Part I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part II CRIMES
Chapter XXVII Criminal Injury (204-208/2)
Part II CRIMES
Chapter XXVII Criminal Injury (204-208/2)
Article 208 When a person assaults another person without injuring the other person, the person is punished by imprisonment for not more than 2 years, a fine of not more than 300,000 yen, penal detention or a petty fine.
(Unlawful Assembly with Weapons)
刑法第208条は暴行罪に関する規定で、
刑法（けいほう, keihō）– Penal Code / Criminal Law
第208条（だい208じょう, dai 208-jō）– Article 208
は – topic marker
暴行罪（ぼうこうざい, bōkō-zai）– crime of assault ความผิดฐานทำร้ายร่างกาย
に関する（にかんする, ni kansuru）– concerning / related to
規定（きてい, kitei）– provision / regulation
で – indicating context or means (in this case, “as” a provision)
暴行を加えた者が人を傷害するに至らなかった場合に適用されます。
暴行（ぼうこう, bōkō）– assault
を加えた者（をくわえたもの, wo kuwaeta mono）– the person who committed (inflicted) the assault
を – object particle (marks the direct object)
加えた（くわえた, kuwaeta）– added / inflicted (past form of 加える – to inflict, to apply)
者（もの, mono）– person / individual
人（ひと, hito）– person
を傷害する（をしょうがいする, wo shōgai suru）– injure a person
を – object particle (marks the direct object)
傷害（しょうがい, shōgai）– injury / bodily harm
する – to do / to commit
に至らなかった（にいたらなかった, ni itaranakatta）– did not result in / did not reach
場合（ばあい, baai）– case / situation
に適用されます（にてきようされます, ni tekiyō saremasu）– is applied / applies to
この罪は、2年以下の懲役または30万円以下の罰金、あるいは拘留または科料が科せられます
Article 208-2(1)When two or more persons assemble for the purpose of jointly harming the life, body or property of another person, any participant of the assembly who has prepared weapons or knows that weapons have been prepared, is punished by imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine of not more than 300,000 yen.
(2)In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, a person who having prepared weapons or knowing that weapons have been prepared, causes others to assemble, is punished by imprisonment for not more than 3 years.
Chapter XXVIII Crimes Causing Injury due to Negligence
(Causing Injury due to Negligence)