Crime Committed Outside Japan Article 971 The crimes set forth in Articles 960 to 963, Article 965, Article 966, Article 967, paragraph (1), Article 968, paragraph (1) and paragraph (1) of the preceding Article also apply to persons who committed such crimes outside Japan.
The crimes set forth in Article 967, paragraph (2), Article 968, paragraph (2) and paragraphs (2) to (4) of the preceding Article are governed by Article 2 of the Penal Code (Act No. 45 of 1907).