{"id":16227,"date":"2020-09-01T16:08:07","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T23:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=16227"},"modified":"2020-09-01T16:08:07","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T23:08:07","slug":"updated-petition-against-japan-foreign-resident-re-entry-ban-still-discriminatory-requires-extra-hurdles-for-all-nj-only-including-extra-goj-permissions-and-overseas-covid-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=16227","title":{"rendered":"Updated petition against Japan Foreign Resident Re-Entry Ban: Still discriminatory: Requires extra hurdles for all NJ only, including extra GOJ permissions and overseas Covid tests"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hi Blog. Debito.org Reader Sven Kramer sends this update to a petition he launched<\/a> against the Japanese Government’s Re-Entry Ban on visa-carrying NJ Residents<\/a>, who were barred (unlike Japanese citizens) on an unscientific supposition that foreigners are more likely to carry Covid. \u00a0And this racist policy<\/a> caused great hardship to many<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As of September 1, 2020, thanks in part to some impressive international and domestic protests<\/a>, the Japanese Government as amended this ban<\/a>. Now it’s no longer a blanket ban. Instead, there are extra hoops, including an exit permission and an unreasonable expectation of test results abroad (when domestic tests can reveal the same symptoms) that are only applied to foreigners, same as before.<\/p>\n

Moreover, Japanese citizens are still treated as less likely to have disease, in spite of all the science that shows that Covid does not recognize differences in nationality. Consider this new report from\u00a0the Japan Times<\/a>, excerpting (courtesy of W):<\/p>\n

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[…] Even so, entry procedures will differ for those abroad who are seeking re-entry and residents in Japan who are planning to leave…\u00a0[sparking concerns that even legal residents may face deportation due to unclear and strict requirements that differ from those applied to residents with Japanese passports].<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Non-Japanese who left Japan by the end of August will need to contact the nearest Japanese Embassy or diplomatic office to acquire a letter confirming they have valid visas and are allowed to return. Those who left as early as April 3 or after travel restrictions were imposed on their destinations, and were denied the right to return as their circumstances did not qualify for exceptional treatment, will also be able to obtain such certificates.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

People who are planning to leave Japan after Sept.1 are required to give the Immigration Services Agency detailed plans on their itinerary and will be allowed to travel as soon as they receive a document confirming the request has been accepted. They will not need to apply for additional documents from an embassy or consular office.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The ISA has warned, however, that they may suspend document issuance for applicants seeking re-entry if testing capacity at airports is insufficient to handle all foreign travelers. Japan was planning to boost its testing capacity to 10,000 per day at the major international airports \u30fc Haneda, Narita and Kansai.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The ISA is set to disclose an email address where requests for re-entry can be sent on its website at noon on Tuesday. Travelers will need to input their residence card number, nationality, and other details as stated on their passport, as well as details of the trip, including destination, planned departure and re-entry dates and information on which airports the traveler will use.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Residents planning to leave between Tuesday and Sunday are requested to share the date of their return during the departure procedure at the airport.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

However, starting from September, all non-Japanese, including permanent residents, will be required to undergo specific tests for COVID-19 in accordance with Japan\u2019s guidelines prior to their leaving for Japan. The government has warned that not complying may result in denied entry.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Immigration Services Agency has claimed the strict conditions are aimed at limiting the spread of the virus in Japan. In contrast, however, Japanese nationals coming from abroad are not required to undergo pre-entry tests for COVID-19…<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Full article at:https:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/?post_type=news&p=2739610<\/a>
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Sven’s amended petition is below, forwarding with permission. Feel free to sign it. Debito Arudou, Ph.D.<\/p>\n

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https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/stop-the-entry-ban-on-legal-foreign-residents-of-japan\/u\/27637556<\/a><\/p>\n

About the lifting of the reentry ban against legal non-Japanese residents of Japan since September 1<\/h1>\n
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SEP 1, 2020 \u2014\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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About the lifting of the reentry ban against legal non-Japanese residents of Japan since September 1, 2020, and the future of this petition<\/em><\/p>\n

Since September 1, 2020, all legal non-Japanese residents of Japan can leave and reenter the country. This is a very important and uplifting development. With this most recent easing of restrictions, almost all points of this petition were met.<\/em><\/p>\n

However, one vital point of this petition (equal treatment of all legal residents at the border regardless of nationality) is still not fulfilled. Only non-Japanese residents have to apply for a Receipt for Request of Re-entry at the Immigration Services Agency before departing from Japan. No explanation in given why this is necessary and why a valid residence card and the normal reentry permit is not enough. Furthermore, only non-Japanese residents (except for diplomats and special permanent residents) have to take a PCR test abroad within 72 hours before the departure for Japan. However, this requirement can nobody meet who stays in a country which does not test people without symptoms or does not deliver the results on time. And anyway, the PCR test at the Japanese port of entry should suffice. Residents of Japan have Japanese health insurance. This is why they are entitled to treatment in Japan if the PCR test at the Japanese airport should turn out to be positive.<\/em><\/p>\n

Requesting negative PCR tests before going to Japan should be limited to non-Japanese who want to newly enter Japan. This requirement should not be bestowed upon legal residents, who have their livelihoods already in Japan. Therefore, this petition is going to continue until the requirement of PCR tests abroad is abolished for all legal residents of Japan regardless of nationality.<\/em><\/p>\n

The official documents in question by the Ministry of Justice of Japan:<\/strong>
\n\u201cRegarding denial of landing to prevent the spread of COVID-19\u201d: http:\/\/www.moj.go.jp\/content\/001327574.pdf<\/a><\/strong>
\n\u201cAdditional Epidemic Prevention and Control Measures for the Entry of Re-entry of Foreign Nationals\u201d: http:\/\/www.moj.go.jp\/content\/001327575.pdf<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Japanese Version:<\/p>\n

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Petition: Since September 1, 2020, all legal non-Japanese residents of Japan can leave and reenter the country. This is a very important and uplifting development. With this most recent easing of restrictions, almost all points of this petition were met.<\/p>\n

However, one vital point of this petition (equal treatment of all legal residents at the border regardless of nationality) is still not fulfilled. Only non-Japanese residents have to apply for a Receipt for Request of Re-entry at the Immigration Services Agency before departing from Japan. No explanation in given why this is necessary and why a valid residence card and the normal reentry permit is not enough. Furthermore, only non-Japanese residents (except for diplomats and special permanent residents) have to take a PCR test abroad within 72 hours before the departure for Japan. However, this requirement can nobody meet who stays in a country which does not test people without symptoms or does not deliver the results on time. And anyway, the PCR test at the Japanese port of entry should suffice. Residents of Japan have Japanese health insurance. This is why they are entitled to treatment in Japan if the PCR test at the Japanese airport should turn out to be positive.<\/p>\n

Requesting negative PCR tests before going to Japan should be limited to non-Japanese who want to newly enter Japan. This requirement should not be bestowed upon legal residents, who have their livelihoods already in Japan. Therefore, this petition is going to continue until the requirement of PCR tests abroad is abolished for all legal residents of Japan regardless of nationality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,54,28,36,34,33,50,5,12,4,11,68,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-embedded-racism","category-pinprick-protests","category-anti-discrimination-templates","category-bad-social-science","category-exclusionism","category-fingerprinting-nj","category-gaiatsu","category-human-rights","category-immigration-assimilation","category-japanese-government","category-problematic-foreign-treatment","category-victories","category-8"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16227","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=16227"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16228,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16227\/revisions\/16228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}