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Anti-money laundering procedures in Japan have been gradually developed in conjunction with worldwide initiatives. To begin with, "the Law Concerning Special Provisions for the Narcotics and Psychotropic Control Law, etc., and Other Matters for the Prevention of Activities Encouraging Illicit Conduct and Other Activities Involving Controlled Substances through International Cooperation" (hereinafter referred to as "the Anti-Drug Special Provisions Law") was enacted in 1992 as one of the domestic laws implementing the "UN New Narcotics Convention," with the primary goal of dealing with proceeds of drudging In response to "the FATF 40 Recommendations,"
The financial investigation unit of Japan was named Japan Financial Intelligence Centre (JAFIC), when the Act on the Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds went into effect on April 1, 2007, JAFIC was founded inside the Organised Crime Department of the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the National Police Agency.
JAFIC is an organisation that plays a key role in enforcing the law, primarily by collecting, organising, and evaluating suspicious transaction reports (STRs) filed by specific company operators, and then sending that information to public prosecutors and other law enforcement agencies.
In Japan, financial institutions, must establish and implement a comprehensive compliance framework that covers all aspects of their business.
The comprehensive guidelines require a sound and proper business operations to be expressed in a compliance program that focuses on the following:
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* This page is intended as general information only and should not be relied on as the sole source of information for your AML obligations and AML program. Please visit your local regulatory authority sites for the latest relevant and full information.
