Items Number of stateless persons Crime Statistics (National Police Agency Criminal Affairs Bureau Director for Criminal Intelligence Support 2016)63 Foreign visitors arrested for index serious and larceny offenses by 0 64 nationality compared to the previous year Prosecution Statistics (Ministry of Justice 2015)65 [The number of criminal cases involving suspects who are foreigners, by 8 jurisdictions among the Supreme Court, High Court, and District Public Prosecutors Offices, by the nationality of the concerned foreigners [Receipt and processing status of criminal cases involving foreigners] [Receipt and processing status of criminal cases involving foreign 10 suspects] The number of received criminal cases involving foreigners and the number of persons processed and pending (total number) [Receipt and processing status of criminal cases involving foreign 8 suspects] The number of criminal cases by foreign suspects by type of charges and nationality (General) Sasaetekita Sangyou Zaisanken Seido [Japan Patent Office Annual Report, 2015: Industrial Property Rights Supporting 130 Years of Industrial Development]” (2015), at https://www.jpo.go.jp/shiryou/toushin/nenji/nenpou2015/toukei/4-2-1.pdf, p.142. 63 National Police Agency, Criminal Affairs Bureau, Director for Criminal Intelligence Support. “Hanzai Toukei Shiryou Heisei 28 Nen 1 Gatsu - 12 Gatsubun (Kakuteichi) [Crime Statistics, January - December 2016 (definitive figures)]” (February 2017), at http://www.e-stat.go.jp/SG1/estat/List.do?bid=000001083858&cycode=0. There appears to be no guidelines regarding nationality determinations, although reportedly the agency has a policy on determining nationality based on a person’s passport, residence card, or special permanent resident certificate. Interview with National Police Agency (29 March 2016). 64 Although it says “Tai Zennen Hikaku [Comparison with the Previous Year]”, it shows the number of arrests in 2016. 65 Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, “Kensatsu Toukei 2015 Nen Nenpou [Prosecution Statistics, 2015 Annual Report]” (August 2016), at http://www.e-stat.go.jp/SG1/estat/List.do?lid=000001157683. The numbers here are reported using information provided by the Prosecutor’s Office. Hearing from the Statistics Office, Judicial System Division, Judicial System Department, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Justice (29 March 2016). 36