A person who sets fire to and burns a building, train, tram, vessel or mine which is being used as a dwelling or for which a person is actually present is punished by the death penalty or imprisonment for life or for a definite term of 5 years or more.

①A person who sets fire to and burns a building, vessel, or mine not being used as dwelling or in which persons are not actually present is punished by imprisonment for a definite term of 2 years or more.

②When the object prescribed in the preceding paragraph belongs to the offender, imprisonment for 6 months or more and 7 years or less is imposed; provided, however, that if there is no resulting danger to the public, such act is not punishable.

①A person who sets fire to and burns any object not provided for in the preceding two Articles and thereby endangers the public is punished by imprisonment for 1 year or more and 10 years or less.

②When the object prescribed for in the preceding paragraph belongs to the offender, imprisonment for 1 year or less or a fine of 100,000 yen or less is imposed.

①As a result of commission of the crime prescribed under paragraph (2) of Article 109 or paragraph (2) of the preceding Article, if a fire spreads to and burns any object provided in Article 108 or paragraph (1) of Article 109, imprisonment for 3 months or more and 10 years or less is imposed.

②As a result of commission of the crime prescribed under paragraph (2) of the preceding Article, if a fire spreads to and burns any object prescribed in paragraph (1) of that Article, imprisonment for 3 years or less is imposed.

Any attempt to commit the crimes prescribed under Article 108 and paragraph (1) of Article 109 is punished.

A person who makes preparations with the intention of committing a crime prescribed under Article 108 or paragraph (1) of Article 109, is punished by imprisonment for 2 years or less; provided, however, that the person may be exempted from the punishment in light of circumstances.

In the event of a fire, a person who obstructs fire-fighting by concealing or damaging a fire-fighting equipment or by any other means, is punished by imprisonment for 1 year or more and 10 years or less.

Even when the object prescribed in paragraph (1) of Article 109 or paragraph (1) of Article 110 belongs to an offender, the offender is dealt with as an offender who has burned another person's object when the object is subject to attachment, encumbrance, lease, the establishment of a spouse's right of residence or insurance.

①A person who causes a fire through negligence and thereby burns the object provided for in Article 108 or the object provided for in Article 109 which belongs to another person is punished by a fine of not more than 500,000 yen.

②The same applies to a person who causes a fire through negligence and thereby burns any of the person's own objects provided for in Article 109 or any object provided for in Article 110 and thereby endangers the public.

①A person who damages the object prescribed in Article 108 or the object prescribed in Article 109 which belongs to another person by detonating gunpowder, a steam-boiler or other explosive objects is dealt with in the same manner as in the case of committing arson. The same also applies to a person who damages the object prescribed in Article 109 which belongs to the person or the object prescribed in Article 110 and thereby endangers the public.

②When an act provided for in the preceding paragraph is caused through negligence, it is dealt with in the same manner as in the case of fire caused through negligence.

When an act prescribed in Article 116 or in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article is committed as a result of a failure to exercise necessary care in the pursuit of social activities or due to gross negligence, imprisonment for 3 years or less or a fine of 1,500,000 yen or less is imposed.

①A person who causes gas, electricity, or steam to leak or flow out or to be cut off and thereby endangers the life, body or property of another person is punished by imprisonment for 3 years or less or a fine of 100,000 yen or less.

②A person who causes gas, electricity or steam to leak or flow out or to be cut off and thereby causes the death or injury of another person is sentenced to the punishment prescribed for the crimes of injury or the preceding paragraph whichever is greater.