## 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 Offences of Public Intimidation" and "the Act on Customer Identification by Financial Institutions", and Revision 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 Reception/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 25
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 25
2 Amendment of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds 26
3 Other points of the amendment 29

## Chapter 3 Efforts of Specified Business Operators and Administrative Authorities to Promote Countermeasures against Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing

Section 1 Efforts of Specified Business Operators 30
Section 2 Collaboration with the private sector 39
Paragraph 1 AML/CFT Workshop for Information sharing and feedback in 2015 39
1 Workshops for Financial Institutions 39
2 Briefing Sessions for Real Estate Agents 39
3 Sending Notification to Postal Receiving Service Providers 39
4 Sending Notification to Telephone Forwarding Service Providers 39
5 Seminars for Judicial Scriveners 40
6 Publication of List of Reference Cases of Suspicious Transactions 40
7 PR on Website 40
Paragraph 2 Calling for actions by Specified Business Operators upon the Adoption of the United Nations Security Council Resolutions 42
1 Measures based on the United Nations Security Council resolutions (UNSCRs) 42
2 Measures based on the FATF Public Statement 42
Paragraph 3 National Risk Assessment of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing 42
1 Backgrounds 42
2 Purpose 43
3 Publication of National Risk Assessment Report and Overview 43
Section 3 Requests to Submit Reports and Opinion Statements in 2015 44
1 Requests to Submit Reports and Opinion Statements by the National Public Safety Commission/the National Police Agency 44
2 Issuing of Rectification Order by Competent Administrative Authorities Based on Opinion Statements 45