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“Toward further control over foreign nationals?: Japan’s anti-terrorism policy and a Japanese version of the US-VISIT program”
On October 08, 2007 in Announcements, Rights of foreigners
This is a brief addition to the news we posted yesterday about Japan’s fingerprinting of foreigners. If you haven’t read that article be sure to click there now and do so.
After reading yesterday’s article some of you might be interested in hearing more about this particular issue, so we have some more info for you.
Gyaku.jp has passed us some information about an upcoming symposium in Tokyo organised by Amnesty International and SMJ.
The keynote speaker will be Barry Steinhardt
( American Civil Liberties Union)
The full details of the symposium are on their site under “Toward further control over foreign nationals?: Japan’s anti-terrorism policy and a Japanese version of the US-VISIT program
It sounds like it will be an interesting event. Unfortunately not every one lives in Tokyo so many will be left out.
Beside this symposium, Turner, the blogger from KeepingPaceInJapan has proposed a plan of presenting requests written in Japanese to immigration (similar to the letters to FamilyMart about Gaijin Hanzai Magazine)
Click here to read his “Call to Arms” post
We also interviewed him about his idea
That’s all for today.
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