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Japan: Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes: FATF Recommendations for Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism

March 25, 2009

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Japan: Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes: FATF Recommendations for Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2009) accessed December 26, 2024

Summary

This paper focuses on observance of standards and codes on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations for antimoney laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) measures in Japan. The paper describes and analyzes such measures and provides recommendations on how certain aspects of the system could be strengthened. It also sets out the levels of compliance of Japan with FATF recommendations and also provides recommendations on how certain aspects of the system could be strengthened.

Subject: Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), Crime, Legal support in revenue administration, Money laundering, Revenue administration, Terrorism financing

Keywords: Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), CFT system, Compliance officer, CR, Crime proceeds, Due diligence, Financial institutions in Japan, Implement measure, ISCR, Japan's FIU, Japan's law, Legal support in revenue administration, Legal system, Money laundering, Money laundering offence, Organised crime, Punishment of financing, Risk assessment, Senior management, Terrorism financing

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    27

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Country Report No. 2009/101

  • Stock No:

    1JPNEA2009001

  • ISBN:

    9781451820720

  • ISSN:

    1934-7685