{"id":11410,"date":"2013-05-18T10:10:33","date_gmt":"2013-05-18T20:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=11410"},"modified":"2013-05-18T13:23:50","modified_gmt":"2013-05-18T23:23:50","slug":"aichi-police-online-announcement-about-junkai-renraku-door-to-door-cop-visits-happening-in-your-neighborhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=11410","title":{"rendered":"Aichi Police online announcement about Junkai Renraku door-to-door cop visits.  Happening in your neighborhood?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>eBooks, Books, and more from ARUDOU Debito (click on icon):<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/handbook.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11452\" title=\"Guidebookcover.jpg\" alt=\"Guidebookcover.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Guidebookcover.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/japaneseonly.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11335\" alt=\"japaneseonlyebookcovertext\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/japaneseonlyebookcovertext-150x150.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/handbook.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1298\" title=\"Handbook2ndEdcover.jpg\" alt=\"Handbook for Newcomers, Migrants, and Immigrants to Japan\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Handbook2ndEdcover.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/inappropriate.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8577\" title=\"inappropriatecoverthumb150x226\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/inappropriatecoverthumb150x226.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/tshirts.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1701\" title=\"joshirtblack2\" alt=\"\\&quot; width=\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/joshirtblack2-150x150.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/joshirtblack2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/joshirtblack2.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/japaneseonly.html#japanese\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1700\" title=\"jobookcover\" alt=\"\u300c\u30b8\u30e3\u30d1\u30cb\u30fc\u30ba\u30fb\u30aa\u30f3\u30ea\u30fc\u3000\u5c0f\u6a3d\u5165\u6d74\u62d2\u5426\u554f\u984c\u3068\u4eba\u7a2e\u5dee\u5225\u300d\uff08\u660e\u77f3\u66f8\u5e97\uff09\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/jobookcover-150x150.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cinemabstruso.de\/strawberries\/main.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2735\" title=\"sourstrawberriesavatar\" alt=\"sourstrawberriesavatar\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/sourstrawberriesavatar.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?cat=32\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4921\" title=\"debitopodcastthumb\" alt=\"debitopodcastthumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/debitopodcastthumb.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=10137\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-10142\" title=\"Fodors\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Fodors.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nUPDATES ON TWITTER: arudoudebito<br \/>\nDEBITO.ORG PODCASTS on iTunes, subscribe free<br \/>\n&#8220;LIKE&#8221; US on Facebook at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/debitoorg\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/debitoorg<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/handbookimmigrants\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/handbookimmigrants<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JapaneseOnlyTheBook\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JapaneseOnlyTheBook<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BookInAppropriate\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BookInAppropriate<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hello Blog. This post comes to you as a query. Are any Debito.org Readers noticing that the Japanese police are keeping closer tabs on people by going door-to-door to survey occupants (<em>junkai renraku<\/em>), asking them to fill out <em>Junkai Renraku <\/em>Cards?<\/p>\n<p>(To see what information is required for the Junkai Renraku, especially for NJ residents,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/junkairenrakucard.jpg\">here&#8217;s one translated into English by the NPA<\/a>).<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=1901\">We&#8217;ve talked about this before on Debito.org<\/a>, where we have seen the police doing door-to-door surveys of residents, with a special emphasis on how that involves <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=9900\">Gaijin Carding for people living in Gaijin Houses<\/a>. \u00a0Some people have said that this has never happened to them (for example, it never happened to me despite living in various places in Hokkaido over the course of 25 years), others it has (they think it&#8217;s cop SOP).<\/p>\n<p>But the interesting thing is that at a prefectural level, Aichi, for example, is making public announcements to their residents that they will be making the rounds to households (<em>katei<\/em>). \u00a0(If this was all that normal a SOP, why the need for a public service announcement?) \u00a0This will be in order to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Give advice on how not to become victims of crime,<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Take measures for people who have been victims of crime,<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Contact neighborhoods that have recently been victims of crime (such as sneak thievery and car break-ins) and advise them how to take measures against crime in the future,<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Prevent youth crime (shounen no hankou boushi),<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Have lists of occupants (renraku hyou) on hand and phone numbers in case of disasters,<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>and more. See\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pref.aichi.jp\/police\/safety\/houmon\/\">http:\/\/www.pref.aichi.jp\/police\/safety\/houmon\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are seeing these PSAs in other prefectures, such as Kanagawa (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.police.pref.kanagawa.jp\/mes\/mesg1001.htm\">http:\/\/www.police.pref.kanagawa.jp\/mes\/mesg1001.htm<\/a>), and door to door checks apparently <a href=\"http:\/\/okwave.jp\/qa\/q6505488.html\">elsewhere<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A couple of funny things going on here. First, information about neighborhood occupancy should be available through the <em>juuminhyou<\/em> system in the first place. \u00a0Much of this information is also surveyed by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=7574\">National Census (<em>kokusei chousa<\/em>)<\/a>, where, I might add, providing any information is optional (note how the optionality of providing personal information is not mentioned in the Aichi Police website). Why do the police feel the need to compile their own data set?<\/p>\n<p>Well, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=1639\">because police are control freaks, and given the degree of power the Japanese police have in Japan<\/a>, privacy issues are of less importance than maintaining order. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=9900\">And you just know that if they catch a NJ at his or her home, there&#8217;s going to be much more intrusive questioning than just phone numbers and occupants &#8212; they will demand to see your Gaijin Card and ascertain that your visa is current, all on your front doorstep<\/a>. \u00a0Have a nice day. \u00a0It&#8217;s not just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/whattodoif.html#gaijincard\">on the street at random anymore<\/a>, meaning they&#8217;ll intrude upon where you live. \u00a0Moreover I doubt that for NJ targeted, answering questions will be optional (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/japantimes072704.html\">plead the Fifth (<em>mokuhiken<\/em>) and arouse suspicion &#8212; something that leads to more thorough investigations downtown<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pref.aichi.jp\/police\/safety\/houmon\/\">Aichi Police offer themselves and their questioning as all sweetness, with benign photos of the police at work in their communities<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/aichiprefjunkairenraku4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11493\" alt=\"aichiprefjunkairenraku4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/aichiprefjunkairenraku4.jpg\" width=\"825\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/aichiprefjunkairenraku4.jpg 825w, https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/aichiprefjunkairenraku4-300x100.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Subtext: \u00a0<em>&#8220;Like you, even [female] cops have maternal instincts&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/aichiprefjunkairenraku3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11491\" alt=\"aichiprefjunkairenraku3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/aichiprefjunkairenraku3.jpg\" width=\"359\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/aichiprefjunkairenraku3.jpg 359w, https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/aichiprefjunkairenraku3-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Now now, you needn&#8217;t be afraid of this man in uniform who has approached us for some unknown reason during our very traditional daily constitutional. \u00a0Especially since he&#8217;s even gotten down on his knees for you&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/aichprefjunkairenraku2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11490\" alt=\"aichprefjunkairenraku2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/aichprefjunkairenraku2.jpg\" width=\"378\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/aichprefjunkairenraku2.jpg 378w, https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/aichprefjunkairenraku2-300x233.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;This is how we will approach you to demand personal information&#8221;<\/em> (outside a place that is clearly not a household). \u00a0We can only hope that our boys in blue will be so smiley and unaggressive.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the best one:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/aichijunkairenraku042713.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11492\" alt=\"aichijunkairenraku042713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/aichijunkairenraku042713.jpg\" width=\"514\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/aichijunkairenraku042713.jpg 514w, https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/aichijunkairenraku042713-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 514px) 100vw, 514px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;OMG! \u00a0I&#8217;m so glad to see a cop knocking at my door. \u00a0I just love a man in uniform! \u00a0Come inside!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Now, you might think I&#8217;m making too much of this. \u00a0But naturally I would argue not. \u00a0Especially since we have had cases of police agencies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=7296\">doing one thing (like putting out racist anti-NJ flyers) while offering sweetness and light on their official English website<\/a>. \u00a0There&#8217;s a lot of tatemae here, and you only have to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=9900\">minority in Japan before you understand just how much intent and enforcement differ from the sloganeering<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>My advice: \u00a0If you get an unexpected knock one day and see (through the peep sight) a cop at your front door, don&#8217;t answer. \u00a0Because if they visually identify you in any way as NJ, you are automatically suspicious and you&#8217;ll get the Third Degree.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone else noticing their local police becoming more intrusive these days? \u00a0Arudou Debito<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post comes to you as a query. Are any Debito.org Readers noticing that the Japanese police are keeping closer tabs on people by going door-to-door to survey occupants (junkai renraku), asking them to fill out Junkai Renraku Cards?  (To see what information is required for the Junkai Renraku, especially for NJ residents, here&#8217;s one translated into English by the NPA).<\/p>\n<p>According to the Aichi Prefectural Police website, this will be in order to:<br \/>\nGive advice on how not to become victims of crime,<br \/>\nTake measures for people who have been victims of crime,<br \/>\nContact neighborhoods that have recently been victims of crime (such as sneak thievery and car break-ins) and advise them how to take measures against crime in the future,<br \/>\nPrevent youth crime (shounen no hankou boushi),<br \/>\nHave lists of occupants (renraku hyou) on hand and phone numbers in case of disasters, and more.<\/p>\n<p>A couple of funny things going on here. First, information about neighborhood occupancy should be available through the juuminhyou system in the first place.  Much of this information is also surveyed by the National Census (kokusei chousa), where, I might add, providing any information is optional (note how the optionality of providing personal information is not mentioned in the Aichi Police website). Why do the police feel the need to compile their own data set?<\/p>\n<p>Now, you might think I&#8217;m making too much of this.  But naturally I would argue not.  Especially since we have had cases of police agencies doing one thing (like putting out racist anti-NJ flyers) while offering sweetness and light on their official English website.  There&#8217;s a lot of tatemae here, and you only have to be a minority in Japan before you understand just how much intent and enforcement differ from the sloganeering.<\/p>\n<p>My advice:  If you get an unexpected knock one day and see (through the peep sight) a cop at your front door, don&#8217;t answer.  Because if they visually identify you in any way as NJ, you are automatically suspicious and you&#8217;ll get the Third Degree.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54,36,22,33,5,10,13,11,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pinprick-protests","category-bad-social-science","category-cultural-issue","category-fingerprinting-nj","category-human-rights","category-japanese-policeforeign-crime","category-media","category-problematic-foreign-treatment","category-8"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11410"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11410\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}