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Hachiko

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17 Jan 2004
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As the government moves to beef up the country's military preparedness, once again the issue of the protection of foreigners' rights has been raised.
In passing military contingency legislation last month, the government has sought to prepare the civilian population for and guard their rights during an attack on Japan, military or terrorist.

This issue is especially important in light of growing fears of possible strikes on Japan by terrorist networks, and the ongoing crisis over North Korea.

Japan TImes
 
Some more clarification on this, and reposting the link because I could barely see it on the original post, sorry:


http://www.japantimes.com/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fl20040720zg.htm

It's also important to examine rights protection of Japan's foreign population in an emergency, at a time when government-sponsored crackdowns on immigration violators and police campaigns against foreign criminals have reached hysteric levels.

However, by not seriously considering the importance of including the foreign population in the terms of the new law, Japanese officialdom has once again signaled its desire to deny equal constitutional rights protection to the growing foreign population, even at a time when they are potentially most vulnerable to discrimination.

Last month, a package of seven security-related bills, or military emergency legislation, received final approval. One of these bills, the so-called "Citizens' Protection Law" ("Kokumin Hogo Hou") provides measures for citizens of Japan to be prepared for and to deal with any attack on Japan by giving statutory form to their rights and duties in an emergency.

The law also stipulates the roles of the central and local governments, the Self-Defense Forces and appointed public organs in organizing and aiding citizens.
 
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