Whistleblower Protection Act

Any person who has divulged any information provided for in Article 12 in violation of the Article is to be subject toIf a person has engaged in specified disadvantageous treatment such as dismissal, in violation of the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (1), the person who has committed the violation is subject to imprisonment for not more than six months or a fine of not more than 300,000 yen.

If a person falls under one of the following items, the person who has committed the violation is subject to a fine of not more than 300,000 yen:

when a person has violated an order under the provisions of Article 15-2, paragraph (2);

when a person has failed to make a report under the provisions of Article 16, paragraph (1) or has made a false report, or has refused, obstructed, or evaded an inspection under the provisions of the paragraph.

AAny person who has failed to make a report under Article 15 or has made a false report is punished by a civil divulged any information provided for in Article 12 in violation of the Article is to be subject to a fine of not more than 200,000300,000 yen.

If the representative of a corporation or the agent, employee, or other worker of a corporation or individual violates the provisions stated in one of the following items in connection with the business of the corporation or individual, in addition to the offender being subject to punishment, the corporation is subject to the fine prescribed in the relevant item and the individual is subject to the fine referred to in the relevant paragraph:

Article 21, paragraph (1):a fine of not more than 30 million yen;

Article 21, paragraph (2):the fine referred to in that paragraph.

The provisions of the preceding paragraph (limited to the part relating to item (i)) do not apply to the national government and local governments.

A person who has failed to make a report under Article 16, paragraph (2) or has made a false report is punished by a civil fine of not more than 200,000 yen.