Figure 2-3 Outline of the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds

JAFIC

(Japan Financial Intelligence Center)

National Public Safety Commission

(National Police Agency)

Collection, arrangement and analysis of STRs

Investigative authority, etc.

Notification of STRs

Competent administrative authority

Preventing economic and financial systems from being abused for the transfer of criminal proceeds

Reporting of suspicious transactions (STRs)(Note 1)

Identification of a customer, etc., preparation and preservation of customer identification records and transaction records, etc.

Financial Institution (Note 3), Financial Leasing Operator, Credit Card Operator, Judicial Scrivener

Real Estate Agents

Dealers in Precious Metals and Stones

Postal Receiving Service Providers

Lawyer (Note 2)

Telephone receiving Service Providers

Judicial Scrivener

Certified Administrative Procedures

Specialists

Certified Public Accountant

Certified Public Tax Accountants

Note 1: Lawyers, Judicial Scriveners, Certified Administrative Procedures Specialists, Certified Public Accountants and Certified Public Tax Accountants are not subject to the obligation of suspicious transaction reporting.

Note 2: Measures by lawyers corresponding to the measures of customer identification, preparation and preservation of customer identification records and transaction records shall be prescribed by the Rules of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations undertaken in line with cases of judicial scriveners, etc. set forth by the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds.

Note 3: Among financial institutions, business operators involved in exchange transactions are obliged to notify information on money senders.

Figure 2-4

For Individuals Confirm the name, address, and birthdate of the customer. In addition, identification of the person who actually carries out the transaction is required.

Face-to-Face Transactions

Presentation of a driver's license, health insurance certificate, etc.

Presentation of a copy of a certificate of residence or a government-issued document without a photo

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Send the documents related to the transaction to the address, which does not need forwarding, written on the personal identification document by postal mail.

Non Face-to-Face Transactions (Website, Mailing Service, etc.)

Send the personal identification document or its copy

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Send the documents related to the transaction to the address, which does not need forwarding, written on the personal identification document by postal mail.

For Corporations Confirm the name of the corporation, headquarters or main office. Accordingly, confirmation of the person in charge of the actual transaction is required.

Face-to-Face Transactions

Presentation of a certificate of registered matters of the corporation, seal registration certificate, etc.

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Confirmation of the person in charge of the actual transaction

Non Face-to-Face Transactions (Website, Mailing Service, etc.)

Send personal identification documents such as a certificate of registered matters of the corporation, seal registration certificate, etc., or their copies

Send the personal identification documents of the person in charge of the actual transaction or their copies.

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Send documents related to the transaction to both addresses, which do not need forwarding, written on the personal identification document of the corporation and the person in charge of the actual transaction, by postal mail.

If the person is a short-term visitor (such as a tourist) and does not have residence in Japan, or whose domicile in the country foreign national belongs to cannot be verified by his/her passport.

Face-to-Face Transactions Only

Although the transactions requiring confirmation of personal identification cannot be carried out without such residence confirmation in principal, transactions for foreign money exchange, sale or purchase of jewelry, precious metals, etc., are possible by presenting a passport or crewman's pocket-ledger describing nationality and passport number, in addition to name and birthdate. *If a stamp of permission of landing certifies that the duration of stay does not exceed 90 days, this corresponds to the fact that the person does not have residence in Japan.