Criminal Code of Japan

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The Criminal Code (刑法 Keihō) of Japan was passed in 1907 as Law No. 45. It is one of the Six Codes that form the foundation of Japanese law.

[edit] See also

• Criminal law
• Crime in Japan
• Criminal justice system of Japan

[edit] External links

• The Penal Code, translated into English by the Cabinet Secretariat
• The Penal Code in Japanese and English