## Chapter 1 Overview of History of Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism(AML/CFT) Measures

Section 1 AML/CFT Efforts in the International Community 1
1 Anti-Money Laundering as a Countermeasure against Narcotic Drugs 1
2 Anti-Money Laundering as a Countermeasure against Organized Crime 2
3 Countermeasures against Terrorist Financing 2
4 Countermeasures against Changing Money Laundering Trend 3

Section 2 AML/CFT in Japan 4
1 Enforcement of "the Anti-Drug Special Provisions Law" 4
2 Enforcement of "the Act on Punishment of Organized Crimes" 4
3 Enforcement of "the Act on Punishment of Financing of Offenses of Public Intimidation" and "the Act on Customer Identification by Financial Institutions", and Amendment of "the Act on Punishment of Organized Crimes" 4
4 Development of "the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds" 5

Section 3 Establishment of the Japan Financial Intelligence Center (JAFIC) 8
1 History of FIU in Japan 8
2 Mission and Structure 9
3 Partners 10
4 Guideline for Promotion of the Criminal Proceeds Control 11

## Chapter 2 Legislative Regime on AML/CFT

Section 1 Outline of the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds 15
1 Purpose of the Act 15
2 Criminal Proceeds 15
3 Specified Business Operators 15
4 Responsibilities of the National Public Safety Commission and FIU 17
5 Measures by Specified Business Operators 17
6 Dissemination of STR Information 22
7 Supervision 22
8 Penal Provisions regarding Receipt/Delivery/Provision of Deposit/Savings Passbooks and Exchange Transaction Cards 23
Section 2 Outline of the Act on Punishment of Organized Crimes and the Anti-Drug Special Provisions Law 23
Paragraph 1 The Act on Punishment of Organized Crimes 23
1 Criminalization of Money Laundering 24
2 Confiscation, Collection of Equivalent Value and Securance Measures 24
Paragraph 2 Anti-Drug Special Provisions Law 24
1 Punishment of Money Laundering 25
2 Confiscation, Collection of Equivalent Value and Securance Measures 25
Section 3 Recent Legislative Changes 25
1 Amendment of the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds in response to the Emergence of Virtual Currencies 25
2 Amendment of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds in response to the Occurrence of the Kumamoto Earthquake in 2016 26
3 Other Points of the Amendment 26
Chapter 3 Efforts of Specified Business Operators and Administrative Authorities to Promote Countermeasures against Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing 28

Section 1 Efforts of Specified Business Operators 28
Section 2 Collaboration with the Private Sector 38
Paragraph 1 AML/CFT Workshop for Information Sharing and Feedback in 2016 38
1 Workshops for Financial Institutions, etc. 38
2 Briefing Sessions for Credit Card Operators 38
3 Briefing Sessions for Real Estate Agents 38
4 Sending Notification to Postal Receiving Service Providers 38
5 Sending Notification to Telephone Forwarding Service Providers, etc. 39
6 Briefing Sessions for Judicial Scriveners 39
7 Publication of List of Reference Cases of Suspicious Transactions 39
8 PR on Website 39
Paragraph 2 Calling for Actions by Specified Business Operators upon the Adoption of the United Nations Security Council Resolutions 40
1 Measures based on the United Nations Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs) 41
2 Measures based on the FATF Public Statement 41
Paragraph 3 National Risk Assessment of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing 41
1 Backgrounds 41
2 Purpose 42
3 Overview of National Risk Assessment Report 42
Section 3 Requests to Submit Reports and Opinion Statements in 2016 42
1 Requests to Submit Reports and Opinion Statements by the National Public Safety Commission/the National Police Agency 42
2 issuing of Rectification Order by Competent Administrative Authorities Based on Opinion Statements 43