PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Chapter I. Scope of Application

Article 2. (Crimes Committed outside Japan)

This Code shall apply to anyone who commits one of the following crimes outside the territory of Japan:
(i) Deleted;
(ii) The crimes proscribed under Articles 77 through 79 (Insurrection; Preparations; Plots; Accessoryship to Insurrection);
(iii) The crimes proscribed under Articles 81 (Instigation of Foreign Aggression), 82 (Assistance to the Enemy), 87 (Attempts) and 88 (Preparation; Plots);
(iv) The crime proscribed under Article 148 (Counterfeiting of Currency and Uttering of Counterfeit Currency) as well as an attempt thereof;
(v) The crimes proscribed under Article 154 (Counterfeiting of Imperial or State Documents), 155 (Counterfeiting of Official Documents), 157 (False Entries in the Original of Notarized Deeds) and 158 (Uttering of Counterfeit Official Documents), and the crime concerning an electromagnetic record which should

be created by a public office or a public official in Article 16 1-2 (Unauthorized Creation of Electromagnetic Records);
(vi) The crimes proscribed under Articles 162 (Counterfeiting of Securities) and 163 (Uttering of Counterfeit Securities);
(vii) The crimes proscribed under Articles 163-2 through 163-5 (Unauthorized Creation of Payment Cards with an Electromagnetic Record; Possession of Payment Cards with an Unauthorized Electromagnetic Record; Preparation for Unauthorized Creation of Payment Cards with an Electromagnetic Record; Attempts)
(viii) The crimes proscribed under Articles 164 through 166 (Counterfeiting or Unauthorized Use of the Imperial Seal; Counterfeiting or Unauthorized Use of Official Seals; Counterfeiting or Unauthorized Use of Official Marks) as well as an attempt of the crimes proscribed under paragraph 2 of Article 164, paragraph 2 of Article 165, and paragraph 2 of Article 166.