Guns Controls in Japan

I do hunting and have three shot guns and an air rifle. I do not have any rifle.

To hold guns, it is not permitted to just collect them. There are no collectors' license.
An antique gun, there is a paper each inspected and issued by the Cultual Agency.
The paper with a gun, showing its size, caliver and some charactaristics with gunsmith name.
When I want to sell it, it will go with the paper.

For regular guns, The National Safty Comittee, which operated by the police would issue the
license to an individual, investigateing one's background, criminal record, debt, family, drag
and paysho. Then they will do paper test ,practical test and shooting test needing doctors
diagnosis.
It is almost impossible for a new comer to get a Gun holder's license in Japan.
Handguns are not allowed anycase except military or police personels.

But Chinese boats came near to Japan and tranfered hundreds of surplus handguns to Japanese
smuggling boats several times.
Actually between Yakuza's (gang groups) conflict handguns are their weapons mostly.

If someone is prosecuted for an illegal possession of a gun, the penalty would be several years in prison this is almost same as a murder case.