Revision of Anti-Stalking Act

Country	Japan
Year	2016
Type of Measure	Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence	Stalking

Brief Description

The Anti-Stalking Act was revised in December 2016. Sending messages via social media and writing comments on the victim’s personal webpages such as blogs were added to the list of acts be regulated.

Source of Information

Japan's submission for National Review for Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, Beijing+25, 2019, p.27.

For more information: The National Police Agency