Article 6Definitions

一the term "Japan" means Honshu, Hokkaido, Shikoku, and Kyushu, and the islands associated with them that are prescribed by Ministry of Finance Order and Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry;

二the term "foreign country" means any area outside Japan;

三the term "Japanese currency" means currency expressed in units of Japanese yen;

四the term "foreign currency" means any currency other than Japanese currency;

五the term "resident" means a natural person with a domicile or residence in Japan or a corporation whose principal office is in Japan. Regardless of whether a non-resident's branch office, local office, or other such office in Japan has the legal authority to represent that non-resident, that office is deemed to be a resident, even if the non-resident's principal office is located in a foreign country;

六the term "non-resident" means a natural person or corporation other than a resident;

七the term "means of payment" means any of the following:

イbanknotes, government notes, and coins;

ロchecks (including traveler's checks), bills of exchange, postal money orders, and letters of credit;

ハthe property value entered in a voucher, electronic device, or any other object (referred to as a "voucher or other such object" in Article 19, paragraph (1)) using electronic or magnetic means (meaning electronic means, magnetic means, or any other means that cannot be perceived with the human senses), which unspecified or a large number of persons can use among themselves for payment (limited to one prescribed by Cabinet Order as having a status of use that approximates a currency); and

ニwhat is prescribed by Cabinet Order as being equivalent to what is stated in (a) or (b);

八the term "foreign means of payment" means a foreign currency or any other means of payment (excluding Japanese currency) that is denominated in a foreign currency or that can be used for payment in a foreign country, regardless of the currency unit;

九the term "electronic payment instruments" means any of the following:

イelectronic payment instrument (meaning an electronic payment instrument as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (5) of the Payment Services Act (Act No. 59 of 2009); the same applies in the right-hand column of row 1 of the table in Article 16-2, Article 17-4, paragraph (2) and Article 18-6, paragraph (2)); and

ロcryptoasset (meaning a cryptoasset as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (14) of the Payment Services Act; the same applies in the right-hand column of row 5 of the table in Article 16-2);

十the term "precious metal" means gold bullion, gold alloy bullion, gold coins that are not in circulation, or any other object whose principal material is gold;

十一the term "security" means a public bond, corporate bond, share, equity interest, certificate granting rights related to a public bond or share, bond certificate, treasury bond, mortgage security, profit certificate, coupon, dividend certificate, renewal coupon, or any security or certificate prescribed by Cabinet Order as being similar to them, regardless of whether it has been materialized;

十二the term "foreign currency security" means a security for which a person can receive payment in a foreign country or a security that is denominated in a foreign currency;

十三the term "claim" means a time deposit, current deposit, special current deposit, deposit at notice, insurance policy, or current account balance, or a monetary claim not stated in any of the preceding items which arises from a loan, bid, or other source;

十四the term "futures contract on a financial indicator or similar metric" means a contract associated with market derivatives transactions prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (21) of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (Act No. 25 of 1948) (excluding those prescribed by Cabinet Order; hereinafter the same applies in this item), over-the-counter derivatives transactions prescribed in paragraph (22) of that Article (excluding those prescribed by Cabinet Order), transactions similar to market derivatives transactions prescribed in paragraph (21) of that Article which are conducted on a foreign financial instruments market prescribed in paragraph (8), item (iii), (b) of that Article, or any other transaction prescribed by Cabinet Order as being similar to them;

十五the term "goods" means movables other than precious metals, means of payment, and securities and any other certificates embodying claims; and

十六the term "assets" means assets including what is prescribed in items (vii), (ix) through (xi), and (xiii), and the preceding item.