Stalking and Harassment in Japan: What to Record, and How the Police Can Help

Short answer: If you're being stalked or harassed, put your safety first and go to the police without hesitating (call 110 if you are in danger right now). For evidence, the core is a record of when, where, who and what happened, written each time. Keep letters and gifts, call logs, voicemails and messages without deleting them, and photograph or film following and damaged property. You can go to the police even without complete evidence. Since December 30, 2025, the police can warn a stalker on their own initiative, without a request from the victim. On the other hand, meeting the person alone to have it out, retaliating, posting about it on social media, or installing a camera that films into a neighbor's home can increase the danger or make you liable. This article is general information about Japan, not legal advice.

Safety first (call 110 if you're in danger)

• If you're in danger right now, the person is nearby, or they have turned up at your home, call 110.
• If it's not an emergency but you're worried, go to your nearest police station. The Government of Japan's public relations site says police stations take consultations about stalking 24 hours a day. If you're not sure where to go, call the police consultation line #9110 (generally weekdays 8:30 to 17:15; hours vary by prefecture).
• Women's Consultation Support Centers, which help women with many kinds of problems, can be reached nationwide on #8778 (hours vary by prefecture).
• Don't meet the person alone or go to confront them.
• Your and your family's safety come before evidence. You don't need to get close to the person to take photos or record them.

A National Police Agency (NPA) leaflet warns that in stalking cases, the person's behavior can escalate suddenly and lead to serious crimes, and urges people to consult as early as possible rather than thinking "it's only my ex." The police can, in some cases, arrange a temporary place to stay at public expense; they also register people in the 110 emergency call registration system, step up patrols, and lend emergency alarm devices.

If you'd rather talk in English, the Ministry of Justice's Human Rights Counseling for Foreign Nationals (0570-090-911), the FRESC Help Desk (0570-011000) and TELL Lifeline take calls in English; see Where to get help. In an emergency, call 110.

What the Anti-Stalking Act covers

The Anti-Stalking Act applies to acts done to satisfy romantic or other feelings of affection for a particular person, or resentment that those feelings weren't returned. It covers acts against that person and also against their spouse, relatives, and others closely connected with them in daily life, such as friends and colleagues (Article 2).

The ten regulated acts

The government's public relations site and the NPA sort the regulated acts into these ten types (examples are a selection):

Types 1 to 8 are called "following and similar acts," and 9 and 10 "obtaining location without consent." Doing these repeatedly to the same person is "stalking" (Article 2(4); types 1 to 4, and emails and similar under type 5, count only when done in a way that makes the victim fear for their physical safety, the peace of their home or their reputation, or that their freedom of movement will be seriously restricted). For your records, the key point is that for some types, repetition and "after you refused" matter. Records showing how many times and over how long it happened, and records showing that you said no ("please don't contact me"), make it easier to explain later.

GPS devices and lost-item trackers

Misuse of GPS devices was already regulated, but lost-item trackers (such as AirTags) were not. Under an amendment, from December 30, 2025, attaching a lost-item tracker to someone without consent, or obtaining their location with one, is also regulated. The government's public relations site also gives the example of a location-sharing app installed during a relationship: after the breakup, obtaining the other person's location through it after they have refused sharing is covered. For what to do if you find one, see If you find a GPS device or tracker.

Warnings, prohibition orders and penalties

• Warnings (Article 4): the chief of the prefectural police or of a police station warns the person not to repeat the conduct. A request from the victim used to be required, but since December 30, 2025, the police can warn on their own initiative. When a warning is given, the victim is told what it said and when. If you request a warning and none is given, you are told so in writing, with the reason.
• Prohibition orders (Article 5): the prefectural public safety commission orders the person not to repeat the conduct, among other things, on the victim's request or on its own initiative. Normally the person is heard first, but in urgent cases an order can be made without a hearing. An order lasts 1 year and can be extended if needed.
• Assistance (Article 7): on the victim's request, the police help prevent harm. The government's public relations site gives examples such as advice on specific crime-prevention measures, contacting the person to arrange a discussion, and telling the victim the stalker's name.

Penalties: stalking is punishable by up to 1 year's imprisonment or a fine of up to ¥1 million (Article 18); stalking in breach of a prohibition order by up to 2 years' imprisonment or a fine of up to ¥2 million (Article 19); and other breaches of a prohibition order by up to 6 months' imprisonment or a fine of up to ¥500,000 (Article 20).

Harassment without a romantic motive

Harassment by a neighbor, or following out of a grudge or jealousy unrelated to romance, may fall outside the Anti-Stalking Act. Other laws and ordinances may still apply.

• Nuisance prevention ordinances. Tokyo's ordinance (Article 5-2) bans following, turning up, watching, violent language, calls or messages continuing after refusal, sending filth, obtaining location with GPS devices and similar acts done out of jealousy, resentment or other malice. Ordinances differ by prefecture, so ask your local police.
• The Minor Offenses Act (Article 1) makes punishable, with penal detention or a petty fine, following someone in a way that causes anxiety or annoyance, secretly peeping into homes, dumping garbage or filth without reason, posting bills on other people's houses, and making abnormally loud noise that disturbs neighbors after being told to stop by an official.
• The Penal Code: trespass (Article 130), assault (208), intimidation (222), defamation (230), insult (231), damage to property (261) and others. The NPA's leaflet also says such acts are subject to arrest.
• Civil law: even if it isn't a crime, harassment that amounts to a tort (Civil Code Article 709) may let you claim damages or an order to stop (see Harassment by neighbors).

Whether a law actually applies depends on the facts. Leave that judgment to the police or a lawyer, and focus on recording accurately what happened. If the person is a colleague, see power harassment at work in Japan; for online posts, online defamation in Japan; for a spouse or partner, domestic violence in Japan.

What to keep, how, and what to watch for

To prepare for a police consultation, the government's public relations site recommends noting the date, time, place and circumstances of each incident in a notebook or similar; keeping letters and anything else sent to you; keeping call logs, emails and voicemails; taking screenshots of social media messages; recording calls; and photographing or filming following and similar acts with a camera or phone. The NPA's leaflet also recommends keeping emails, photos and other evidence without deleting them, and backing them up to a USB drive or computer.

This table is a general summary based on NPA and government materials and law firms' explanations. How evidence is weighed depends on the case.

Keeping an incident log

Even without recordings or photos, your incident log is important. With stalking and harassment, each incident can look small, but the fact that it keeps happening is often what matters, and your daily log is what shows it.

What to write

• Write each entry as soon as you can after the event. A log kept day by day is easier to explain later.
• Separate facts from feelings. "I was scared" is important, but write it on a separate line from what happened.
• Write "don't know" when you don't know. Not filling gaps with guesses makes the whole log more believable.
• If handwritten, use pen that can't be erased, and strike through mistakes instead of erasing them. A list format can be shown to the police as a timeline as it is.

Showing that the log existed by a certain day

Logs can be challenged as "made up afterwards." To prepare for that, create a record at the time of writing that you can't change on your own:

• Send it to someone you trust the same day. If you email or message what you wrote to a family member, a record of when you sent it stays on their side too.
• Photograph the pages the same day and fix the photo. For a handwritten log, photograph the pages and add a third-party timestamp to the photo file.
• Get a certified date (kakutei hizuke) at a notary office, for ¥700 per document; ask the notary office which documents qualify.

What these show is that the log (or the photo file) existed by that time at the latest, not that what it says is true or exactly when the events happened. Still, a log fixed on the day of each incident, over many days, answers the doubt that it was made up later. Write down past events too, while you remember them, dated today and clearly marked as written from memory. See also how to prove when a photo was taken.

Photos, videos and security cameras

Photos (damage, things left, notices)

• Photograph before cleaning up. Take a wide shot and close-ups of damaged property, garbage left for you, notices or graffiti, before you clear or remove them. Show enough of the surroundings to make clear where it was, without your nameplate or room number.
• Keep the original files as taken. Images sent through LINE and similar apps may lose their recorded date or be compressed. PEA's photo date and location checker (Japanese page) shows whether a photo still has its recorded date, without uploading it.
• Back up the date. A photo's recorded date comes from the phone's clock and can be changed. Sending the photos to a family member the same day is one way to back it up.
• Keep repair estimates and receipts.

Phone videos

• Film from somewhere safe: from inside your home or car, or among other people. Don't approach or chase the person to film. If you feel in danger, call 110 before filming.
• Note the date, time and place right after filming.
• Keep the original video unedited. If you need to cut a clip to show someone, do it on a copy.

Security cameras: keeping footage, and installing one

To keep footage, export the relevant scenes early: recorders overwrite the oldest footage, and cloud recordings are kept only for a set period. Keep the original file and a copy in separate places, and check that the camera's clock is right. Don't post footage on social media.

When installing a camera, mind what it films:

• Limit it to the places you need to protect: your entrance, property, car. Osaka City's guideline on security cameras asks that the area filmed be kept to the minimum necessary and that private spaces such as the inside of homes not be filmed.
• Don't film a neighbor's windows, entrance or rooms. Aomori Prefecture's guideline notes that filming people can infringe privacy even with cameras outside its scope.
• Courts have ordered removal and damages. A lawyer's commentary describes a Tokyo District Court judgment (November 5, 2015) that weighed the area filmed, the purpose and the need for security cameras in the common areas of a condominium, and ordered one camera removed and compensation paid.

If you might appear on a condominium's or a shop's cameras, contact the management company or the police early. Such footage is generally not released except to the person filmed, investigators and similar, and is often kept only briefly. PEA can't check videos. Keep security camera and phone videos as original files.

Calls, messages, letters and gifts

• Call logs: screenshot the list of calls so the dates and numbers show. If there are dozens, screenshot in sequence so the count is clear.
• Voicemail and call recordings: keep voicemails. Note the time of recordings and keep the original files unedited.
• LINE, social media and email: screenshot full screens, in sequence with some overlap, showing the date dividers, each message's time, and the sender's display name and ID.
• Records that you said no: keep your own messages such as "please don't contact me" or "I don't want to meet." Continuing to call or message after being refused is regulated under the Anti-Stalking Act.
• Save before blocking, leaving or reporting. If the person unsends messages or deletes their account, you may no longer be able to see them.
• Letters, gifts and things sent: don't throw them away; keep them as they are, with envelopes, packaging and delivery slips. Note when and how they arrived, and photograph them. Don't touch filth or anything that looks dangerous; photograph it and go to the police.

If you find a GPS device or tracker

1. Don't take it home; go to the nearest police box or station right away. This is what the government's public relations site advises for lost-item trackers. Taking it home can reveal where you live.
2. Before touching it, photograph where it was and how it looked, as far as you can do so safely.
3. Talk to the police before breaking or throwing it away.

It's also worth checking your phone's alerts for unknown trackers (availability and settings differ by phone), any location-sharing apps or settings you don't recognize, and location data in your social media posts. PEA's photo date and location checker shows whether a photo has GPS data recorded in it.

Harassment by neighbors

Deliberate loud noise, banging on walls or floors, leaving garbage, damaging your car or plants, notices or graffiti, shouting whenever you meet, or peering into your home: harassment by neighbors is especially hard to record and to get help with, because you see the person every day.

Recording noise, garbage and damage

• Noise: record audio or video on your phone, and note the date, time of day, how long it lasted and what kind of noise. Some city governments lend simple noise meters for free, but Kyoto City, for example, says the readings are for reference only and can't be used as proof in court. PEA can't check audio. Keep recordings as original files.
• Garbage, filth and things left: photograph them before cleaning up, and note when you noticed. Don't touch anything dangerous; go to the police.
• Damaged property: keep repair estimates and receipts as well as photos.
• Notices and graffiti: photograph them before removing them, and keep the notices you take down.
• Witnesses: if neighbors have the same problem, their records together with yours show it isn't one person's complaint.

Talking it through, conciliation and damages

• Separate ordinary living noise from deliberate harassment. City governments explain that everyday household noise isn't regulated by laws or ordinances and should in principle be resolved by talking. But where there are threats or violence, or it's deliberate and repeated, don't deal with the person alone; go to the management company or the police.
• Does it exceed the "tolerance limit"? Lawyers explain that in neighbor disputes, conduct beyond what people must tolerate in social life (junin gendo) can be a tort, allowing claims for damages or an injunction, and that the person harmed needs to collect evidence. For continuing harassment, you can also ask a court for a provisional order, such as one forbidding the person from approaching you.
• Civil conciliation. The courts describe civil conciliation as an effective way to resolve neighbor disputes: simple procedures, low cost and confidentiality.
• There are time limits for claiming damages. See a lawyer or Houterasu early.

Going to the police: what to bring, and what they can do

The government's public relations site says the police will ask about the dates, places and circumstances of the harm to understand it as accurately as possible, and asks you to bring any evidence and notes, without throwing them away or deleting them. Bring your incident log (as a timeline), photos, videos, recordings and screenshots (and the phone with the original data), anything you received, what you know about the person, and records of past consultations.

What the police can do includes arresting the person where assault, injury, intimidation, damage to property, trespass, defamation or similar applies; warnings and prohibition orders under the Anti-Stalking Act; assistance such as crime-prevention advice; and registration in the 110 emergency call registration system and stepped-up patrols. The NPA's leaflet says that if you are advised to file a damage report (higai todoke), you should decide with your safety as the top priority.

Record each consultation: the date and time, the station, the officer's name and section, what you said, what you were told and what happens next. Keep any documents you receive. Support measures that stop the person from obtaining copies of your residence record are applied for at your city or town office.

If you have little evidence, or are told it isn't enough

You don't need to think "there's no point going without evidence." The government's public relations site asks people to go to the police when they feel uneasy, before anything happens.

1. Go even without evidence. Bringing a written timeline of what you remember makes it easier to explain.
2. Start your log today, following Keeping an incident log.
3. Look for records that already exist: call logs, messages, messages you sent family or friends at the time, medical records, security camera or dashcam footage. Ask the management company or the police about building or shop cameras before the footage is overwritten.
4. Keep consulting. The history of your consultations can itself show that the harm is continuing.
5. Ask for a warning or assistance. If you request a warning and none is given, you are told so in writing, with the reason. Since December 30, 2025, the police can also warn on their own initiative.
6. See a lawyer. Even when it doesn't become a criminal case, civil steps such as a warning letter sent by certified mail (naiyō shōmei), civil conciliation, a damages claim or a provisional order to stay away may help.

If you're told the evidence isn't enough, that isn't the end. Ask what is missing, write it in your log, and add records that fill the gap, little by little and safely. If you're in danger, call 110, evidence or not.

Don'ts

• Don't meet the person alone or go to their home to protest. Say no by message, and when a discussion is needed, go through a third party such as the police or a lawyer.
• Don't retaliate. Posting notices back, leaving garbage in return or damaging their things can make you liable under the Minor Offenses Act or for damage to property.
• Don't post about it on social media or expose the person. Even if what you write is true, it may be defamation, and posts can reveal where you are.
• Don't point cameras at a neighbor's windows, entrance or rooms. You may be asked to remove them or pay damages for invading privacy.
• Don't go onto the person's property or into their home to look for evidence. It may be trespass.
• Don't log into the person's phone or accounts without permission. Unauthorized access with someone else's ID and password is a crime.
• Don't follow, watch or put a GPS device on the person to find out who they are. It's dangerous, and your own conduct may become the problem.
• Don't edit your records, backdate them or keep only the convenient parts. If you need to cut something to show it, do it on a copy and keep the original.
• Don't put yourself in danger for evidence. Your safety comes first.

What PEA can and can't do

PEA (Professional Evidence Authenticator), from Lumina Spark in Japan, checks an image for signs of AI generation or editing with several independent analyses and shows a grade from 1 to 10. It doesn't decide whether stalking or harassment happened. Keeping your log, saving letters and call logs, taking photos and going to the police come first; PEA is an extra step after that.

• For LINE and social media screenshots, it lists whether what identifies the message or post is shown: the send time, the sender's account name or ID, the full screen, the surrounding messages, and signs of cropping.
• Check whether photos or screenshots show signs of AI generation or editing. A screenshot with no traces gets at most Grade 6 (no signs of alteration), and when there's no basis for a grade, PEA says "Not assessed (Grade –)" and suggests a human review.
• Fix an image's state in a form others can verify. When you run a check, PEA records the file's SHA-256 hash and seals it with an Ed25519 digital signature and an RFC 3161 timestamp from a third-party time-stamping authority (the timestamp is the time of the check). Turn it into a certificate within 7 days (¥1,000 per image, charged in yen; international cards accepted), and the police, a lawyer or anyone else can check it by certificate number on PEA's public verification page.
• Check photos of damage, and photos of your log pages, on the day you take or write them. That supports "this photo file existed by that day at the latest and hasn't changed since."
• Images only (JPEG, PNG, HEIC, up to 25 MB). Security camera and phone videos and recordings of noise or calls can't be checked.
• The certificate's verification page shows the file name. If a file name contains your address or name, rename the file before checking it, and avoid images that show more than needed of where you live, such as the outside of your home or your nameplate.

PEA can't confirm who did it, when it happened, whether the damage shown really happened, whether what your log says is true, or whether it amounts to stalking or harassment. It shows that the image file existed at the time of the check and hasn't changed since, plus the analysis results. The timestamp is not one accredited by Japan's Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications, and we can't promise how the police or a court will treat the certificate. The account and certificate screens are in Japanese; browser translation works on them. Staff see an image only if you request a human review and consent, and free results are deleted after 7 days.

This article is general information about Japan, not legal advice.

Where to get help

• Emergencies: 110.
• The police: your nearest police station. If you're not sure where to go, the police consultation line #9110 (generally weekdays 8:30 to 17:15; varies by prefecture).
• Women's Consultation Support Centers: #8778, for many kinds of problems women face, including stalking and DV (hours vary by prefecture).
• Legal advice: Houterasu's legal consultation aid for victims of DV, stalking and child abuse can be used regardless of income (free if your cash and savings total ¥3 million or less); apply through the Crime Victim Support Dial, 0120-079714 (weekdays 9:00 to 21:00, Saturdays 9:00 to 17:00), in Japanese. For neighbor disputes and other legal problems, the Houterasu Support Dial is 0570-078374 (in Japanese). For damages, injunctions or a provisional order to stay away, see a lawyer.
• Human rights counseling (Ministry of Justice): in Japanese, Minna no Jinken 110-ban, 0570-003-110 (weekdays 8:30 to 17:15); since October 1, 2025, choosing 1 in the voice guidance connects you to consultation on women's human rights.
• Neighbor problems: your landlord or management company if you rent, the owners' association if you own a condominium unit, or the neighborhood association for local issues. If talking doesn't solve it, civil conciliation at a summary court.

Help in English:

• Human Rights Counseling for Foreign Nationals (Ministry of Justice): 0570-090-911, weekdays 9:00 to 17:00, in English and nine other languages through an interpreter; online counseling is also available in English.
• Foreign Residents Support Center (FRESC) Help Desk: 0570-011000 (03-5363-3013 from IP phones or from abroad), weekdays 9:00 to 17:00, in English, Chinese and other languages.
• Houterasu Multilingual Information Service: 0570-078377 (050-3754-5430 from IP phones and prepaid mobiles), weekdays 9:00 to 17:00: free information on legal procedures and where to consult.
• TELL Lifeline: free counseling in English for anyone in Japan, by phone (0800-300-8355, toll-free) and by chat (daily from 16:00); hours vary by day, so check its website.

Frequently asked questions

Will the police in Japan act if I have no evidence of stalking?

You can go to the police without complete evidence. The government's public relations site urges people to consult the police when they feel uneasy, before anything happens. The police will ask about dates, places and circumstances, so write down what you remember as a timeline and bring any notes, items received and call logs without deleting them. Since December 30, 2025, the police can warn a stalker on their own initiative, and if you request a warning and none is given, you are told the reason in writing. If you're in danger right now, call 110, evidence or not.

How do I collect evidence of harassment in Japan?

Each time something happens, write down the same day the date and time, place, the person, what happened, who saw it and whether you contacted the police. Keep letters, gifts, call logs, voicemails and messages without deleting them, and screenshot LINE or social media messages so the time and sender show. Photograph damage, garbage or notices before cleaning up, and film following from somewhere safe. Back up your data to a USB drive or computer. Don't approach the person or enter their property for evidence.

Can security camera footage be used as evidence?

If it shows following, damage or similar acts, it's one piece of material for consultations and procedures. Footage is overwritten or expires, so export the relevant scenes early and keep the original and a copy, and check the camera's clock. When installing a camera, limit it to your own property and don't film a neighbor's windows or rooms; courts have ordered removal and damages in some cases. PEA can't check videos.

Where can I get help with harassment by a neighbor in Japan?

If it may be a crime, such as damage to your property, threats or trespass, or you feel in danger, go to the police (110 in an emergency, #9110 if unsure). If you rent, you can also contact your landlord or management company; in a condominium, the owners' association. If talking doesn't solve it, ask a lawyer or Houterasu about civil conciliation at a summary court, or claiming damages or an injunction.

What should I do if I find a GPS tracker on my car or in my bag?

Don't take it home; go to the nearest police box or station right away. Photographing where it was and how it looked before touching it makes it easier to explain. Talk to the police before breaking or throwing it away. If the motive is romantic, attaching GPS devices or obtaining someone's location without consent is regulated under the Anti-Stalking Act, and since December 30, 2025, lost-item trackers are covered too.

Where can I get help in English if I'm being stalked in Japan?

In an emergency, call 110. For consultations in English, the Ministry of Justice's Human Rights Counseling for Foreign Nationals (0570-090-911, weekdays 9:00 to 17:00) and the FRESC Help Desk (0570-011000, weekdays 9:00 to 17:00) take calls in English; the Houterasu Multilingual Information Service (0570-078377) explains legal options; and TELL Lifeline (0800-300-8355) offers emotional support. You can also go to your nearest police station, bringing your incident log and evidence.

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