The Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency may provide foreign authorities that perform duties corresponding to the duties of immigration and residency management, and Recognition of Refugee Status and recognition as a person eligible for complementary protection provided by the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (hereinafter referred to as "foreign immigration and residency administration authorities" in this Article) with information found helpful for the execution of their duties (limited to those corresponding to immigration, residency management, and Recognition of Refugee Status and recognition as a person eligible for complementary protection provided by the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act; hereinafter the same applies in the next paragraph).
出入国在留管理庁長官は、出入国管理及び難民認定法に規定する出入国及び在留の管理並びに難民の認定及び補完的保護対象者の認定の職務に相当する職務を行う外国の当局（以下この条において「外国出入国在留管理当局」という。）に対し、その職務（出入国管理及び難民認定法に規定する出入国及び在留の管理並びに難民の認定及び補完的保護対象者の認定の職務に相当するものに限る。次項において同じ。）の遂行に資すると認める情報を提供することができる。
In providing information pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, appropriate measures must be taken to ensure that the information is not used for any purpose other than contributing to the performance of the duties of the foreign immigration and residency administration authority.
前項の規定による情報の提供については、当該情報が当該外国出入国在留管理当局の職務の遂行に資する目的以外の目的で使用されないよう適切な措置がとられなければならない。
Upon request from a foreign immigration and residency administration authority, the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency may, notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, consent to the use of information provided pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) for the investigation or trial of a foreign criminal case pertaining to the request (hereinafter referred to as an "investigation, etc." in this paragraph), except in cases falling under any of the following items:
出入国在留管理庁長官は、外国出入国在留管理当局からの要請があつたときは、前項の規定にかかわらず、次の各号のいずれかに該当する場合を除き、第一項の規定により提供した情報を当該要請に係る外国の刑事事件の捜査又は審判（以下この項において「捜査等」という。）に使用することについて同意をすることができる。
the crime subject to the investigation, etc. of the criminal case pertaining to the request is a political crime, or the request is found to have been made for the purpose of conducting an investigation, etc. into a political crime;
当該要請に係る刑事事件の捜査等の対象とされている犯罪が政治犯罪であるとき、又は当該要請が政治犯罪について捜査等を行う目的で行われたものと認められるとき。
if the act constituting the crime subject to the investigation, etc. of the criminal case pertaining to the request were committed in Japan, that act would not constitute a crime under the laws and regulations of Japan; or
当該要請に係る刑事事件の捜査等の対象とされている犯罪に係る行為が日本国内において行われたとした場合において、その行為が日本国の法令によれば罪に当たるものでないとき。
there is no assurance from the requesting country that it will comply with a request of the same kind made by Japan.
日本国が行う同種の要請に応ずる旨の要請国の保証がないとき。
In giving the consent set forth in the preceding paragraph, the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency must obtain in advance confirmation from the Minister of Justice that the case does not fall under item (i) or (ii) of the same paragraph, and confirmation from the Minister of Foreign Affairs that the case does not fall under item (iii) of the same paragraph, respectively.