National Report 

On implementation of the United Nations Programme 
of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade 
in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects 


Government of Japan 
（April, 2005） 

Executive Summary 

A.) National level 

1. National coordination agency 
2. National point of contact 
Conventional Arms Division 
Disarmament, Non-proliferation and Science Department 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs 


2-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8919, JAPAN 
Telephone: +81-3 5501-8223 
Fax: +81-3-5501-8220 


3. Legislation, regulations, administrative procedures 
i) What national laws, regulations and administrative procedures exist to exercise effective control 
over SALW in the following areas? (II.2) 

. production 
. export 
. import 
. transit 
. retransfer 
National Laws, Regulations and Decrees 
Area: Law/ Regulation/ Decree Date 
Production Bukitou Seizou Hou（武器等製造法）1953 
Ordnance Manufacturing Law 

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Aim. The Law (promulgated on August 1 1953, Law No. 145) aims to regulate 
the manufacture, sales, etc. of ordnance, hunting guns, etc. in order to ensure 
public safety. Manufacturing activity of ordnance requires authorization. 
Specific provisions. In this Law “ordnance” is defined as “firearms”, “their 
ammunition”, “explosives” and “mechanical device that drops or ejects 
explosives”, or their parts. Manufacture of ordnance requires permission by 
the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (Articles 3 & 4). Violation is 
liable to penalties of 3 years or less imprisonment, or a fine of up to 300 
thousand yen. In particular, Violation of manufacture of guns is liable to 
penalties of 3 to 15 years imprisonment. Violation for profit is liable to 
penalties of 5 to 15 years or life imprisonment, or 5 to 15 years or life 
imprisonment and a fine of up to 5 million yen (Article 31& 32). 
Production Kayakurui Torishimari Hou（火薬類取締法）1950 
Explosives Control Law 
Aim. The Law (promulgated on May 4 1950, Law No. 149) aims to regulate the 
manufacture, sales, stockpiling, transportation, consumption, etc. of explosives 
in order to prevent explosives-related disasters and to ensure public safety. 
Specific provisions. In this Law “explosives” are defined as “gunpowder,” 
“explosives” and “”related products” (Article 2-1). Their manufacture 
requires permission by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (Articles 3 
& 4). Violation is liable to penalties of 3 years or less imprisonment, or a fine 
of up to 1million yen (Article 58). 
Export Gaikokukawase Oyobi Gaikokuboueki Hou（外国為替及
び外国貿易法）
1949 
Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law 
Aim. The Law (promulgated on December 1 1949, Law No. 228) aims to 
control and coordinate external trade only to the minimum extent needed, in 
order to foster its healthy development, balance of payments and the stability of 
currency. This is the basic law of Japan governing external trade. 
Specific provisions. Export of arms from Japan requires license by the Minister 
of Economy, Trade and Industry under Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade 
Law (Article 48-1) and Export Trade Control Order (promulgated on 
December 1 1949, Order No. 378). Violation is liable to penalties of 5 years or 
less imprisonment or a fine of up to 2 million yen, or both; however, if five 
times of the value of exported arms exceeds 2 million yen, a fine of up to that 
amount (Article 69-6). 
Import KanzeiTeiritsu Hou／Kanzei Hou（関税定率法／関税
法）
1910/1954 
Customs Tariff Law/ Customs Law 
Aim. Customs Tariff Law (promulgated on April 15 1910, Law No. 54) and 
Customs Law (promulgated on April 2 1954, Law No. 61) comprise basic 
legislation of Japan governing its customs system. While Customs Law 
provides for the substance and procedures related to the assessment, payment 
and collection of customs as well as the export/import control of goods, 
Customs Tariff Law provides for the tariff rate of customs. 
Specific provisions. Customs Tariff Law prohibits the import of “handguns, 
military rifles, machine guns, guns and their ammunition and parts” (Article 
21-1. 2). Violation is liable to penalties of 5 years or less imprisonment or a 
fine of up to 30 million yen, or both (Customs Law, Article 109-1). 

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Import/ 
Possession 
Juuhou Toukenrui Shojitou Torishimari Hou（銃砲刀剣
類所持等取締法）
1958 
Firearms and Swords Control Law 
Aim. The Law (promulgated on March 10 1958, Law No.6) aims to prohibit, in 
principle, the possession of firearms and swords. Of firearms, the import of 
handguns, military rifles, machine guns and guns is also prohibited, in 
principle. 
Specific provisions. In this Law “firearms” are defined as handguns, military 
rifles, machine guns, guns, hunting guns, any other firearms charged with 
gunpowder, and air guns (Article 2-1). Import of firearms in violation of 
Article 3-4 is liable to penalties of 3 to 20 years imprisonment. Import for 
profit is liable to penalties of 5 to 20 years or life imprisonment, or 5 to 20 
years or life imprisonment and a fine of up to 10 million yen. 

Administrative Procedures 
Area: Administrative Procedures 
Export Bukiyusyutu Sangensoku tou（武器輸出三原則等）
Three Principles on Arms Export and the Unified View 
(A) Three Principles on Arms Export 
As are mentioned above, export of arms from Japan requires license from 
the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry under Foreign Exchange and 
Foreign Trade Law and Export Control Order. Three Principles on Arms 
Export was announced by the Cabinet of Prime Minister Eisaku Sato in April 
1967 as a guideline in implementing the above Law and Order. The Three 
Principles are not to license the export of arms (a) to communist countries, (b) 
to UN Security Council arms embargo countries, and (c) to countries involved 
in or likely to be involved in international conflicts. (Hunting guns and sport 
guns are not regarded as “arms” in this context.) 
(B) Unified View of the Government on Arms Export 
In connection with the above Three Principles, Unified View of the 
Government on Arms Export was announced by the Cabinet of Prime Minister 
Takeo Miki in February 1976. According to this Unified View, Japan as a 
nation dedicated to peace decided, in order not to exacerbate international 
conflicts, (a) not to license the export of arms to the countries or regions 
restricted in the Three Principles, (b) to refrain from the arms export to other 
areas not included in the Three Principles in conformity with the spirit of the 
Japanese Constitution and Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law, and (c) 
also to treat the equipment for arms production in the same category as arms. 

ii) What national measures exist to prevent the manufacture, stockpiling, transfer and possession of 
unmarked or inadequately marked SALW? How have these been implemented? (II.8) 

Japan is now considering measures, such as the revision of the related laws and 
regulations, in order to prevent the manufacture, stockpiling, transfer and possession of 
unmarked or inadequately marked SALW. 
Currently, as for possession, the Prefectural Public Safety Commissions, when giving the 
civilian permission to possess firearms (hunting and sporting guns), require them to mark 
on those firearms (hunting guns and sporting guns)serial number that has not been 
registered yet (Firearms and Swords Control Law. Article 4-3. 2). 

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iii) Please describe how national laws, regulations and procedures that impact on the prevention, 
combating and eradication of the illicit trade in SALW in all its aspects are made public. (II.23) 

National laws, regulations and procedures of Japan that impact on the prevention, 
combating and eradiation of the illicit trade in SALW in all its aspects are made public 
through Official Gazettes. 

4. Law enforcement/criminalization 
i) What national legislative or other measures exist to make the illegal manufacture, possession, 
stockpiling and trade of SALW criminal offences under domestic law? How have these measures been 
implemented? (II.3) 

National criminal offences relating to illicit SALW 
Area: Law / other measure Date 
Manufacture Bukitou Seizou Hou（武器等製造法）1953 
Ordnance Manufacturing Law 
Aim. The Law (promulgated on August 1 1953, Law No. 145) aims to regulate 
the manufacture, sales, etc. of ordnance, hunting guns, etc. in order to ensure 
public safety. Manufacturing activity of ordnance requires authorization. 
Specific provisions. In this Law “ordnance” is defined as “firearms”, “their 
ammunition”, “explosives” and “mechanical device that drops or ejects 
explosives”, or their parts. Manufacture of ordnance requires permission by 
the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (Articles 3 & 4). Violation is 
liable to penalties of 3years or less imprisonment, or a fine of up to 300 
thousand yen. In particular, Violation of manufacture of guns is liable to 
penalties of 3 to 15 years imprisonment. Violation for profit is liable to 
penalties of 5 to 15 years or life imprisonment, or 5 to 15 years or life 
imprisonment and a fine of up to 5 million yen (Article 31& 32). 
Manufacture Kayakurui Torishimari Hou（火薬類取締法）1950 
Explosives Control Law 
Aim. The Law (promulgated on May 4 1950, Law No. 149) aims to regulate the 
manufacture, sales, stockpiling, transportation, consumption, etc. of explosives 
in order to prevent explosives-related disasters and to ensure public safety. 
Specific provisions. In this Law “explosives” are defined as “gunpowder,” 
“explosives” and “”related products” (Article 2-1). Their manufacture 
requires permission by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (Articles 3 
& 4). Violation is liable to penalties of 3 years or less imprisonment, or a fine 
of up to 1million yen (Article 58). 
Possession Juuhou Toukenrui Shojitou Torishimari Hou（銃砲刀剣
類所持等取締法）
1958 
Firearms and Swords Control Law 

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Aim. The Law (promulgated on March 10 1958, Law No.6) aims to prohibit, in 
principle, the possession of firearms and swords. Of firearms, the import of 
handguns, military rifles, machine guns and guns is also prohibited, in 
principle. 
Specific provisions. In this Law “firearms” are defined as handguns, military 
rifles, machine guns, guns, hunting guns, any other firearms charged with 
gunpowder, and air guns (Article 2-1). Import of firearms in violation of 
Article 3-4 is liable to penalties of 3 to 20 years imprisonment. Import for 
profit is liable to penalties of 5 to 20 years or life imprisonment, or 5 to 20 
years or life imprisonment and a fine of up to 10 million yen. 
Possession Jieitai Hou/KokusaiheiwaKyouryokuHou （自衛隊法／国
際平和協力法）
1954/1992 
Self-Defense Forces Law/International Peace Cooperation Law 
Aim. Self-Defense Forces personnel and personnel engaged in international 
peace cooperation assignments are permitted to possess weapons for 
accomplishment of their mission under the law. 
Specific provisions. Self-Defense Forces Law (promulgated on June 9 1954, 
Law No. 165) permits officers of Self-Defense Forces to possess weapons 
(Article 87). International Peace Cooperation Law (promulgated on June 19 
1992, Law No. 79) also permits personnel engaged in international peace 
cooperation assignments to possess weapons (Article 22 & 23). 
Trade Gaikokukawase Oyobi Gaikokuboueki Hou（外国為替及
び外国貿易法）
1958 
Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law 
Aim. The Law (promulgated on December 1 1949, Law No. 228) aims to 
control and coordinate external trade only to the minimum extent needed, in 
order to foster its healthy development, balance of payments and the stability of 
currency. This is the basic law of Japan governing external trade. 
Specific provisions. Export of arms from Japan requires license by the Minister 
of Economy, Trade and Industry under Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade 
Law (Article 48-1) and Export Trade Control Order (promulgated on 
December 1 1949, Order No. 378). Violation is liable to penalties of 5 years or 
less imprisonment or a fine of up to 2 million yen, or both; however, if five 
times of the value of exported arms exceeds 2 million yen, a fine of up to that 
amount (Article 69-6). 
Trade Kanzei Teiritsu Hou／Kanzei Hou（関税定率法／関税法）
Customs Tariff Law/ Customs Law 
Aim. Customs Tariff Law (promulgated on April 15 1910, Law No. 54) and 
Customs Law (promulgated on April 2 1954, Law No. 61) comprise basic 
legislation of Japan governing its customs system. While Customs Law 
provides for the substance and procedures related to the assessment, payment 
and collection of customs as well as the export/import control of goods, 
Customs Tariff Law provides for the tariff rate of customs. 
Specific provisions. Customs Tariff Law prohibits the import of “handguns, 
military rifles, machine guns, guns and their ammunition and parts” (Article 
21-1. 2). Violation is liable to penalties of 5 years or less imprisonment or a 
fine of up to 30 million yen, or both (Customs Law, Article 109-1). 

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ii) Have those groups and individuals engaged in the illegal manufacture, trade, stockpiling, transfer, 
possession, as well as financing for acquisition, of illicit SALW been identified, where applicable? 
What action has been taken under appropriate national law against such groups and individuals? (II.6) 

Under relevant laws and regulations, the necessary investigations against those groups 
and individuals engaged in the illegal manufacture, trade, stockpiling, transfer, 
possession, as well as financing for acquisition, of illicit SALW have taken place. 

iii) What national measures have been taken, including legal or administrative means, against activity 
that violates a United Nations Security Council arms embargo in accordance with the Charter of the 
United Nations? (II.15) 

Japan does not export arms in accordance with its laws, regulations and other measures 
(Hunting guns and sport guns are not regarded as “arms” in this context.) Also, the 
export of arms to areas under the UN Security Council arms embargoes is not permitted 
by Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law.(See below 7. ii) 

5. Stockpile management and security 
i)What national standards and procedures exist for the management and security of SALW stocks held 
by armed forces, police or other authorized bodies? (II.17) 

National standards and procedures for stockpile management and security 
Group: Standards / procedures 
Armed forces All small arms and light weapons needed for defense purposes require to be 
stored securely locked, and their types, numbers, etc. verified on a daily basis. 
Police Each firearm carried by a police officer requires to be registered in a record-
keeping book each time it is taken out from and returned to the armory. 

Civilians who own firearms (hunting guns and sport guns) under permission are required 
to bring them to police once a year for inspection. By Firearms and Swords Control Law 
and related regulations the owners of such firearms are required to store them in gun 
lockers. Records of firearms owned by civilians are kept both at the prefecture and 
national levels (registers at the prefecture level, and data at the national level). 

ii) How often are stocks of SALW held by armed forces, police and other authorized bodies reviewed? 

(II.18) 
Each Prefectural Police Office checks everyday the number of firearms they use. Stocks of 
SALW held by the Self Defense Forces are reviewed each time necessary amount is 
changed or annually. Stocks of firearms held by Ministry of Justice are reviewed at least 
once a year. 

iii) How are those stocks of SALW held by armed forces, police and other authorized bodies that are 
surplus to requirements identified? (II.18) 

 Whether or not stocks of SALW are surplus to requirements can be identified by 

comparing with necessary amount. Currently, surplus stocks of SALW do not exist. 

6. Disposal 
Though surplus stocks of SALW do not exist as mentioned above 5. iii), those SALW which 
became unnecessary are scraped as follows: 

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i) Please give details of any national programmes that have been established and implemented for the 
responsible disposal of surplus stocks of SALW held by armed forces, police and other authorized 
bodies. (II.18) 

Those properties determined unnecessary which is deemed to be disadvantageous or 
inappropriate to sell and cannot be sold may be destructed (Article 27-2, Property 
Management Law). 
Determination of unnecessary property and destruction, in case of Japan Defense Agency, 
are supposed to be carried out based upon criterion stipulated below in Article 16 of the 
Rule of Managing and Dealing with Properties owned by Cabinet Office (Cabinet Office 
Order No.40 of 2001). 

=Criterion in case of destruction 

1. 
When secrets of a state may leak 
2. 
When use or possession by civilians is prohibited or when in violation of public 
order and standards of decency. 
3. 
When there is no buyer. 
4. 
When much more cost is required than selling price when property is sold. 
Each Self Defence Force maintains specific rule as regards disposal based upon laws 
and rules mentioned above. 
National Police Agency (NPA) collects firearms that are old or unable to repair any 
longer, and regularly melt them in the presence of persons in charge. 

ii) Is destruction the means used to dispose of such stocks? (II.18) 

Yes. NPA collects firearms that are old or unable to repair any longer, and regularly 
melt them in the presence of persons in charge. Self Defense Forces use destruction as 
one of the means to dispose of stocks of SALW. 

iii) What national measures exist to safeguard such stocks prior to their disposal? (II.18) 

Until their disposal, NPA keeps firearms under strict control in storages equipped with 
alarms in order to prevent theft. 
Self Defense Forces store stocks of SALW as equipment until they are disposed. 


iv) Subject to the exceptions set out in paragraph II.16 of the UN Programme of Action, are all 
confiscated, seized or collected SALW destroyed? (II.16) 

NPA in principle dissolves those handguns confiscated for criminal trials and handed 
over by the Public Prosecutor's Office or those antique military guns if the bereaved of 
their owners find them and request to do so. The Prefectral Police Offices keep those guns 
that need to be identified with the approval of the National Police Agency. 

v) What methods has your country used to destroy surplus stocks of SALW designated for 
destruction? (II.19) 

NPA collects firearms that are old or unable to repair any longer, and regularly melt 
them in the presence of persons in charge. 
When SALW held by Japan Defense Agency which is determined to be unnecessary is 
disposed of, they will be cut, melted or dismantled until they lose their functions. 
Ammunitions are disposed of by explosion or burning. 


vi) Please give details of any information on SALW confiscated or destroyed within your jurisdiction 
that is submitted to relevant regional and international organizations. (II.23) 

N/A 

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7. Export controls 
i) Please describe the system of export and import licensing or authorization, as well as measures on 
international transit, used by your country for the transfer of all SALW. (II.11) 

See below ii). 

ii) Please describe the national laws, regulations and administrative procedures used by your country 
to ensure effective control over the export and transit of SALW. How are these measures 
implemented? (II.12) 

Japan does not export arms in accordance with its laws, regulations and other measures 
as shown below. (Hunting guns and sport guns are not regarded as “arms” in this 
context.) Also, the export of arms to areas under the UN Security Council arms 
embargoes is not permitted by Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law. 

National laws, regulations and administrative procedures used 
to ensure effective control over SALW export and transit 
Area: Laws / regulations / procedures Date 
Export Gaikokukawase Oyobi Gaikokuboueki Hou（外国為替及
び外国貿易法）
1958 
Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law 
Aim. The Law (promulgated on December 1 1949, Law No. 228) aims to 
control and coordinate external trade only to the minimum extent needed, in 
order to foster its healthy development, balance of payments and the stability of 
currency. This is the basic law of Japan governing external trade. 
Specific provisions. Export of arms from Japan requires license by the Minister 
of Economy, Trade and Industry under Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade 
Law (Article 48-1) and Export Trade Control Order (promulgated on 
December 1 1949, Order No. 378). Violation is liable to penalties of 5 years or 
less imprisonment or a fine of up to 2 million yen, or both; however, if five 
times of the value of exported arms exceeds 2 million yen, a fine of up to that 
amount (Article 69-6). 
Export Bukiyushutsu Sangensoku tou（武器輸出三原則等）
Three Principles on Arms Export and the Unified View 

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(A) Three Principles on Arms Export 
As are mentioned above, export of arms from Japan requires license from the 
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry under Foreign Exchange and Foreign 
Trade Law and Export Control Order. Three Principles on Arms Export was 
announced by the Cabinet of Prime Minister Eisaku Sato in April 1967 as a 
guideline in implementing the above Law and Order. The Three Principles are 
not to license the export of arms (a) to communist countries, (b) to UN Security 
Council arms embargo countries, and (c) to countries involved in or likely to be 
involved in international conflicts. (Hunting guns and sport guns are not 
regarded as “arms” in this context.) 

(B) Unified View of the Government on Arms Export 
In connection with the above Three Principles, Unified View of the 
Government on Arms Export was announced by the Cabinet of Prime Minister 
Takeo Miki in February 1976. According to this Unified View, Japan as a 
nation dedicated to peace decided, in order not to exacerbate international 
conflicts, (a) not to license the export of arms to the countries or regions 
restricted in the Three Principles, (b) to refrain from the arms export to other 
areas not included in the Three Principles in conformity with the spirit of the 
Japanese Constitution and Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law, and (c) 
also to treat the equipment for arms production in the same category as arms. 

iii) Does your country use authenticated end-user certificates for this purpose? (II.12) 

No. See above ii). 

iv) Does your country notify the original exporting State when re-exporting or retransferring 
previously imported SALW? (II.13) 

 No. See above ii). 

8. Brokering 
i) What national legislation or administrative procedures exist to regulate the activities of those who 
engage in SALW brokering within national jurisdiction and control? (e.g. registration of brokers, 
licensing or authorization of brokering transactions and appropriate penalties) (II.14) 

 Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law restricts to serve as an intermediary in the 
international trade of arms (Article 25- 1. 2). Those who engage in such trade without 
license will be liable to penalties of 5 years or less imprisonment or a fine of up to 2 
million yen, or both; however, if five times of the value of objects of such trade exceeds 2 
million yen, a fine of up to that amount (Article 69-6) 
Those who have provided funds and/or transportation for the illegal import of firearms 
are to receive penalty of imprisonment up to 5 years or to pay a fine up to 1 million yen 
(Article 31-1, Firearms and Swords Control Law). Those who have assisted in transfer of 
handguns, military rifles, machine guns and guns are to receive penalty of imprisonment 
up to 3 years (Article 31-15). 

9. Marking, record keeping and tracing 
i) Does your country require licensed manufacturers of SALW to apply an appropriate and reliable 
marking on each weapon as an integral part of the production process? (II.7) 

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It is the established practice in Japan to mark in principle each small arm and light 
weapon with the name of manufacturer and a serial number at the time of manufacture. 
On the other hand, no export of arms is permitted in principle even when they are marked 
(Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law). 

ii) Is this marking unique? (II.7) 
In principle, each small arm and light weapon is marked with the name of manufacturer 
and a serial number, which make it the only and unique. 
According to the Firearms and Swords Control Law, when giving the civilian permission 
to possess firearms, the Safety Commissions require them to mark on their firearms serial 
numbers that have not been registered. Records are kept on serial numbers, 
manufacturers, length of firearms and their barrels etc., and it is possible to identify 
manufactures with serial numbers. Apart from serial numbers, NPA keep records on 
manufacturers and types of firearms among others. Manufacturers and types of firearms 
can be identified with their serial numbers. 

iii) Does this marking identify the country of manufacture? (II.7) 
In principle, each small arm and light weapon is marked with the name of manufacturer 
and a serial number, which make it the only and unique. 
According to the Firearms and Swords Control Law, when giving the civilian permission 
to possess firearms, the Safety Commissions require them to mark on their firearms serial 
numbers that have not been registered. Records are kept on serial numbers, 
manufacturers, length of firearms and their barrels etc., and it is possible to identify 
manufactures with serial numbers. Apart from serial numbers, NPA keep records on 
manufacturers and types of firearms among others. Manufacturers and types of firearms 
can be identified with their serial numbers. 

iv) How does this marking otherwise allow concerned authorities to identify and trace the relevant 
weapon? (II.7) 

Based upon a plan, SALW can be identified by its appearance, size and weight. 
According to the Firearms and Swords Control Law, when giving the civilian permission 
to possess firearms, the Safety Commissions require them to mark on their firearms serial 
numbers that have not been registered. Records are kept on serial numbers, 
manufacturers, length of firearms and their barrels etc., and it is possible to identify 
manufactures with serial numbers. Apart from serial numbers, NPA keep records on 
manufacturers and types of firearms among others. Manufacturers and types of firearms 
can be identified with their serial numbers. 

v) How long are records kept on the manufacture, holding and transfer of SALW under your 
jurisdiction? (II.9) 

 All small arms and light weapons for defense purposes as well as firearms for police 
purposes are marked as required. The manufacturers keep records about SALW 
manufactured by them as long as the concerned law regulates them to be kept. Further, 
records of all firearms legally permitted to be owned by civilians are kept for the whole 
period of the permission. NPA keeps the records of stolen/lost firearms until they are 
found. 

vi) What national measures exist for tracing SALW held and issued by the State? (II.10) 

This record-keeping system, together with the marking system mentioned in 3 above, 

contributes to the tracing of firearms including small arms and light weapons. 

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vii) Please give details of any steps taken by your country to cooperate in tracing illicit SALW, 
including the strengthening of mechanisms based on the exchange of relevant information. (III.11) 

N/A 

10. Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) 
(i) Please describe any disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) programmes your 
country has developed and implemented, including the effective collection, control, storage and 
destruction of SALW. (II.21) 
See below iii). Regarding SALW collection and destruction projects sponsored by Japan 

see C) 2. i). 

ii) Please describe how your country has addressed the special needs of children affected by armed 
conflict, in particular the reunification with their family, their reintegration into civil society, and their 
appropriate rehabilitation. (II.22) 

 Japan ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the 
involvement of children in armed conflict in August 2004, which aims the promotion and 
protection of the rights of the child, who particularly has to be protected from the harmful 
impact of armed conflict. 

 According to its Official Development Assistance Charter and Medium-Term Policy on 
Official Development Assistance Charter, Japan is extending assistance for peace-
building including DDR, one of four priority issues of Japan’s ODA, in considering social 
needs of people who are particularly vulnerable to the effects of conflict, such as children. 
For example, Japan extended an emergency grant aid for DDRR of child soldiers in 
Liberia in 2004. Japan also supported the “Back to school” campaigns in Afghanistan 
and Iraq, which help alleviate the trauma of children afflicted by prolonged armed 
conflict. 

iii) Please describe any DDR programmes or activities that your country has supported. (II.30, 34) 

Major DDR projects sponsored by Japan in 2001-2004 

Recipient Date Project Project cost ($) Funding 
channel 
Implementi 
ng Agency Description 
Congo 
(D.R.) 2003 
Program for Support of the 
Disarmament, Demobilization and 
Reintegration of Ex-combatants 
$3,344,262 UNDP UNDP DDR projects for economic and social 
reintegration of ex-combatants. 
Cote 
d'Ivoire 2004 Assistance for DDR activities $2,545,454 UNDP UNDP DDR projects for economic and social 
reintegration of ex-combatants. 
Eritrea 2003 Technical Vocation and Education 
Training Coordinator $20,864 bilateral JICA Job training for ex-combatants 
Eritrea 2003 Technical Vocation and Education 
Training Advisor $20,864 bilateral JICA Job training for ex-combatants 
Eritrea 2003 Advisor on Vocational Training 
Institute Plan $20,864 bilateral JICA Job training for ex-combatants 
Liberia 2004 
Emergency Grant Aid for the 
Disarmament, Demobilization 
Rehabilitation & Reintegration of 
Children Associated with Fighting 
Forces in Liberia 
$3,639,510 UNICEF UNICEF 
Extended to UNICEF as follow-up of “The 
International Reconstruction Conference on 
Liberia” held on Feb. 6, 2004. 

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Sierra 
Leone 2002 Japan-UK Joint Funding of the 
Community Reintegration Programme $2,459,016 bilateral -
Promoting communities' understanding of 
practical aspects of reconciliation and 
reintegration, reviving sustainable natural 
resource-based activities, rehabilitating 
physical infrastructure, ensuring access to 
reliable and safe water supplies. 
Sierra 
Leone 2002 
Reintegration of Ex-combatants 
through capacity building and self-
employment 
$3,090,000 
The Trust 
Fund for 
Human 
Security 
UNDP 
Job-training for ex-combatants, promotion 
of reintegration process by implementation 
of micro-projects, awareness raising 
activities. 
Afghanistan 2003 Advisor on Vocational Training under 
DDR Programs $110,627 bilateral JICA 
Afghanistan 2003 DDR Policy and Planning $83,455 bilateral JICA 
Afghanistan 2003 Project Formulation Study for 
Reintegration of DDR $216,127 bilateral JICA 
Afghanistan 2003 Partnership for Peace Program $35,000,000 UNDP UNDP 
Assistance for the establishment of 
Afghanistan's New Beginnings Programme 
(ANBP), the implementing agency of DDR 
projects. 
Afghanistan 2003 National Emergency Employment 
Programme (NEEP) $15,000,000 World Bank -Credit Assistance for promotion of 
employment of ex-combatants. 
Assistance for the secretariat of ANBP, 
Afghanistan 2004 Afghanistan's New Beginnings 
Programme $24,590,164 UNDP UNDP 
implementation of reintegration projects for 
ex-combatants, assistance for the DDR 
related activities for international 
monitoring missions. 
Afghanistan 2004 
Reintegration programme for ex-
combatants in Kalakon and Mir 
Bacha Kot District, Kabul Province, 
Afghanistan 
$354,442 bilateral JCCP Job training courses for ex-combatants 
Afghanistan 2004 Construction of 10 Job-Training 
Center for ex-combatants $3,306,259 bilateral NGO 
Implemented as a follow-up of Tokyo 
Conference on Consolidation of Peace in 
Afghanistan in Feb. 2003 
Cambodia 2001 
Project Formulation Advisor 
(Demining, Mine Victims and 
Support for Demobilized Soldiers) 
$19,591 bilateral JICA 
Cambodia 2002 
Program for Supporting Demobilized 
Veterans and Their Families in 
Battambang 
$44,282 bilateral JICA 
Cambodia 2002 Demobilization Program Coordinator $20,864 bilateral JICA 
Cambodia 2002 
Project Formulation Study on 
Reintegration Assistance for the 
Demobilized Veterans in Takeo and 
Kampong Speu Provinces 
$119,873 bilateral JICA 
Cambodia 2003 Demobilization Program Coordinator $20,864 bilateral JICA 
Cambodia 2003 
Project coordinator on Supporting 
Demobilized Soldiers (Rural 
Development Phase) 
$110,627 bilateral JICA 

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Tajikistan 2000 
Strengthening of the Peace Process in 
Tajikistan through Reintegration and 
Demobilization Support Activities for 
Former Combatants 
$676,641 
The Trust 
Fund for 
Human 
Security 
UNDP Demobilization and reintegration projects 
for ex-combatants. 
Timor-Leste 2003 
Recovery, Employment and Stability 
Programme for Ex-combatants and 
Communities 
$3,811,475 UNDP UNDP Job-training for ex-combatants, promotion 
of reintegration process. 
Solomon 
Islands 2002 
Employment generation and 
economic recovery through the 
rehabilitation and maintenance of 
infrastructure using Labour-Based, 
Equipment Supported Technology 
$1,038,181 
The Trust 
Fund for 
Human 
Security 
UNDP 
Providing income generating opportunities 
for ex-combatants and internally displaced 
persons through the work of rehabilitation 
and maintenance of roads, bridges and 
community facilities. 

11. Awareness-raising 
i) Please describe any public awareness and confidence-building programmes on the problems and 
consequences of the illicit trade in SALW in all its aspects that your country has developed and 
implemented (including the public destruction of surplus weapons and the voluntary surrender of 
SALW). (II.20) 

Major Awareness-raising projects sponsored by Japan in 2001-2004 

Recipient Date Project Project cost ($) Funding 
channel 
Implementing 
Agency Description 
Cambodia 2002 DDA/Hague Appeal for Peace and 
Disarmament Education Project $169,500 
UN 
Disarmament 
Information 
Programme 
Trust Fund 
DDA／Hague 
Appeal for 
Peace 
Project activities include producing small 
arms and peace related education materials, 
providing training-of-trainers courses and 
organizing community-based small arms 
and peace-building awareness events to 
transform society from cultures of violence 
into culture of peace. 
Costa Rica 2004 Project to Campaign against Illegal 
Traffic of Arms in Costa Rica $61,427 bilateral 
Arias 
Foundation for 
Peace and 
Human 
Progress 
Awareness raising campaign against 
possession and illegal trafficking of arms 

ii) Please describe any education and public awareness programmes on the problems of the illicit trade 
in SALW in all its aspects that your country has encouraged. (II.41) 

See above i). 

B.) Regional level 

1. Legally binding instruments 
i) Has your country been involved in negotiations for the conclusion of legally binding instruments 
aimed at preventing, combating and eradicating the illicit trade in SALW in all its aspects? (II.25) 

See below C.) Global level, 1. i) 

ii) Where such instruments exist, please describe the steps your country has taken to ratify and fully 
implement them. (II.25) 

See below C.) Global level, 1. i) 

2. Moratoria and action programmes 
i) Please give details of any support your country has given moratoria or similar initiatives on the 
transfer and manufacture of SALW, and/or regional action programmes to prevent, combat and 
eradicate the illicit trade in SALW in all its aspects (including cooperation with States concerned in 
the implementation of these initiatives). (II.26) 

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N/A 

3. Regional Cooperation 
i) Please describe any involvement your country has had in the establishment of subregional or 
regional mechanisms with a view to preventing, combating and eradicating the illicit trade in SALW 
across borders (in particular trans-border customs cooperation and networks for information-sharing 
among law enforcement, border and customs control agencies). (II.27) 
ii) Please describe any initiatives your country has undertaken to encourage regional and subregional 
action on illicit trade in SALW in all its aspects in order to, as appropriate, introduce, adhere, 
implement or strengthen relevant laws, regulations and administrative procedures. (II.28) 

 At the APEC Ministerial Meeting held in Santiago, Chile held in November 2004, 
Ministers established guidelines on the control of Man-Portable Air Defence Systems 
(MANPADS) as one of the concrete measures regarding non-proliferation. Recognizing 
that APEC should continue to address counterterrorism and non-proliferation issues, 
Japan has strongly supported these efforts. 

 Japan also actively participated in the ARF CBMs Seminar on Conventional Weapons 
Transfers held in Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia, on 21-22 February 2001. The ARF 
members were encouraged to work to ensure a successful outcome of the 2001 UN 
Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects and 
actively cooperate with the implementation of the outcome of the Conference. 

Major projects directed to regional or subregional cooperation 

Project Project cost ($) Funding channel Implementing 
Agency Description 
Indonesia 2003 ＵＮ Workshop on the Illicit 
Trade in SALW $137,298 
UN Trust Fund for 
Global and Regional 
Disarmament 
Activities 
UN Regional 
Center 
Asia/Pacific 
Co-chaired by UN Reg.Center, Japan 
and Indonesia. Discussed main SALW 
issues in ASEAN countries at dawn of 
UN Biannual Meeting. 
Indonesia 2003 UN Sub-Regional Workshop on 
Transparency in Armament ー
UN Trust Fund for 
Global and Regional 
Disarmament 
Activities 
UN Regional 
Center 
Asia/Pacific 
Focused on further development of the 
UN Register of Conventional Arms and 
UN reporting military expenditure for 
ASEAN countries on the occasion of 
tenth anniversary of establishment of 
UN registration system.. 
Latin 
America 2003 Latin America and the 
Caribbean NGOs on SALW $113,000 
UN Trust Fund for 
Global and Regional 
Disarmament 
Activities 
UN Regional 
Center Latin 
America and the 
Caribbean 
Organized training courses of NGOs in 
Latin America for their capacity-
building, networking and strengthening 
of their advocacy capacity. Cosponsored by Netherlands. 
Central 
Africa 2003 Clearing House in Central 
Africa $95,695 
UN Trust Fund for 
Global and Regional 
Disarmament 
Activities 
UN Regional 
Center Africa / 
UNDP 
Capacity building project on SALW 
control for armed and security forces in 
Central Africa by organizing expert 
workshop and training-for-trainers 
workshop. 
Kazakhstan 2004 UN Regional Meeting on 
SALW in Central Asia $113,239 
UN Trust Fund for 
Global and Regional 
Disarmament 
Activities 
UN Regional 
Center 
Asia/Pacific 
Hosted by Kazakhstan, sponsored by 
Japan, organized by UN reg Center. 
Discussed main SALW issues in Central 
Asian countries. Distributed 
Communique of 5 Central Asian States 
during the Seminar. 
Fiji 2004 UN Regional Seminar on 
SALW for the South Pacific $122,981 
UN Trust Fund for 
Global and Regional 
Disarmament 
Activities 
UN Regional 
Center 
Asia/Pacific 
Hosted by Fiji, co-sponsored by Japan 
and Australia, organized by the UN reg. 
Center. Discussed main SALW issues in 
PIF countries. 

C.) Global level 

1. International instruments against terrorism and crime 
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i) What existing international legal instruments against terrorism and transnational organized crime 
has your country ratified or acceded to? (II.38) 

 Japan ratified all the following twelve international legal instruments against terrorism. 

 (1) Convention on Offenses and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft 
(2) Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft 
(3) Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil 
Aviation 
(4) Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against 
Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents 
(5) International Convention against the Taking of Hostages 
(6) Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material 
(7) Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving 
International Civil Aviation, supplementary to the Convention for the Suppression 
of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, done at Montreal on 23 
September 1971 
(8) Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of 
Maritime Navigation 
(9) Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed 
Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf 
(10) Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection 
(11) International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings 
(12) International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism 
Japan also signed the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime 
in December 2000 and the three Protocols of the United Nations Convention against 
Transnational Organized Crime: the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish 
Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children; the Protocol against the 
Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air; and the Protocol against the Illicit 
Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and 
Ammunition in December 2002. 
The Japanese Government requested the National Diet for approval to conclude the 
Convention and submitted a bill for implementation of the Convention. The Government 
received approval from the Diet in May 2003 and has been making efforts to have the bill, 
which is presently under discussion at the Diet, passed as quickly as possible. The 
Japanese Government is also considering the conclusion of these three protocols. 

2. International cooperation and assistance 
i) Please give details of any assistance, including technical and financial assistance, your country has 
provided for purposes of supporting the implementation of the measures to prevent, combat and 
eradicate the illicit trade in SALW in all its aspects as contained in the UN Programme of Action. 
(III.3, 6, 10, 14) 

 (1) From the very beginning Japan actively worked for the convening of the United 
Nations Conference on small arms and light weapons for the adoption of the Programme 
of Action, and after the adoption, for its implementation. More specifically, Japan 
organized “Tokyo Follow-up Meeting of the UN Conference” in January 2002, “Regional 
Seminar for Pacific Island Countries on Implementing the UN PoA” in Tokyo in January 
2003, and together with the UN Department for Disarmament Affairs and Indonesia, 
“Regional Seminar on the Implementation of the PoA” in Bali in February 2003. 
(2) Japan cooperated with the UN Department for Disarmament Affairs in the dispatch 
of fact-finding missions to Sri Lanka and Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. In Sri Lanka, 
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the mission assisted the establishment of national coordination mechanism and national 
point of contact. 

 (3) In Cambodia, Japan is carrying out a small arms collection project which focuses on 
regional developments in return for collected weapons, support for weapons registration 
system, and public awareness-raising (about 3.72 million US dollars). 
The following are the list of “Weapons for Development” projects and the list of 
international conferences, seminars, research missions that Japan has sponsored in 20012004. 
Regarding DDR or awareness-raising projects see the lists A) 10. iii) and 11.i) above and 

5. i) bellow. 
Major“Weapons for Development ”Project in 2001-2004 

Recipient Date Project Project cost 
($) Funding channel Implementing 
Agency Description 
Niger 2003 Weapons-for-Development 
project in Niger $113,400 
UN Trust Fund for 
Global and Regional 
Disarmament 
Activities 
UNDP/BCPR 
Pilot project of collection of illicit SALW 
and support for sustainable development 
of the N'Guigmi administrative district in 
Niger. Co-financed by Switzerland, UK, 
Germany, Canada, Denmark etc. Total 
project cost is approximately $1,006,000. 
Cambodia 2001 
Project to Support Weapons for 
Development Program in 
Bankan District, Pursat 
Province 
$92,042 bilateral 
Provincial Rural 
Development 
Committee 
(PRDC), Pursat 
Province 
Weapons for Development Project 
Cambodia 2001 
Project to Support Weapons for 
Development Program in 
Bankan District, Pursat 
Province 
$94,711 bilateral 
Provincial Rural 
Development 
Committee 
(PRDC), Pursat 
Province 
Weapons for Development Project 
Cambodia 2003 
Peace Building and 
Comprehensive Small Arms 
Management Programme in 
Cambodia 
$3,719,000 bilateral 
JSAC (Japan 
Assistance Team 
for SA 
Management in 
Cambodia) 
Weapons for Development Project, 
Weapons Destruction Project, Safe 
Storage and Registration Project Public 
Awareness Project 
Cambodia 2004 Weapons Collection and Rural 
Development Project $184,236 bilateral 
The Japan Center 
for Conflict 
Prevention (JCCP) 
Collect illegal arms and weapons, 
Construct open-wells and ponds for 
improving public welfare 
Kosovo(Ser 
bia and 
Montenegro 
) 
2003 
Illicit Small Arms Control 
Programme-Weapons-in-
Exchange for Development in 
Kosovo 
$1,030,000 UN Human Security 
Fund UNDP 
This project aimed to help community 
development in exchange for the 
collection of light weapons and also raise 
public awareness. 
Papua New 
Guinea 2003 Project for Bougainville 
Restoration Promotion $819,500 bilateral -
Providing funds for construction/repair of 
schools, hospitals and reconstruction of 
roads. 

Major International Conferences, Seminar, Research Mission in 2001-2004 

Project Project cost 
($) Funding channel Implementing 
Agency Description 
Indonesia 2003 ＵＮ Workshop on the Illicit 
Trade in SALW 
$137,298 
UN Trust Fund for 
Global and Regional 
Disarmament Activities 
UN Regional 
Center 
Asia/Pacific 
Co-chaired by UN Reg.Center, Japan and 
Indonesia. Discussed main SALW issues in 
ASEAN countries at dawn of UN Biannual 
Meeting. 
Indonesia 2003 UN Sub-Regional Workshop 
on Transparency in Armament ー
UN Trust Fund for 
Global and Regional 
Disarmament Activities 
UN Regional 
Center 
Asia/Pacific 
Focused on further development of the UN 
Register of Conventional Arms and UN 
reporting military expenditure for ASEAN 
countries on the occasion of tenth 
anniversary of establishment of UN 
registration system.. 
Kazakhstan 2004 UN Regional Meeting on 
SALW in Central Asia $113,239 
UN Trust Fund for 
Global and Regional 
Disarmament Activities 
UN Regional 
Center 
Asia/Pacific 
Hosted by Kazakhstan, sponsored by Japan, 
organized by UN reg Center. Discussed 
main SALW issues in Central Asian 
countries. Distributed Communique of 5 
Central Asian States during the Seminar. 

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Sri Lanka 2003 Sri Lanka Mission on SALW $17,784 
UN Trust Fund for 
Global and Regional 
Disarmament Activities 
DDA/DESA 
Project formulation Mission to support the 
establishment of the Sri Lanka National 
Commission against the proliferation of 
SALW. 
Fiji 2004 UN Regional Seminar on 
SALW for the South Pacific $122,981 
UN Trust Fund for 
Global and Regional 
Disarmament Activities 
UN Regional 
Center 
Asia/Pacific 
Hosted by Fiji, co-sponsored by Japan and 
Australia, organized by the UN reg. Center. 
Discussed main SALW issues in PIF 
countries. 
Papua New 
Guinea 2002 Papua New Guinea SALW 
Mission $47,571 
UN Trust Fund for 
Global and Regional 
Disarmament Activities 
DDA/DESA 
Project formulation mission on SALW after 
the signing of Bougainville Peace 
Agreement. 

ii) Please describe any initiatives your country has undertaken to enhance mutual legal assistance and 
other forms of cooperation in order to assist investigations and prosecutions in relation to the illicit 
trade in SALW in all its aspects. (III.13) 

Japan’s police system operation, Koban system, investigation technique, and criminal 
identification technique are highly regarded in many other countries and at their requests, 
Japan has been offering technical assistance in such fields by organizing seminars. In 
extending such technical cooperation, Japan not only invites police officers to Japan for 
training, but also sends its experts to such regions as Asia, Central and Latin America, 
since on-the-job training is important. 

iii) Please give details of any assistance your country has provided to combat the illicit trade in SALW 
linked to drug trafficking, transnational organized crime and terrorism. (III.15) 

Japan actively promotes assistance to prevent drug trafficking, transnational organized 
crime and terrorism especially in Asian countries. 

iv) Please give details of your country's cooperation with Interpol for the purpose of identifying those 
groups and individuals engaged in the illicit trade in SALW in all its aspects. (II.37) 

Japan actively cooperates with law enforcement／judicial authorities of other countries 
as well as international organizations such as Interpol (ICPO) in criminal investigations 
through information exchange, etc. 

v) Please give details of your country's use and support of Interpol’s International Weapons and 
Explosives Tracking System database (including providing relevant information on the illicit trade in 
SALW). (III.9) 

Japan participated in the pilot project to establish the Interpol’s International Weapons 
and Explosives Tracking System database. 

vi) Please give details of your country's cooperation with the UN system to ensure the effective 
implementation of arms embargoes decided by the UN Security Council in accordance with the UN 
Charter. (II.32) 

N/A 

vii) Please describe any steps your country has taken in cooperation with other states, or regional or 
international organizations, to develop common understandings of the basic issues and the scope of the 
problems related to illicit brokering in SALW. (II.39) 

Japan has been actively participated in the broad-based consultation on further steps to 
enhance international cooperation in preventing, combating and eradicating illicit 
brokering in small arms and light weapons held by the UN on the basis of the General 
Assembly Resolution 58/241. 

3. Cooperation with civil society and NGOs 
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i) Please give details of cooperation with civil society and non-governmental organizations in 
activities related to the prevention, combat and eradication of the illicit trade in SALW in all its 
aspects, at the national, regional and global levels. (II.20, 40, 41; III.2, 18) 

Japan actively promotes cooperation with civil society and NGOs in tackling SALW issues 
through continuous consultations with NGOs on exchange of information and sharing 
experiences. Japan invites major NGOs to the seminars and workshops, sponsored by 
Japan. Japan provides assistance to NGOs by sponsoring projects such as Weapons for 
Development, DDR, capacity building. Weapons collection and rural development project 
in Cambodia and reintegration programme for ex-combatants in Afghanistan, 
implemented by NGO are examples of such cooperation with civil society. 

4. Information exchange 
i) Please describe any steps taken by your country to exchange information on national marking 
systems on SALW. (III.12) 

When receiving a request through ICPO regarding investigations into overseas criminal 
cases, NPA obtains and provides necessary information. 

ii) Please give details of any information on, inter alia, SALW confiscated or destroyed within national 
jurisdiction, or other relevant information such as illicit trade routes and techniques of acquisition, that 
your country has submitted to relevant regional and international organizations. (II.23) 

N/A 

5. Training, capacity-building, research 
i) Please describe any initiatives your country has undertaken to enhance cooperation and exchange of 
experience and training among competent officials, including customs, police, intelligence and arms 
control officials, at the national, regional and global levels in order to combat the illicit trade in SALW 
in all its aspects. (III.7) 

 As mentioned already, Japan offers capacity-building assistance at the request of 
countries concerned. More specifically, Japan assists in capacity-building in countries 
affected by the problem of small arms and light weapons. 

Major Training, capacity-building projects sponsored by Japan in 2001-2004 

Country Date Project Project cost 
($) Funding channel Implementing 
Agency Description 
Africa 2003 Clearing House in Central 
Africa $95,695 
UN Trust Fund for 
Global and Regional 
Disarmament 
Activities 
UN Regional 
Center Africa / 
UNDP 
Capacity building project on SALW 
control for armed and security forces 
in Central Africa by organizing expert 
workshop and training-for-trainers 
workshop. 
Afghanistan 2003 Improvement of equipment for 
police $2,368,852 bilateral -To enhance the capability and scope 
of activities of Afghan police. 
Afghanistan 2004 Project for Improvement of the 
Equipment for Kandahar Police $921,131 bilateral -
Cars and communications equipment 
were provided to enhance the 
capability and scope of activities of 
Kandahar Police by having sufficient 
means of transportation and 
communications. 
Sri Lanka 2003 SALW project in Sri Lanka $282,500 
UN Trust Fund for 
Global and Regional 
Disarmament 
Activities 
DDA/DESA 
Establishment of the organizational 
structure of National Commission of 
Sri Lanka, assessment of the SALW 
situation, preparation of PoA, project 
formulation, awareness-raising 
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Asia 
Africa 2000 Seminar on International 
Terrorism Investigation bilateral JICA 
In the seminar participate 10 trainees 
every year from Afghanistan, Estonia, 
Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, etc. 
Asia 
Pacific 2003 Training Course on Anti-
Smuggling Management $12,295 bilateral Customs 
Asia 
Pacific 2003 Training Course on Anti-
Smuggling Management $12,295 bilateral Customs 
Asia 
Pacific 2004 Training Course on Anti-
Smuggling Management $13,636 bilateral Customs 
Asia 
Pacific 2003 
Training Course on 
Enforcement and Intelligence 
Management 
$49,180 bilateral Customs 
Asia 
Pacific 2002 
Training Course on 
Enforcement and Intelligence 
Management 
$56,074 bilateral Customs 
Asia 
Pacific 2002 
Training Course on 
Enforcement and Intelligence 
Management 
$49,180 bilateral Customs 
Asia 
Pacific 2003 
Training Course on 
Enforcement and Intelligence 
Management 
$49,180 bilateral Customs 
Asia 
Pacific 2004 
Training Course on 
Enforcement and Intelligence 
Management 
$49,180 bilateral Customs 
Asia 
Pacific 2004 
Training Course on 
Enforcement and Intelligence 
Management 
$54,545 bilateral Customs 
Asia 
Pacific 2004 
Training Course on 
Enforcement and Intelligence 
Management 
$54,545 bilateral Customs 
Asia 
Pacific 2001 
Training Course on 
Enforcement and Intelligence 
Management 
$56,074 bilateral Customs 
Asia/Pacific 2001 
Training Course on 
Enforcement and Intelligence 
Management 
$57,142 bilateral Customs 
Latin 
America 2003 Latin America and the 
Caribbean NGOs on SALW $113,000 
UN Trust Fund for 
Global and Regional 
Disarmament 
Activities 
UN Regional 
Center Latin 
America and the 
Caribbean 
Organized training courses of NGOs 
in Latin America for their capacity-
building, networking and 
strengthening of their advocacy 
capacity. Co-sponsored by 
Netherlands. 

ii) Please describe any regional and international programmes for specialist training on small arms 
stockpile management and security that your country has developed or supported. (III.8) 

N/A 

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iii) Please give details of any action-oriented research aimed at facilitating greater awareness and 
better understanding of the nature and scope of the problems associated with the illicit trade in SALW 
in all its aspects that your country has developed or supported. (III.18) 

Japan has been financially supporting the UN Department for Disarmament Affairs and 
the UN Institute for Disarmament Research in their activities related to small arms and 
light weapons (about 3.35 million US dollars). 

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