In 2022, approximately 183.5 thousand firearms were owned with a gun permit in Japan, including hunting guns, air guns, construction guns, and others. Gun possession in Japan is strictly regulated under the Act for Controlling the Possession of Firearms or Swords and Other Such Weapons enacted in 1958.
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National Police Agency (Japan). (August 25, 2023). Number of firearms owned with licenses 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323563/japan-number-guns-owned-licenses/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of firearms owned with licenses 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323563/japan-number-guns-owned-licenses/
National Police Agency (Japan). (2023). Number of firearms owned with licenses 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323563/japan-number-guns-owned-licenses/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of Firearms Owned with Licenses 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323563/japan-number-guns-owned-licenses/
National Police Agency (Japan), Number of firearms owned with licenses 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323563/japan-number-guns-owned-licenses/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of firearms owned with licenses 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], National Police Agency (Japan), August 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323563/japan-number-guns-owned-licenses/