{"id":3100,"date":"2009-04-29T00:11:36","date_gmt":"2009-04-28T15:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=3100"},"modified":"2009-04-29T00:11:36","modified_gmt":"2009-04-28T15:11:36","slug":"amnesty-intl-may-24-tokyo-protest-against-diet-bills-under-deliberation-to-further-police-nj-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=3100","title":{"rendered":"Amnesty Intl May 24 Tokyo protest against Diet bills under deliberation to further police NJ residents"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nHi Blog. \u00a0Here’s a nice roundup from Amnesty International about upcoming GOJ proposals for further policing NJ residents, and what you can do to protest them. \u00a0Mark your calendars. Arudou Debito in Sapporo<\/p>\n

Say no to immigration law revision!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

An assembly and rally will be held to protest amendments to the law. \u00a0Everyone is welcome to attend!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Date : May 24th (Sun) 14:00-15:30<\/strong><\/p>\n

Assembly 16:00-17:00 Rally<\/strong><\/p>\n

Place : Koutsu Biru (Tokyo, Minato-ku, Shimbashi5-15-5) <\/strong><\/p>\n

6 minutes\u2019 walk from Shimbashi station (JR Line, Karasumori-guchi)<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Bills are now under discussion in the Diet to impose tighter control on foreign residents.<\/p>\n

This is information from Amnesty International Japan regarding controversial bills under discussion in the Diet to impose tighter control on foreign residents. I would appreciate if you could pass these to anyone interested.<\/p>\n

Brochures in different languages are available as below (keep reading):<\/p>\n

Sonoko Kawakami
\nAmnesty International Japan
\n
\nSonoko Kawakami
\nCampaign Coordinator
\nAmnesty International Japan
\n2-2-4\uff26 Kanda-NIshiki-cho, Chiyoda-ku
\nTokyo 101-0054 JAPAN
\nTEL:+81-3-3518-6777 FAX:+81-3-3518-6778
\nE-mail:ksonoko@amnesty.or.jp<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

English
\nhttp:\/\/www.repacp.org\/aacp\/pdf\/MultiLang\/20090420LeafENv01.pdf<\/a>
\n<\/a><\/p>\n

Contents:<\/p>\n

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Tighter regulations on foreign residents<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u25c6 A new registration card with IC chip will replace the current foreign resident registration card. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Bills revising the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act and Basic Resident Registration Law were submitted to the Diet to create a new residence control system and resident certificate system for foreigners.<\/p>\n

Under the new system, the Immigration Bureau will collect and control personal information on foreign residents. A new foreign resident registration card with an IC chip will be issued to replace the current registration card.<\/p>\n

Further, the revision of the Basic Resident Registration Law aims to establish a resident certificate system for foreign residents in order to provide administrative services.<\/p>\n

\u25c6 The new registration card must be carried at all times.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The new registration card will be issued to foreign residents who are officially permitted to stay in Japan for 3 months or longer. Foreigners must always carry the new registration card when going out, or be subject to penalties.<\/p>\n

\u25c6 You will be required to provide a wide range of information to the Immigration Bureau. <\/strong><\/p>\n

1. The new registration card will be issued at the Immigration Bureau, rather than at the local municipal office.
\n2. Depending on your visa status, you will be required to report a wide range of information to the Immigration Bureau. Failure to report is punishable by a fine, and possible revocation of visa (see the following points).<\/p>\n

\u25c6 Foreigners officially permitted to stay in Japan for 3 months or longer <\/strong>
\nYou must report any change of address to the municipal office within 14 days when you move. The office will send the address change to the Immigration Bureau. <\/em><\/p>\n

Your visa status can be cancelled if you don\u2019t report within 90 days. <\/em><\/p>\n

\u25c6 Foreigners with \u201cSpouse of Japanese National\u201d or \u201cSpouse of Permanent Resident\u201d visa status <\/strong>
\nYou must report to the Immigration Bureau within 14 days in the case of divorce, or death of your spouse. <\/em><\/p>\n

Your visa status can be cancelled if you are continuously \u201cinactive as a spouse\u201d, e.g. due to separation, for 3 months or longer. <\/em><\/p>\n

\u25c6 Foreigners with working visas including \u201cSpecialist in Humanities\/ International Services\u201d, \u201cEngineer\u201d, \u201cSkilled Labor\u201d, \u201cCollege Student\u201d or \u201cTrainee\u201d <\/strong>
\nYou must report to the Immigration Bureau the name and address of the organization to which you belong. If you leave the reported organization and join another (i.e. change jobs or schools), you must report it. In the case of \u201cSpecialist in Humanities\/ International Services\u201d, \u201cEngineer\u201d, or \u201cSkilled Labor\u201d, you must report to the Immigration Bureau within 14 days if your contract ends or you enter into a new contract <\/em><\/p>\n

Your visa status can be cancelled if you do not conduct the permitted activity continuously for a period of 3 months or longer. <\/em><\/p>\n

\u25c6 Undocumented residents and asylum seekers become invisible. <\/strong>
\n
\nUnder the revised law, undocumented residents and asylum seekers will not be issued the new foreign resident IC card. In addition, they cannot register as residents at municipal offices unless they have permission for provisional stay or landing permission for temporary refuge. It is of grave concern that they will face even greater difficulties in going to school or hospital. <\/em><\/p>\n

\u25c6 Immigration Bureau will collect and control personal information on foreigners <\/strong><\/p>\n

It will be technically possible for the Immigration Bureau to match a foreigner\u2019s personal information with the data gathered from his\/her employer or other institution, and use it when deciding the change of visa status or extension of period of stay.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Spanish
\nhttp:\/\/www.repacp.org\/aacp\/pdf\/MultiLang\/20090420LeafSPv01.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Japanese
\nhttp:\/\/www.repacp.org\/aacp\/pdf\/MultiLang\/20090420LeafJPv01.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Jananese with furigana
\nhttp:\/\/www.repacp.org\/aacp\/pdf\/MultiLang\/20090420LeafJPrubyv01.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Best regards,<\/p>\n

Sonoko Kawakami
\nAmnesty International Japan
\n
\nSonoko Kawakami
\nCampaign Coordinator
\nAmnesty International Japan
\n2-2-4\uff26 Kanda-NIshiki-cho, Chiyoda-ku
\nTokyo 101-0054 JAPAN
\nTEL:+81-3-3518-6777 FAX:+81-3-3518-6778
\nE-mail:ksonoko@amnesty.or.jp<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

ENDS
\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here’s a nice roundup from Amnesty International about upcoming GOJ proposals for further policing NJ residents, and what you can do to protest them. Amnesty International says:<\/p>\n

Say no to immigration law revision!<\/p>\n

An assembly and rally will be held to protest amendments to the law.
\nEveryone is welcome to attend!<\/p>\n

Date : May 24th (Sun) 14:00-15:30
\n Assembly 16:00-17:00 Rally
\n Place : Koutsu Biru (Tokyo, Minato-ku, Shimbashi5-15-5) 6minutes\u2019 walk from Shimbashi station (JR Line, Karasumori-guchi)<\/p>\n

This is information from Amnesty International Japan regarding controversial bills under discussion in the Diet to impose tighter control on foreign residents. Brochures with background on the issue in different languages are available in this blog entry:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,5,12,4,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-anti-discrimination-templates","category-human-rights","category-immigration-assimilation","category-japanese-government","category-japanese-policeforeign-crime"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3100","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=3100"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3100\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}