	109,128	89,456	98,335	109,920	104,816	104,454	100,824	96,266	87,047	81,545
Number of Arrests (persons)	13,651	13,712	13,696	14,208	13,548	12,564	12,434	12,037	11,079	10,852
Clearance Rate (%)	36.8	29.5	29.1	33.0	36.1	42.7	49.1	54.8	56.1	54.9

## (4) Comprehensive Measures for the Prevention of Street Crimes and Break-in Crimes

The number of confirmed Penal Code offenses had been rapidly increasing since 1996. Particularly notable increases have been seen in street crimes such as robbery and purse snatching, as well as robberies, burglaries, and other crimes involving breaking-and-entering. Since these street crimes and break-in crimes are mostly committed in the midst of what should otherwise be peaceful daily life, the increase has caused much unease among the people.

In order to control the occurrence of street crimes and break-in crimes, the police established the Comprehensive Measures for the Control of Streets Crimes and Break-In Crimes beginning in January 2003. Each Prefectural Police will implement comprehensive measures based on plans that specify areas and types of crime to be focused on, and that are tailored to the current status of crime occurrence in each region. In addition, the police conduct examinations of the effectiveness of these measures.

## 1 ) Implementation and Application of Criminal Information Analytical Systems

In order to implement prompt and accurate criminal investigations as well as to effectively deter occurrence of the crime, the police conduct a multi-faceted analysis of the current status of crime occurrence by utilizing a criminal information analysis system that the Prefectural Police originally established, combined with the use of an information analysis system (Refer to P.73) that the NPA established.

The results of the analysis are used in crime prevention activities on the streets as well as provided to the local community through media such as websites as information for crime prevention.

## 2 ) Strengthening of Street Activities

To effectively promote preventive measures against street crimes and break-in crimes, the police advance precautionary and regulatory activities tailored to the current status of crime occurrence by focusing on areas or time periods during the day when crimes frequently occur.
Year	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Category
Number of cases cleared (cases)	26	25	52	37	66
Offenses related to food sanitation	18	20	48	21	32
Offenses with false labeling of origins of food	8	5	4	16	34
Number of suspects arrested (persons)	37	35	90	91	132
Offenses related to food sanitation	21	23	69	34	25
Offenses with false labeling of origins of food	16	12	21	57	107
Number of charges (companies)	7	4	5	24	37
Offenses related to food sanitation	1	1	3	5	6
Offenses with false labeling of origins of food	6	3	2	19	31

## (2) Environmental Offenses

Among the crimes that destroy the environment, the police particularly target illegal dumping of waste material as an area for emphasized enforcement, and tighten regulation focusing on organizational and wide-area offenses, those involving Boryokudans and those in which administrative guidance has been ignored. The police also promote early restoration and the prevention of further environmental damage by providing necessary information to the concerned entities.

The police are cracking down on offenses involving the illegal capturing of Japanese wild birds and animals, offenses involving smuggling of rare wild animals and plants or illegal trafficking domestically, and offenses involving the violation of the protection of animals and ecosystems.

Table1-7 Trends in the Situation of Cleared Waste Disposal Offenses (2005-2009)

Year	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Category
Number of Cases Cleared (cases)	4,123	5,301	6,107	6,124	6,128
Number of Arrests (persons)	5,728	6,852	7,797	7,602	7,599
Number of Charges (companies)	527	423	549	481	554

Table1-8 Situation of Cleared Offenses related to Illegal Capturing of Wildlife and other Offences (2005-2009)

Year	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Cases/Persons	Cases	Persons	Cases	Persons	Cases	Persons	Cases	Persons	Cases	Persons
Offenses related to Protection of Birds and Animals	304	362	395	484	579	613	593	607	592	606
Offenses related to Welfare of Animals	181	199	226	266	247	266	277	291	247	259

Note 1: Refers to offenses related to the violation of the Wildlife Protection and Proper Hunting Act

2: Refers to offenses related to the violation of the Act on Conservation of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

## (3) Health and Sanitation Offenses

In recent years, the police are cracking down on offenses selling health food at exorbitant prices by taking advantage of people’s strong health-consciousness, underscoring the efficacy with unexplained medical grounds or advertising them as if they were effective in healing particular diseases or particular parts of the body on the basis of false narratives of purported current users, as well as offenses selling unauthorized food products that contain pharmaceutical products in violation of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act and offenses offering medical practices without proper qualifications in violation of the Medical Practitioners Act.
5. Maintaining a Favorable Living Environment

(1) Current Status of the Adult Entertainment Business

1) Current Status of the Adult Entertainment Business

Based on the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Control and Improvement of Adult Entertainment Businesses (hereinafter referred to as the “Adult Entertainment Business Act”), the police are working to ensure appropriate services by enforcing necessary regulations for adult entertainment and related businesses. They are also supporting voluntary efforts on the part of such businesses to provide wholesome services.

Table 1-17 Trends in the Number of Adult Entertainment Businesses (2005-2009)

Year	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Category
Total	112,892	111,528	109,135	106,864	104,920
Type 1 Establishments (Cabarets, etc.)	4,914	4,505	4,080	3,668	3,379
Type 2 Establishments (Restaurants, Cafes,	66,217	66,998	67,352	67,330	67,034
Type 3 Establishments (Nightclubs, etc.)	572	558	541	512	486
Type 4 Establishments (Dance halls, etc.)	343	326	241	232	216
Type 5 and Type 6 Establishments	14	13	13	11	39
Type 7 Establishments	31,317	30,037	28,256	26,974	26,104
Mahjong Parlors	16,030	15,247	14,555	13,920	13,343
Pachinko Parlors (Note)	15,165	14,674	13,585	12,937	12,652
Other	122	116	116	117	109
Type 8 Establishments (Game Centers, etc.)	9,515	9,091	8,652	8,137	7,662

Note: places where customers enjoy pinball and slot machines and other amusement games

## 2 ) Current Status of Prostitution Offenses and Sex-Related Offenses

In recent years, the number of notice for sex-related special business has been increasing. Especially, the number of reports for non-shop based sex-related special business or image-distribution type sex-related special business has increased.

Table 1-18 Trends in the Number of Reports on Sex-related Special Businesses (2005-2009)

Year	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Category	42,583	17,492	19,990	22,021	23,727
Total	10,360	6,790	6,684	6,570	6,420
Sex-Related Special Amusement Businesses by Type of Establishments	1,306	1,248	1,250	1,249	1,239
Type 1 Establishments (Soaplands, etc.)	1,306	1,248	1,250	1,249	1,239
Type 2 Establishments (Massage Parlors, etc.)	1,021	823	875	862	847
Type 3 Establishments (Strip Clubs, etc.)	439	192	180	162	157
Type 4 Establishments (Love Hotels, etc.)	6,414	4,167	4,031	3,944	3,837
Type 5 Establishments (Adult Shops, etc.)	1,180	360	348	353	340
Non-Shop Based Sex-Related Special Businesses	28,854	9,610	12,071	14,035	15,682
Type 1 Businesses (Dispatch Massage, etc.)	25,727	8,936	11,236	13,093	14,648
Type 2 Businesses (Adult Video Mail Order)	3,127	674	835	942	1,034
Image-Distribution Type	2,575	626	811	1,026	1,240
Sex-Related Special Businesses
Shop-Based Telephone Introduction Business	432	299	245	209	195
Non-Shop Based Telephone Introduction Business	362	167	179	181	190
### Section 2. Drugs and Firearms Countermeasures

### 1. Drug Situation

In 2009, the number of persons arrested was 14,974, an increase of 659 (4.6%) from the previous year. The number of cases for stimulants and marijuana offenses cleared increased significantly and the number of persons arrested for stimulants and marijuana offenses marked record highs, and as such, the drug situation in Japan continues to be severe.

Diagram 2-6 The Number of Persons Arrested for Drug-related Offenses (2009)

## (1) Stimulant Situation

The number of persons arrested for stimulant offenses in 2009 $ ^{1} $ has increased from the previous year. This accounts for a large portion of the total number of persons arrested for all the drug-related offenses. Moreover, the amount of powdered drug seized has decreased from the previous year.

Characteristics of methamphetamine offenses in 2009

• 58% of those arrested are repeat offenders.

• 53.2% of those arrested are Boryokudan members.

- The number of persons arrested for profit-making crimes significantly increased.

Note 1: Includes the number of persons arrested for violation of the Act on 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 (hereinafter referred to as the "Anti-Drug Special Act").
## 2 ) Strengthening Border Control Measures

As Japan is surrounded entirely by water, in order to prevent terrorists from entering Japan, it is important to accurately promote border control measures at international airports and seaports, such as immigration and inspection of imported and exported goods. The Government has established the Interagency Team on Border Security and Crisis Management within the Cabinet Secretariat in January 2004, and is working to make adjustments in enhancing border control measures carried out by relevant organizations. In addition, airport/seaport security and crisis management administration/officers $ ^{1} $ have been placed at international airports/seaports, which, under the cooperation of relevant organizations, have led to improvements in protection of important facilities and conducting training exercises which have assumed specific cases like preventing the entry of terrorists in the country, handling of suspicious material.

Note 1: Prefectural Police officers are assigned as airport crisis management administration/officers and part of seaport crisis management staff.

## 3 ) Security at Important Facilities

Given the recent grave international terrorism situation, the police have tightened security at important facilities around Japan, including the Prime Minister’s Official Residence, airports, nuclear power stations and facilities related to the US, as well as public transportation facilities such as railroads.

## 4 ) Promotion of Deliberations for Developing Legislation Related to Terrorism Prevention Measures

In December 2004, the “Action Plan for Prevention of Terrorism” was concluded by the Japanese government’s Headquarters for the Promotion of Measures against Transnational Organized Crime (TOC). Furthermore in December 2008, at the Ministerial Meeting Concerning Measures against Crime, the NPA compiled an “Action Plan on Counter Terrorism,” which provided for various measures to be taken in immediate future for preventing and dealing with the threats of terrorism, based on the achievements by TOC. The police are positively promoting these measures.

## (2) Enhancement of Terrorism Response Capability

## 1 ) Improvement of the Counterterrorism Unit

In preparation for possible terrorist attacks, the police have established various units such as Special Assault Teams (SAT), Anti-Firearms Squads and Counter-NBC Terrorism Squads, and are working towards developing and strengthening such units. In addition, in order to respond quickly and precisely to terrorism incidents, the police are conducting training regularly jointly with relevant organizations.

## 2 ) Utilization of Sky Marshals

Since the terrorist attacks in the United States in September 2001, in efforts to prevent airplanes from being hijacked and used in suicide terrorist attacks, foreign countries have been introducing the sky marshal system where police officers ride as guards on airplanes, in addition to enhancing flight security measures on the ground.
## 6) Safety Measures for Japanese Nationals Overseas

The NPA dispatches personnel with specialized knowledge overseas as a regular practice, to conduct proactive information gathering activity, including information exchange with foreign security agencies, intelligence agencies, and other organizations. The NPA is striving to comprehend the movements of international terrorists and international terrorist organizations, and has been providing information on-demand to relevant organizations and other entities, thereby contributing toward safety measures for Japanese nationals overseas. Furthermore, police personnel are dispatched as panelists for the Overseas Safety Measures Council $ ^{1} $ , where they inform attendees about the international terrorism situation and safety measures that should be taken by Japanese nationals staying abroad.

Note 1: The conference that the Council for Public Policy and others organize for the safety measures of overseas Japanese nationals in major overseas cities. It has been held every year since 1993.
The police implement activities to collect and analyze information related to these operations so that the national interests of Japan will not be compromised. They also roll out strict crackdowns on these illegal activities.

### 2. Illegal Export of Supplies Related to Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs)

## (1) International initiatives for the non-proliferation of supplies related to weapons of mass destruction

In July 2009, the G8 Summit in L'Aquila, Italy adopted the G8 leaders' statement on the non-proliferation of nuclear and other weapons. The statement confirmed the commitment of creating an environment toward a world without nuclear weapons seeking further disarmament and non-proliferation of nuclear and other weapons.

The police aggressively participate in international initiatives on the basic understanding of the fact that the proliferation of supplies related to WMDs and other substances is an important concern for international security. When Singapore hosted PSI $ ^{1} $ drills on the sea in October 2009, the NBC terror special units of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and Aichi Prefectural Police participated in them, working with customs officers to investigate WMD-related supplies and other substances discovered in containers.

## (2) Crackdown on Illegally Exported Substances

The police are aggressively working to crack down on materials related to WMDs which are illegally exported from Japan. In 2009, three such cases were cleared. The cases cleared up until now have shown that materials are exported by making a detour through a third country. Given concerns that the modus operandi of illegal exports are becoming more malicious and deft, the police are exerting efforts to correctly grasp and analyze the current situation in and outside of Japan, and strengthening crackdowns on the illegal export of materials related to WMDs and other material by making efforts to enhance coordination through active information exchanges with relevant organizations.

Note 1: PSI is an abbreviation of Proliferation Security Initiative. An approach for participating countries to jointly consider and realize possible measures, within the limits of international and domestic legislations, to prevent transfer and transportation of weapons of mass destruction, missiles and related materials, in order to prevent the proliferation of such weaponry which pose a threat to peace and stability of the international world.
### Section 3. Situation of Public Safety and Countermeasures

### 1. Trends on Aum Shinrikyo and Countermeasures

## (1) Trends in Aum Shinikyo

In May 2007, Aum Shinrikyo was split into a main faction of Aum Shinrikyo (hereinafter referred as “the religious group”) and a faction led by former spokesman Fumihiro Joyu (hereinafter referred as “Hikari no Wa”). The main faction characterizes Chizuo Matsumoto (commonly known as Shoko Asahara) as founder of the sect or guru to emphasize absolute belief in Matsumoto or the group’s dogma, thus attempting to return to its foundations.

On the other hand, the Joyu faction appeals departure from Matsumoto, as well as being an “open group” disclosing Joyu’s preaching on the Internet. The religious group is believed to be operating as if it has dispelled the influence of Matsumoto in an attempt to avoid the legal restraint of punitive observation.

In January 2009, the legal restraint of punitive observation under the Director-General of the Public Security Investigation Agency was extended three years to January 2012 on the grounds that there is still a danger of the group carrying out mass indiscriminate murder, based on the law concerning the regulation on groups that carried out mass indiscriminate murder.
## Diagram 4-12 Trends in the Situation of Clearances of Terrorist or Guerrilla Cases (2000-2009)

Note: All cases cleared between December 2003 and January 2004 regarding incidents caused by “Kenkoku Giyugun Kokuzoku Seibatsutai” (nation-building volunteer corps to conquer traitors) members (24 cases cleared, 91 persons arrested) are calculated in the number in 2004.

## Diagram 4-13 Trends in the Situation of Clearances of Rightist-Related Cases (2005 -2009)

The state of arrests and clearances concerning illegal acts by rightists (or incidences related to rightists) in 2009 is shown in Diagram 4-13. Among them, the state of arrests and clearances of incidences associated with rightist operations $ ^{1} $ is as follows.

Note 1: Cases which have been caused by rightists during the process of carrying out loudspeaker truck activities and protest activities.

## Situation of arrests and clearances of rightist operations-associated incidences

Cases cleared: 152 cases (9.1% of total cases cleared)

Persons arrested: 274 persons (14.7% of total arrests)

In addition, the state of arrests and clearances of cases aiming to acquire funds such as extortion and fraud is as follows and they account for 42.0% of total cases cleared not including Road Traffic Act violations.

## Situation of arrests and clearances of cases aiming to acquire funds

Cases cleared: 312 cases (42.0% of total cases cleared not including o Road Traffic Act violations)

Persons arrested: 411 persons (44.3% of total arrests not including offenses of the Road Traffic Act)

Moreover, the situation of gun seizure from rightists and related persons is as follows; it is thought that most of these guns are obtained from crime syndicates.

## Situation of gun seizure from rightists and related persons

Seizures in 2009: 11 guns (an increase of 4 guns (57.1%) from the previous year

Seizures in the last five years: 63 guns (seizures from persons related to Boryokudans: 37 guns (58.7%))

## (2) Promotion of Countermeasures against Rightist Groups

1) Arrests of Illegal Acts toward Prevention of Terrorism or Guerilla Incidents

In order to prevent the occurrence of terrorism or guerilla incidents instigated by rightists, the police are working toward thorough arrests of perpetrators of illegal acts by applying various laws, with a focus on fire-arms related crimes and crimes aimed at acquiring funds.

2) Promotion of Measures against Loudspeaker Trucks

Among the loudspeaker truck activities by rightists, the police are working toward thorough control of those which are malignant and may affect the peaceful lives of citizens, by applying various laws.

## Situation of crackdowns in 2009
Change (COP 15) in Copenhagen, Denmark, in December, some 52,000 protesters from not only environment protection organizations but also anti-globalization groups engaged in protest movements, and some of them wearing black masks went violent and destroyed window glasses of the Ministry of the Foreign Affairs of Denmark and bank buildings, with about 1,700 people detained.

## (2) Increasingly Extreme Obstructive Acts against Research Whaling

In February 2009, anti-whaling protest vessels of the US environment protection group, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, engaged in actions to obstruct operations of Japan’s scientific research whaling ship in the Antarctic Ocean, including dropping ropes undersea, projecting signal flares and throwing bottles containing butyric acid at the ship. In December, Sea Shepherd protest vessels resorted to more extreme acts of violence than before, irradiating laser beams and using the launching device to project color ball-like objects in addition to dropping ropes undersea and throwing bottles containing what is believed to be butyric acid.

## (3) Developments Related to the Reorganization of US Forces Stationed in Japan, etc

Protest rallies and demonstrations were organized in connection with the reorganization of U.S. forces in Japan, with groups opposed to a Japan-U.S. agreement on the transfer of US Marine Corps in Okinawa to Guam staging protests against the approval of the Guam agreement around the National Diet building and groups against the relocation of the US Marine air base in Futenma to Henoko stating protest activities in Okinawa Prefecture and elsewhere to oppose the construction of the new base and the relocation within the prefecture. Groups opposing the dispatch of Self-Defense Forces (SDF) units overseas also held rallies and demonstrations around the National Diet building and elsewhere to protest the enactment of the Act on Punishment of and Measures against Acts of Piracy.

## (4) Anti-Poverty Movements based on Employment Situation

As Japanese companies substantially reduced their payrolls, centering on non-regular workers, amid the business downturn triggered by the financial crisis in the United States, trade unions, including the National Confederation of Trade Unions, formed with the guidance and assistance from the JCP (hereinafter referred to as “Zenroren”), and citizens’ groups seeking drastic revisions to the Worker Dispatching Act set up the “Toshikoshi Haken Mura (year-crossing permatemp village)” in Tokyo from the end of 2008 through early 2009 to provide support to workers who lost their jobs and/or places to live in.

On November 8, 2009, Zenroren, together with citizens' groups seeking drastic revisions to the Worker Dispatching Act and the expansion and improvement of the social security system, also held the "11.8 National Mass Rally for a New Tomorrow!" in Tokyo.
## Diagram 4-19 Riot Police Activities

Activities as the Core of the Mass Security Force

• Public safety security measures in cases of mass security

• Primary escort, security measures and Security during disasters

Activities which Utilize their Special Abilities as a Mass Security Force

• Wide range activities such as group patrol in entertainment districts or amusement squares

• Cracking down on Boryokudans and unified cracking down on motorcycle gangs

Activities of each Special Unit

• Process of dangerous material at the place of explosive material incidents

• Search and rescue of casualties in sea or mountains

## Diagram 4-20 Flow of Crowd Security

A crowd gathering at a festival can cause an accident

Prevention of crowd accident

Voluntary Security

• Proper deployment of security guard

• Creating voluntary security plan

Implementation of Crowd Security

• Creating crowd security plan

• Deploying police officers

• Improving facilities, etc

• Traffic regulations

• Arranging publicity