Editing Penal Code of Japan (section)

== Structure ==
The Penal Code of 1907 is subdivided into 2 parts, 50 chapters and comprises 264 articles.

=== Structure (Part I) ===

{| class="wikitable" sortable style="margin:auto;"
|+ Part I: General Provisions
! Chapter !! Articles covered !! Classification of provisions
|-
| Chapter I ||Articles 1 to 8|| Scope of Application
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| Chapter II ||Articles 9 to 21 || Punishments
|-
| Chapter III ||Articles 22 to 24 || Calculation of the Period of Time
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| Chapter IV ||Articles 25 to 27-7 || Suspended Execution of Sentence
|-
| Chapter V || Articles 28 to 30 || Parole
|-
| Chapter VI || Articles 31 to 34-2 || Prescription and Extinction of Punishment
|-
| Chapter VII || Articles 35 to 42 || Actions not{{sic}} Constituting Crimes and Reduction or Remission of Punishment
|-
| Chapter VIII || Articles 43 and 44 || Attempts
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| Chapter IX || Articles 45 to 54{{efn|Article 55 has been [[Repeal|deleted]].}} || Consolidated Punishments
|-
| Chapter X || Articles 56 to 59 || Repeated Convictions
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| Chapter XI || Articles 60 to 65 || Complicity
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| Chapter XII || Articles 66 and 67 || Reduction of Punishment in Light of Extenuating Circumstances
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| Chapter XIII || Articles 68 to 72 || Rules for Aggravation and Reduction
|}

=== Structure (Part II) ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto;"
|+ Part II: Crimes
! Chapter !!Articles covered!! Classification of offences
|-
| ''Chapter I'' || ''73 through 76'' || ''[[Repeal|Deleted]]''{{efn|Articles 73 through 76 previously related to crimes against the Imperial family. Article 73 related to high treason, Article 74 related to lese-majeste against the Emperor, Article 75 related to lese-majeste against the Imperial Shrine, and Article 76 related to lese-majeste against the Imperial Family. All these articles were deleted in 1947.}}
|-
| Chapter II || 77 through 80 || Crimes Related to Insurrection
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| Chapter III || 81 through 88 || Crimes Related to Foreign Aggression
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| Chapter IV || 92 through 94{{efn|Articles 89 through 91 have been [[Repeal|deleted]].}} || Crimes Concerning Diplomatic Relations
|-
| Chapter V || 95 through 96-6 || Crimes of Obstructing the Performance of Public Duty
|}