Is Holocaust denial illegal in Japan?
No specific law
No specific law criminalises Holocaust denial.
Japan is one of 208 countries classified “No specific law” for Holocaust denial — 88% of the 236 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Legality of Holocaust denial
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- South Korea
- No specific law No specific law against Holocaust denial.
- North Korea
- No specific law No specific law against Holocaust denial.
- Taiwan
- No specific law No specific law against Holocaust denial.
- Northern Mariana Islands
- No specific law No specific law against Holocaust denial.
- Hong Kong
- No specific law No specific law against Holocaust denial.
- Macau
- No specific law No specific law against Holocaust denial.
Other laws in Japan
- Flag Desecration
- Only foreign flags protected
- Conversion Therapy
- No ban
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.