Chapter VIII Penal Provisions (Articles 205 to 205-2-2)
The law as Act Partially Amending the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and the Payment Services Act (Act No. 64 of 2026) leaves it, with the words it changes marked.
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If any of the following items applies, the person who has committed the violation is subject to punishment by imprisonment for not more than six months, a fine of not more than 500,000 yen, or both:
when the person violates the provisions of Article 4, paragraph (4); Article 4, paragraph (6) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 23-8, paragraph (4)); Article 13, paragraph (4) or (5) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 23-12, paragraph (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 27) and Article 27); Article 15, paragraphs (2) through (4) as these provisions are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 15, paragraph (6) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 23-12, paragraph (3) and including as these provisions are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 27); Article 23, paragraph (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 23-12, paragraph (5) and including as these provisions are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 27); Article 23-8, paragraph (3) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 27); or Article 24-2, paragraph (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 27);
when the person fails to submit an amended report under Article 27-8, paragraphs (2) through (4) as these provisions are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 27-10, paragraph (8), or under Article 27-8, paragraphs (2) through (4) as these provisions are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 27-10, paragraph (12);
when the person fails to send a copy of a document under Article 27-10, paragraph (9) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 27-10, paragraph (10)); Article 27-10, paragraph (13) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 27-10, paragraph (14)); or Article 27-27 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 27-29, paragraph (2));
when the person violates the provisions of Article 27-15, paragraph (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 27-22-2, paragraph (2));
when the person fails to make a report or submit materials under Article 26, paragraph (1) or Article 26-3, paragraph (6) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 27); Article 27-22, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 27-22-2, paragraph (2)), Article 27-22, paragraph (2), Article 27-30, paragraph (1) or (2), Article 27-35, paragraph (1), or Article 27-37, paragraph (1), or makes a false report or submits false materials;
when the person provides or discloses foreign securities information under Article 27-32-2, paragraph (1) or (2) that contains a false statement about a material particular;
when the person, in a secondary distribution of foreign securities, sells the securities subject to that secondary distribution of foreign securities without providing or disclosing the foreign securities information under Article 27-32-2, paragraph (1) in connection with that secondary distribution of foreign securities;
when the person fails to provide or disclose the foreign securities information under Article 27-32-2, paragraph (2);
第二十七条の三十二の二第二項の規定による外国証券情報の提供又は公表をしないとき。
Article 205, paragraph (1), item (vi-5)
when the person violates an order under Article 27-38, paragraph (2);
第二十七条の三十八第二項の規定による命令に違反したとき。
Article 205, paragraph (1), item (vi-6)Added
the person, in violation of Article 27-53, paragraphs (1) through (3), fails to publish information on specified cryptoassets, etc. under those provisions, or violates the provisions of Article 27-54, paragraph (2) with respect to the information on specified cryptoassets, etc.;
the person, in violation of Article 27-53, paragraph (1) or Article 27-54, paragraph (3), publishes information on specified cryptoassets, etc. under the provisions of Article 27-53, paragraph (1) that contains a false statement regarding a material particular;
the person, in violation of Article 27-53, paragraph (4) or Article 27-54, paragraph (3), publishes information on specified cryptoassets, etc. under the provisions of Article 27-53, paragraph (2) or (3) that contains a false statement regarding a material particular;
the person does not file a notification under the provisions of Article 27-55 or Article 27-64, or files a false notification;
第二十七条の五十五又は第二十七条の六十四の規定による届出をせず、又は虚偽の届出をしたとき。
Article 205, paragraph (1), item (vi-10)Added
the person does not file a notification under the provisions of Article 27-56, paragraph (2), or files a false notification;
第二十七条の五十六第二項の規定による届出をせず、又は虚偽の届出をしたとき。
Article 205, paragraph (1), item (vi-11)Added
the person fails to make a report or submit materials under the provisions of Article 27-58, paragraph (1), Article 27-59, paragraph (4), or Article 27-68, paragraph (1), or makes a false report or submits false materials;
the person publishes cryptoasset information under the provisions of Article 27-60, extraordinary cryptoasset information under the provisions of Article 27-61, or amended cryptoasset information, etc. relating to cryptoasset information, etc. pursuant to the provisions of Article 27-62 or an order under the provisions of Article 27-65, paragraph (1), any of which contains a false statement regarding a material particular;
the person fails to publish cryptoasset information under the provisions of Article 27-60 or extraordinary cryptoasset information under the provisions of Article 27-61, or violates the provisions of Article 27-63 with respect to the cryptoasset information or extraordinary cryptoasset information;
the person fails to publish amended cryptoasset information, etc. relating to cryptoasset information, etc. under an order under the provisions of Article 27-65, paragraph (1), or violates the provisions of Article 27-63 with respect to the amended cryptoasset information, etc.;
the person violates an order under Article 27-65, paragraph (2);
第二十七条の六十五第二項の規定による命令に違反したとき。
Article 205, paragraph (1), item (vii)Changed
when the person enters a false statement into a written application or an attached document under the provisions of Article 30-3; Article 64, paragraph (3) or (4) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 64-4, paragraph (3) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 66-25) and Article 66-25); or Article 85-2, paragraph (1) or (2) and submits it;
when the person, in violation of Article 31-2, paragraph (8), fails to make a deposit;
第三十一条の二第八項の規定に違反して、供託を行わなかつたとき。
Article 205, paragraph (1), item (ix)
when the person fails to submit a notification or an attached document under the provisions of Article 32, paragraph (1) or (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 32-4 and Article 57-26, paragraph (1)), or submits a false notification or attached document;
when the person fails to make a notification under the provisions of Article 32, paragraph (3), or makes a false notification;
第三十二条第三項の規定による届出をせず、又は虚偽の届出をしたとき。
Article 205, paragraph (1), item (x)
when the person fails to represent a matter prescribed in Article 37, paragraph (1) or Article 66-10, paragraph (1) or makes a false representation;
第三十七条第一項又は第六十六条の十第一項に規定する事項を表示せず、又は虚偽の表示をしたとき。
Article 205, paragraph (1), item (xi)
when the person violates the provisions of Article 37, paragraph (2) or Article 66-10, paragraph (2);
第三十七条第二項又は第六十六条の十第二項の規定に違反したとき。
Article 205, paragraph (1), item (xii)Changed
when the person, in violation of Article 37-3, paragraph (1), Article 37-4, or Article 37-437-5, fails to provide information or give notice under those provisions, or provides or gives notice of false information;
when the person fails to make a notification under Article 37-3, paragraph (3), Article 42-7, paragraph (2), Article 103-2, paragraph (3), Article 106-3, paragraph (3) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 106-10, paragraph (4) or Article 106-17, paragraph (4)), Article 106-14, paragraph (3), or Article 156-5-5, paragraph (3), or makes a false notification;
when the person, in violation of Article 37-5, paragraph (1), fails to deliver a written document, or delivers a written document that does not contain the particulars prescribed in that paragraph or a written document that contains a false statement, or, by the means prescribed in Article 34-2, paragraph (4) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 37-5, paragraph (2), makes a provision that lacks those particulars or a provision of false particulars;
when the person, in violation of the provisions of Article 43-5, fails to make the particulars prescribed in that Article available for inspection, or makes false particulars available for inspection;
when the person, in violation of the provisions of Article 67-18, makes a false report;
第六十七条の十八の規定に違反して、虚偽の報告をしたとき。
Article 205, paragraph (1), item (xvi)
when the person violates the provisions of Article 86, paragraph (2);
第八十六条第二項の規定に違反したとき。
Article 205, paragraph (1), item (xvii)
when the person fails to submit a statement of holdings in subject voting rights under the provisions of Article 103-3, paragraph (1), Article 106-15, or Article 156-5-3, paragraph (1), or submits a statement of holdings in subject voting rights containing a false statement;
when the person violates the Cabinet Office Order under the provisions of Article 161, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (2) of that Article and Article 171-16) or paragraph (3) of that Article;
when the person violates the provisions of Article 163 or Article 165-2, paragraph (1) or (2) in failing to submit a written report or in submitting a written report containing a false statement, or makes a false filing in the filing under the provisions of Article 164, paragraph (5) or Article 165-2, paragraph (10); or
when the person violates the provisions of Article 165, Article 165-2, paragraph (16), or Article 169.
第百六十五条、第百六十五条の二第十六項又は第百六十九条の規定に違反したとき。
Article 205, paragraph (1), item (xxi)Added
the person violates the provisions of Article 171-12;
第百七十一条の十二の規定に違反したとき。
Article 205-2第二百五条の二
Article 205-2, paragraph (1)
If there is a failure to prepare or preserve the records under Article 156-48 or Article 156-50, paragraph (9), or a false record is prepared, the person who committed the violation is subject to punishment by a fine of not more than one million yen.
In any of the following cases, a person who has committed said violation is subject to a fine of not more than five hundred thousand yen:
次の各号のいずれかに該当する場合には、当該違反行為をした者は、五十万円以下の罰金に処する。
Article 205-2-2, paragraph (1), item (i)Changed
when the person discontinues financial instruments obligation assumption service without obtaining fails to make a report or submit materials under the authorization referred to in Article 156-20-15provisions of Article 57-33, or makes a false report or submits false materials;
when the person suspends or discontinues all or part of dispute resolution services, etc. (meaning the dispute resolution services, etc. prescribed in Article 156-38, paragraph (11))financial instruments obligation assumption service without obtaining the authorization referred to in Article 156-60, paragraph (1); or156-20-15;
when the person suspends or discontinues all or part of trade repository business dispute resolution services, etc. (meaning the dispute resolution services, etc. prescribed in Article 156-38, paragraph (12)) without obtaining the authorization referred to in Article 156-82156-60, paragraph (1).; or
when the person suspends or discontinues all or part of trade repository business without obtaining the authorization referred to in Article 156-82, paragraph (1).
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