Article 197-3Aggravated Acceptance of Bribe; Its Acceptance after Resignation of Office
第百九十七条の三（加重収賄及び事後収賄）
When a public employee commits a crime prescribed under the preceding two Articles and consequently acts illegally or refrains from acting in the exercise of their duty, imprisonment for a definite term of 1 year or more is imposed.
公務員が前二条の罪を犯し、よって不正な行為をし、又は相当の行為をしなかったときは、一年以上の有期拘禁刑に処する。
The same applies when a public employee accepts, solicits or promises to accept a bribe, or is involved in a bribe to be given to a third party or solicits or promises a bribe to be given to a third party, in connection with having acted illegally or having refrained from acting in the exercise of the employee's duty.
When a person who resigned from the position of a public employee accepts, solicits or promises to accept a bribe in connection with having acted illegally or having refrained from acting in the exercise of their duty with agreement thereof in response to a request, the person is punished by imprisonment for 5 years or less.
公務員であった者が、その在職中に請託を受けて職務上不正な行為をしたこと又は相当の行為をしなかったことに関し、賄賂を収受し、又はその要求若しくは約束をしたときは、五年以下の拘禁刑に処する。