Even if a foreign national falls under the category of a foreign national subject to deportation, the Minister of Justice may, if the foreign national falls under any of the following items, grant the foreign national special permission to stay, upon an application from the foreign national or ex officio, pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order; provided, however, that if the foreign national is a person who has been sentenced to imprisonment for life or for a term exceeding 1 year (excluding a person who has been sentenced with the execution of the entire sentence suspended, and a person who has been sentenced with the execution of a part of the sentence suspended and for whom the part of the sentence whose execution was not suspended is 1 year or less), or a person who falls under Article 24, item (iii)-2 or (iii)-3, or item (iv), sub-item (c) or any of sub-items (l) through (o), this applies only if the Minister finds that there are special circumstances in which not permitting the foreign national to stay in Japan would be found to lack humanitarian consideration.
法務大臣は、外国人が退去強制対象者に該当する場合であつても、次の各号のいずれかに該当するときは、当該外国人からの申請により又は職権で、法務省令で定めるところにより、当該外国人の在留を特別に許可することができる。ただし、当該外国人が無期若しくは一年を超える拘禁刑に処せられた者（刑の全部の執行猶予の言渡しを受けた者及び刑の一部の執行猶予の言渡しを受けた者であつてその刑のうち執行が猶予されなかつた部分の期間が一年以下のものを除く。）又は第二十四条第三号の二、第三号の三若しくは第四号ハ若しくはオからヨまでのいずれかに該当する者である場合は、本邦への在留を許可しないことが人道上の配慮に欠けると認められる特別の事情があると認めるときに限る。
the suspect has obtained permission for permanent residence;
永住許可を受けているとき。
the suspect has had a registered domicile in Japan as a Japanese national in the past;
かつて日本国民として本邦に本籍を有したことがあるとき。
the suspect resides in Japan under the control of another person due to human trafficking; or
人身取引等により他人の支配下に置かれて本邦に在留するものであるとき。
the foreign national has been granted recognition of refugee status as prescribed in Article 61-2, paragraph (1) or recognition as a person eligible for complementary protection as prescribed in paragraph (2) of the same Article;
第六十一条の二第一項に規定する難民の認定又は同条第二項に規定する補完的保護対象者の認定を受けているとき。
the Minister of Justice finds that there are grounds to grant special permission to stay other than those prescribed in the previous items.
その他法務大臣が特別に在留を許可すべき事情があると認めるとき。
An application for the permission pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph (hereinafter referred to as "special permission to stay" in this Article) is to be filed with the Minister of Justice by a foreign national detained under a written detention order or a foreign national who is subject to a decision on supervision measures, in accordance with the procedures provided for by Ministry of Justice Order.
An application for special permission to stay may not be filed after a written deportation order has been issued to the foreign national.
Special permission to stay may be granted only after the foreign national has come to have no objection to the findings set forth in Article 47, paragraph (3) or the determination set forth in Article 48, paragraph (8), or after the Minister of Justice has made a decision that the objection is unreasonable pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3) of the preceding Article.
In determining whether to grant special permission to stay, the Minister of Justice is to take into consideration, with regard to the foreign national, the reasons for wishing to stay, family relationships, conduct, the circumstances that led to their entry into Japan, the period of their stay in Japan, their legal status during that period, the facts that constituted the grounds for deportation, and the need for humanitarian consideration, as well as the domestic and international situation, the impact on illegal residents in Japan, and other circumstances.
If the Minister of Justice grants special permission to stay, the Minister may determine the status of residence and the period of stay, and impose conditions which the Minister finds necessary, pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order.
If the Minister of Justice grants special permission to stay (limited to those related to the determination of the status of residence), the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency is to have an immigration inspector issue a residence card to the foreign national, if they become a mid- to long-term resident.
If the Minister of Justice has determined whether to grant special permission to stay, the Minister must notify the supervising immigration inspector of the result.
If the supervising immigration inspector receives a notice from the Minister of Justice that special permission to stay will be granted, the inspector must immediately release the foreign national, except where the foreign national is a person under supervision measures.
If an application for special permission to stay has been filed and the Minister of Justice makes a disposition not to grant special permission to stay, the Minister must promptly notify the foreign national who filed the application to that effect by a document stating the reasons, in accordance with the procedures provided for by Ministry of Justice Order.
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(Deportation)
a person who the Minister of Justice finds as having reasonable grounds to be likely to commit a criminal act for the purpose of intimidating the general public and governments provided for in…
公衆等脅迫目的の犯罪行為等のための資金等の提供等の処罰に関する法律（平成十四年法律第六十七号）第一条第一項に規定する公衆等脅迫目的の犯罪行為若しくは同条第二項に規定する特定犯罪行為（以下この号において「公衆等脅迫目的の犯罪行為等」という。）…
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a person whose entry into Japan is required to be prevented pursuant to an international agreement;
国際約束により本邦への入国を防止すべきものとされている者
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a foreign national residing in Japan (excluding those who were granted permission for provisional landing, permission for landing at a port of call, landing permission for cruise ship tourists…
本邦に在留する外国人（仮上陸の許可、寄港地上陸の許可、船舶観光上陸の許可、通過上陸の許可、乗員上陸の許可又は遭難による上陸の許可を受けた者を除く。）で次のイからヨまでに掲げる者のいずれかに該当するもの
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If an immigration inspector finds that the suspect falls under the category of a foreign national subject to deportation as a result of examination, they must promptly notify a supervising…
入国審査官は、審査の結果、容疑者が退去強制対象者に該当すると認定したときは、速やかに理由を付した書面をもつて、主任審査官及びその者にその旨を知らせなければならない。
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If a special inquiry officer determines that there is no error in the findings set forth in paragraph (3) of the preceding Article as a result of the hearing…
特別審理官は、口頭審理の結果、前条第三項の認定が誤りがないと判定したときは、速やかに主任審査官及び当該容疑者にその旨を知らせるとともに、当該容疑者に対し、次条の規定により異議を申し出ることができる旨及び第五十条第一項の規定による許可の申請をすることができる旨を知らせなければならない。
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If the Minister of Justice has received an objection filed pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), the Minister must make a decision on whether the objection is within reason and notify a…
法務大臣は、第一項の規定による異議の申出を受理したときは、異議の申出が理由があるかどうかを裁決して、その結果を主任審査官に通知しなければならない。
Open this provisionEven if a foreign national falls under the category of a foreign national subject to deportation, the Minister of Justice may, if the foreign national falls under any of the following items…
法務大臣は、外国人が退去強制対象者に該当する場合であつても、次の各号のいずれかに該当するときは、当該外国人からの申請により又は職権で、法務省令で定めるところにより、当該外国人の在留を特別に許可することができる。
Open this provisionEven if a foreign national falls under the category of a foreign national subject to deportation, the Minister of Justice may, if the foreign national falls under any of the following items…
法務大臣は、外国人が退去強制対象者に該当する場合であつても、次の各号のいずれかに該当するときは、当該外国人からの申請により又は職権で、法務省令で定めるところにより、当該外国人の在留を特別に許可することができる。
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If a foreign national in Japan files an application for recognition of refugee status in accordance with the procedures provided by Ministry of Justice Order…
法務大臣は、本邦にある外国人から法務省令で定める手続により難民である旨の認定の申請があつたときは、その提出した資料に基づき、その者が難民である旨の認定（以下「難民の認定」という。）を行うことができる。
Open this provisionRecognition of Refugee Status, etc.
If a foreign national in Japan files an application for recognition as a person eligible for complementary protection in accordance with the procedures provided by Ministry of Justice Order…
法務大臣は、本邦にある外国人から法務省令で定める手続により補完的保護対象者である旨の認定の申請があつたときは、その提出した資料に基づき、その者が補完的保護対象者である旨の認定（以下「補完的保護対象者の認定」という。）を行うことができる。
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「外国人」
Anyone who does not hold Japanese nationality.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (i)· applies throughout the law
human trafficking
「人身取引等」
Abducting, kidnapping, buying or selling a person, or handing over, receiving, transporting or hiding such a person, for profit, for indecent purposes or to harm them; and placing a person under 18 under one's control, or handing one over to someone else's, for those purposes.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (vii)· applies throughout the law
immigration inspector
「入国審査官」
The immigration official provided for in Article 61-3, who examines people landing in Japan and cases for deportation, among other duties.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (x)· applies throughout the law
supervising immigration inspector
「主任審査官」
A senior immigration inspector designated by the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xi)· applies throughout the law
period of staymachine translation
「在留期間」
How long a foreign national may stay in Japan under a status of residence; the lengths are set by Ministry of Justice Order and, for most statuses, cannot exceed five years.
Short name set inArticle 2-2, paragraph (3)
mid- to long-term residents
「中長期在留者」
A foreign national residing in Japan with a status of residence who is issued a residence card: everyone except those granted a stay of three months or less, Temporary Visitors, holders of Diplomat or Official status, and others specified by Ministry of Justice Order.
Short name set inArticle 19-3, paragraph (1)
decision on supervision measuresmachine translation
「監理措置決定」
A supervising immigration inspector's decision to place a foreign national under supervision measures instead of detention, or to release a detained person and place them under those measures.
Defined inArticle 44-2, paragraph (7)· applies only in this section and in Article 50, paragraph (2)
person under supervision measuresmachine translation
「被監理者」
A foreign national placed under supervision measures, living outside detention under the oversight of a supervisor (監理人).
Defined inArticle 44-2, paragraph (7)· applies from here on, except in Chapter 5, Section 4
foreign national subject to deportationmachine translation
「退去強制対象者」
A foreign national who falls under any of the grounds for deportation in Article 24 and does not qualify for a departure order instead.
Defined inArticle 45, paragraph (1)
special permission to staymachine translation
「在留特別許可」
Permission the Minister of Justice may grant under Article 50(1) for a foreign national who would otherwise be deported to stay in Japan.
Short name set inArticle 50, paragraph (2)· applies only in this article
recognition of refugee statusmachine translation
「難民の認定」
The Minister of Justice's recognition, on the application of a foreign national in Japan, that the person is a refugee.
Short name set inArticle 61-2, paragraph (1)
recognition as a person eligible for complementary protectionmachine translation
「補完的保護対象者の認定」
The Minister of Justice's recognition, on the application of a foreign national in Japan, that the person is eligible for complementary protection.
Short name set inArticle 61-2, paragraph (2)
imprisonment
拘禁刑
The punishment of being held in a penal institution (刑事施設), for life or for a fixed term of one month to twenty years (Penal Code, Article 12, paragraphs (1) and (2)); a fixed term can be raised to thirty years where the punishment is aggravated, or cut below one month where it is reduced (Article 14, paragraph (2)). To help the person reform and rehabilitate, they may be made to do work or given guidance (Article 12, paragraph (3)). It ranks below the death penalty and above a fine (罰金) among the principal punishments (Articles 9 and 10, paragraph (1)). It replaced imprisonment with work (懲役) and imprisonment without work (禁錮) when the Act Partially Amending the Penal Code, etc. (Act No. 67 of 2022) came into force (Act No. 67 of 2022, Article 2), and a person sentenced to either is treated, for the rules on a person's qualifications, as sentenced to imprisonment for the same term (Act No. 68 of 2022, Article 443, paragraph (1)).
Written by AI using Penal Code, Arts. 9, 10, 12, 14, Act No. 67 of 2022, Art. 2 and Act No. 68 of 2022, Art. 443 as a reference.
suspended sentence
執行猶予
A court's decision, when it passes a sentence, to hold off carrying it out. A person sentenced to imprisonment (拘禁刑) of three years or less or a fine (罰金) of 500,000 yen or less who has not been sentenced to imprisonment before, or not within five years of finishing such a sentence, may have the whole of it suspended for one to five years from the day the judgment becomes final (Penal Code, Article 25, paragraph (1)), and may be put under probation (保護観察) for that time (Article 25-2, paragraph (1)). A person whose earlier imprisonment was itself wholly suspended may have a new sentence of two years or less suspended again where there are especially extenuating circumstances, and is then put under probation (Article 25, paragraph (2); Article 25-2, paragraph (1)). If the period passes without the suspension being revoked, the sentence loses its effect (Article 27, paragraph (1)), unless a prosecution is pending for a crime committed in the period, in which case it stays in effect and can still be revoked (paragraphs (2), (4) and (5)); it must or may be revoked if, for example, the person commits another crime in the period and is sentenced to imprisonment without suspension (Articles 26 and 26-2). A sentence of imprisonment of three years or less may also be suspended in part, the rest being served first (Article 27-2).
Written by AI using Penal Code, Arts. 25 to 27-2 as a reference.