• The Immigration Act is the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act

• The Investment Deposit and Interest Rate Act is the Act Regulating the Receipt of Contributions, Receipt of Deposits and Interest Rates.

• The Worker Dispatching Act is the Act on Securing the Proper Operation of Worker Dispatch Business and Improvement of Working Conditions for Dispatched Workers.

• The Foreign Exchange Act is the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act.

Note 2: "Violation of the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds" includes violation of the Customer Identification Act, and "Violation of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act" includes violation of the Securities and Exchange Act.

The following describes each type of the violation.

The number of fraud-related cases (fraud, violation of the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds and the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act) is 506, the largest number that comprises 88.8% of all cases. Among the frauds, the number of arrests in the cases of fraud or transfer of savings passbooks is the largest, comprising 84.6%. In addition, arrests have been made in fraud cases using internet auctions, insurance frauds committed by Boryokudan members, and frauds committed on the pretext of purchasing unlisted stocks, among other cases.

○ Drug-related cases (violation of the Stimulants Control Act, the Cannabis Control Act, and the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act) totaled 20, in which arrests were made for the possession and/or smuggling of stimulants and unauthorized sale of pharmaceuticals in violation of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law.

☐ The number of cases related to black market finance (violation of the Money Lending Business Act and the Investment Deposit and Interest Rate Act) was 10, which included arrests for unregistered business operation and high-interest lending in violation of the Money Lending Business Act and the Investment Deposit and Interest Rate Act.

☐ Forgery-related cases (use of forged securities and fraud, sharing of unauthorized creation of electromagnetic records of payment cards and fraud, falsification and supply of electromagnetic records of officially authenticated documents, forgery and/or use of a private document with signature or seal, use of counterfeit currency, and violation of the Local Tax Law) totaled 10, including arrests in travelers' check forgery and illicit diesel oil production.

☐ The total number of overstay-related cases (violation of the Immigration Act) was six, in which foreign visitors to Japan who have stayed in Japan beyond the period of stay authorized were arrested for the violation of the Immigration Act.

☐ Four cases were related to the Worker Dispatching Act (violation of the Worker Dispatching Act). Arrests were made for making workers engage in a construction project in which the assignment of dispatched workers was prohibited, thereby violating the Worker Dispatching Act.

☐ Cases related to underground banks (violation of the Banking Act) totaled three, in all of which foreigners in Japan were arrested for violating the Banking Act by committing unauthorized overseas remittance.

○ Three cases were related to prostitution and obscenity (violation of the Prostitution Prevention Act, distribution of obscene literature etc.). Arrests were made for the violation of the Prostitution Prevention Act committed at a massage parlor, sale of pornographic DVDs etc.

There were two extortion-related cases (extortion), in which arrests were made for extortion committed by Boryokudan on the pretext of protection fees.

O Theft-related cases included two (receipt of stolen goods and illegal entry into a building), in which the dealers who had been purchasing stolen goods were arrested.

☐ Two cases were related to illegal export (violation of the Foreign Exchange Act and the Customs Act). Arrests were made for violation of the Foreign Exchange Act and the Customs Act by exporting goods without approval.