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Foreign residents

Transition of Numbers of Registered Foreigners in Japan from 5 Major Countries

See also: Koreans in Japan, Chinese people in Japan, Filipinos in Japan, Indonesians in Japan, Americans in Japan, Mongolians in Japan, Iranians in Japan, Russians in Japan, Pakistanis in Japan, Bangladeshis in Japan, Armenians in Japan, Turks in Japan, Vietnamese people in Japan, and Japanese Peruvian

See also: Japanese Brazilian, History of Jews in Japan, and Gaijin

In 2005 there were 1, 555, 505 foreign residents permanently residing in Japan, representing 1.22% of the Japanese population[12].

A significant portion of these foreign residents are in fact the descendants of Korean and Chinese labourers, who, in many cases, despite being born in Japan and only speaking Japanese, are not necessarily classed as Japanese citizens[13]. Most Koreans in Japan have never been to the Korean Peninsula and do not speak Korean.

Foreigners in Japan in 2000 by citizenship.

Source:Japan Statistics Bureau[14]

All non-Japanese without special residential status (people whose residential root go back to pre WWII) are required by law to register with the government and carry alien registration cards. From the early 1980s, a civil disobedience movement encouraged refusal of the fingerprinting that accompanied registration every five years. Those people who opposed fingerprinting argued that it was discriminatory because the only Japanese who were fingerprinted were criminals. The courts upheld fingerprinting, but the law was changed so that fingerprinting was done once rather than with each renewal of the registration.

[edit] Koseki

Japanese citizens are recorded in koseki (family registry) and jūminhyō (resident registry) systems, while foreign residents are only recorded in a separate alien registration system. In some areas, a non-Japanese person cannot be directly added to a koseki, which is the main record of familial relations.[citation needed] As a result, based on official records, the Japanese spouse of a foreigner may appear to be a single head of household, and children may appear as illegitimate. Some municipalities may compromise by allowing foreign spouses to be recorded in the "Notes" section of the koseki and jūminhyō.

[edit] Alien registration card

Foreign residents in Japan (those staying for more than 90 days) are issued an alien registration card. By law, foreign residents must carry their passport or alien registration card at all times and present it to police upon demand, even though Japanese citizens are not required to carry identification.

[edit] Foreigner-reporting website and hotline

The Japanese Ministry of Justice maintains a websiteand hotline (English reference) for "receiving report on illegal stay foreigner." Critics assert this is nothing but a snitching service, as the criteria for reporting include "feeling anxious about a foreigner," and anonymous submissions are permitted when reporting any non-Japanese. Japanese immigration authorities work in union with police to investigate those reported, and human rights groups such as Amnesty International have argued that those reported do not receive proper legal protection. The Daiyo Kangoku system allows police to detain suspects without charges, access to legal counsel or telephone calls for up to 23 days. In October 2006, the foreigner reporting hotline's operating hours were extended to include Saturday, Sunday and national holidays.

[edit] Fingerprinting foreigners when entering Japan

As of November 20, 2007, all foreigners entering Japan must be biometrically registered (photograph and fingerprints) on arrival; this includes people living in Japan with visas as well as permanent residents, but excludes the Zainichi and Chinese with special permanent resident permission and diplomats and those under 16.[15][16]

Why cant the USA be more like Cuba?

In Cuba you would be imprisoned for asking a question like yours, or killed.

Cuba: Amnesty International’s human rights concerns

For the past 40 years, Amnesty International (AI) has campaigned against human rights violations committed by the Cuban government, in particular, the imprisonment of political dissidents and journalists as a result of severe restrictions on the freedom of expression, freedom of association and assembly.

Freedom of expression and association

Severe restrictions on freedom of expression and association affect thousands of people across Cuba.

In Cuba, all print and broadcast media are under state control. Also, access to the internet is severely limited outside governmental offices and educational institutions.

Dissidents and critics of the regime, including journalists are frequently arrested and detained, some of them on charges of “pre-criminal dangerousness”.

During 2006, there was a rise in the harassment and intimidation of independent journalists and librarians.

From January to August 2006, Journalist Guillermo Fariñas staged an intermittent hunger strike to obtain access to the internet, without success.

Armando Betancourt Reina, a freelance journalist was arrested on 23 May 2006 as he took notes and photographs of evictions from a house in the city of Camagüey. He was charged with public disorder. Armando Betancourt was reportedly held incommunicado for a week at the police station before being transferred to Cerámica Roja prison in Camagüey on 6 June 2006.

Prisoners of conscience

At least 67 prisoners of conscience – people such as teachers, journalists and human rights defenders detained for their peaceful activities -- are currently held in prisons across Cuba, following unfair trials that failed to uphold international standards.

AI is currently reviewing the cases of dozens of other prisoners who could also be considered prisoners of conscience.

13 men and women are serving their sentences outside prison because of health concerns.

1 prisoner of conscience was released during 2006.

Orlando Zapata Tamayo, a bricklayer and plumber, was arrested on 20 March 2003 whilst taking part in a hunger strike at the Fundación Jesús Yánez Pelletier in Havana to demand the release of Oscar Biscet and other political prisoners.

He was sentenced to three years' imprisonment in 2003 on charges of showing “contempt to the figure of Fidel Castro”, “public disorder” and “resistance”. In November 2005 he was sentenced to an additional 15 years for “contempt” and “resistance” in prison. In May 2006, he was again tried on the same charges and sentenced to an additional seven-year term. He is now serving a prison sentence of 25 years and six months.

Arbitrary arrests

Amnesty International receives almost daily reports of political dissidents, independent journalists and critics being arrested for carrying out dissident activities or reporting on the human rights situation in Cuba and sent to prison where they await trial. In some cases they wait for months or even years while in others they are tried and sentenced within a few days.

Prisoner of conscience, Julio César López Rodríguez, Vice President of the Frente Línea Dura and Director of an independent library, was arrested on 22 July 2005, whilst he tried to participate in a peaceful demonstration in front of the French Embassy. He has been campaigning for many years for political reform and the defence of human rights, and kept anti-totalitarian books in his library. He has been held without charge or trial.

Detention without charge or trial

Scores of people across Cuba are held without charge, and in some cases without trial, on suspicion of counter-revolutionary activities or on unclear charges.

Prisoner of conscience Emilio Leyva Pérez, President of Hard Front Line, Frente Línea Dura and delegate of the Assembly to Promote Civil Society, Asamblea para promover la Sociedad Civil, was arrested on 13 July 2005 whilst participating in a peaceful event in Havana, He has been held without charge or trial. He was declared a prisoner of conscience in the past after he was detained in February 2002. On that occasion, he was held without being tried until he was released in June 2004.

Unfair sentences

Political dissidents and critics are often sentenced for a crime known as “social dangerousness”. This is a pre-emptive measure that is defined as the “proclivity to commit a crime” and targets any behaviour contrary to the “socialist morale” like “drunkenness”, “drug addiction” and “anti-social behaviour” but it is applied to political dissidents, independent journalists and critics. People tried for “dangerousness” are sentenced for up to 4 years of prison while the law provides for “therapeutic treatment”, “re-education” or “surveillance by the Revolutionary National Police.”

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