Is attempted suicide a crime in Japan?
Not a crime
Not a crime
Japan is one of 111 countries classified “Not a crime” for attempted suicide — 85% of the 130 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Suicide legislation
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- South Korea
- Not a crime
- North Korea
- Criminal offense
- Taiwan
- Not a crime
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Not a crime
- Hong Kong
- Not a crime
- Guam
- Not a crime
Other laws in Japan
- Abortion
- Legal (broad reasons)
- Euthanasia
- Varies by region
- Surrogacy
- Unregulated
- Organ Donor Consent
- Opt-in (explicit consent)
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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.