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Comparison of countries
Japan
Iran
Indices
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2024
Overall Score:
71 out of 100
Rank:
20 out of 180
Financial Secrecy Index 2022
Rank:
6 out of 141
Open Budget 2023
Overall Score:
63 out of 100
The Rule of Law Index 2024
Overall Score:
0,79 out of 1
Rank:
14 out of 142
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
77 out of 150
Rank:
84 out of 140
Index of Public Integrity 2024
Overall Score:
7,65 out of 10
Rank:
27 out of 119
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2024
Score:
23 out of 100
Rank:
151 out of 180
The Rule of Law Index 2024
Score:
0,39 out of 1
Rank:
128 out of 142
Global Right to Information Rating
Score:
71 out of 150
Rank:
104 out of 140
International Cooperation
UN
OECD
G20
APEC
FATF
UN
BRICS
Japan
The United Nations (UN)
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was accepted in 2017.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
  • The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 1998.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 4 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
Group of Twenty (G20)
  • G20 Presidency in 2019.
  • The documents adopted under Japan’s Presidency are available here.
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
  • APEC’s member since 1989.
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
  • Member of the FATF since 1990.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
Iran
The United Nations (UN)
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2009.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
BRICS
  • BRICS Member since 2024.
SCO
Main Legislation
Japan

  1. Penal Code: Articles 193, 197-198 
    (明治四十年法律第四十五号 刑法: 記事193, 197-198), (Japanese);

  2. National Public Service Act No. 120 of October 21, 1947, along with Code of Ethics
    (国家公務員法 - 昭和二十二年法律第百二十号), (Japanese);

  3. Unfair Competition Prevention Act No.47 of May 19, 1993: Article 18 
    (平成五年法律第四十七号 – 不正競争防止法: 論文 18), (Japanese);

  4. National Public Service Ethics Act No. 129 of August 13, 1999
    (国家公務員倫理法 - 平成十一年法律第百二十九号), (Japanese);

  5. Whistleblower Protection Act No. 122 of 2004
    (公益通報者保護法 - 平成十六年法律第百二十二号), (Japanese);

  6. National Public Service Ethics Code, Cabinet Order No. 101 of March 28, 2000
    (国家公務員倫理規程), (Japanese).

Iran
  1. Penal Code: Articles 20, 143 – Corporate criminal responsibility
    (قانون مجازات اسلامی: المادتان 20 ، 143 - مسئولية الكيانات الاعتبارية), (Persian);
  2. Book Five of the Criminal Code: Articles 91-97
    (الكتاب الخامس من قانون العقوبات الإسلامي (العقوبات والعقوبات الرادعة): المواد 91-97), (Persian);
  3. Law «On Administrative Offenses»
    (قانون رسیدگی به تخلفات اداری), (Persian);
  4. Law «On Increasing Penalties for the Convicted of Bribery, Embezzlement and Fraud»
    (اصلاح و تأیید موادی از لایحه تشدید مجازات مرتکبین ارتشاء اختلاس و کلاهبرداری), (Persian);
  5. Law «On Public Service»
    (قانون مدیریت خدمات کشوری), (Persian);
  6. The Punishment of Unjust and Illicit Exercise of Influence Law
    (قانون مجازات اعمال نفوذ برخلاف حق و مقررات قانونی), (Persian);
  7. The Penalizing the Disruption of the State’s Economic System Law
    (قانون مجازات اخلالگران در نظام اقتصادی کشور), (Persian);
  8. Law on Improving Administrative Discipline and Combating Corruption​
    (قانون ارتقاء سلامت نظام اداری و مقابله با فساد), (Persian);
  9. Law on Prohibition of Receiving Commission in Foreign Transactions
    (قانون ممنوعیت اخذ پورسانت در معاملات خارجی), (Persian);
  10. Law on Prohibition of the Intervention of Ministers and the Members of the Parliament and State Employees in State and National Transactions
    (قانون راجع به منع مداخله وزراء و نمایندگان مجلسین و کارمندان در معاملات دولتی و کشوری), (Persian);
  11. Law on the Protection of Corruption Whistleblowers
    (قانون حمایت از گزارشگران فساد), (Persian);
  12. Executive Regulation on Preventing and Combating Corruption
    (آیین نامه پیشگیری و مبارزه با رشوه در دستگاههای اجرایی), (Persian).
Anti-Corruption Bodies
Japan

  1. Supreme Public Prosecutor’s Office
    (最高検察庁), (Japanese).

Iran
  1. Ministry of Justice of the Islamic Republic of Iran (site created but currently unavailable)
    (وزارت دادگستری), (Persian/English);
  2. Financial Intelligence Unit of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance of the Islamic Republic of Iran
    (واحد اطلاعات مالی وزارت امور اقتصادی و دارایی), (Persian/English).
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