Corruption in Japan remains a serious concern for the country. Japan has seen significant cases of corruption scandals throughout its history. Cases of corruption have been classified into three: bad-apple corruption, standard-operating-procedure corruption, and systemic corruption.[1] Corrupt practices include bribery, political donations, and those involving the amakudari, among others. There were also high-profile incidents of corporate malfeasance.
Through the years, the Japanese government has taken steps to address corruption through reforms and statutes. Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index for 2023 ranked Japan in the 16th position with a score of 73, a ranking it has maintained since 2021.[2] The Corruption Perceptions Index scores the public sector of 180 countries on a scale from scale from 0 ("highly corrupt") to 100 ("very clean"). The country with the highest score is ranked first.[3]
- ^ Nathan, Andrew J. (2018-10-16). "Political Corruption and Scandals in Japan". Foreign Affairs. Vol. 97, no. 6. ISSN 0015-7120. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- ^ "2023 Corruption Perceptions Index - Explore Japan's results". Transparency.org. 2024-01-30. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- ^ "The ABCs of the CPI: How the Corruption Perceptions Index is calculated". Transparency.org. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2024.