Session 1 of the seminar addressed improvement in the exchange of information and investigative techniques in fighting international crime. In discussing improvement in the exchange of information in fighting international crime, the summary of Session 1 focuses on organized crimes, transborder motor vehicle thefts, terrorism, and illegal immigration. Other topics covered in the discussion of improving the exchange of information in fighting international crime were information that requires mutual exchange, legal restrictions and confidentiality, and reliability and authentication. Also discussed in Session 1 was the controlled delivery of illicit drugs. Session 2 of the seminar focused on international extradition: current issues, practical problems, and their solutions and alternatives. Topics discussed were the formulation of a model extradition treaty, double criminality, political offenses, the capital punishment exception, the nonextradition of nations, and the extradition process in Japan. Also considered were the procedural problems in the extradition process, alternatives to extradition, deportation as an alternative under Japanese law, and channels of communication. Session 3 of the seminar addressed selected issues and practical solutions on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters. Sub-topics were the obtaining of witness statements from other countries for use as evidence in international crime and the forfeiture of property and money acquired through drug trafficking.