1. Zainichi & voting right in Japan 2009.12.3
Inari Kinnunen, Ryeoyoung Ryu

2. 2010 bill eyed to give foreigners local-level vote
Permanent foreign resident in Japan will be granted the voting right in local-level
The discussion is still in a early stage
- Hatoyama says that the issue still need to be discussed thoroughly within DPJ an d its partners
DPJ delayed its legislation and be careful to begin nationwide discussion
Korean Politicians having diplomatic expectation toward DPJ
"We are not yet in a situation where a bill has been prepared, and therefore it would be fairly difficult in the next Diet session," Hatoyama told reporters Thursday, referring to the extraordinary session slated to open Monday. But submitting such a bill could be "an issue in the near future," he said.
2009 Oct 24 Kyodo News

3. Debate on suffrage For Against
DPJ, New Komeito, Japanese Communist Party, Social democratic Party, Grass-root Organizations
LDP, People’s New Party
Permanent residents virtually functions as citizen(tax-paying)
Only Japanese Nationality has the eligibility for Political Community
Local-level political participation to be necessary and no threat to sovereignty.
Can’t separate the local and the nation politics
Other countries are giving foreigners suffrage (ex: South Korea since 2006)
Double suffrages, (ex: both in Japan and Korea)
Mindan supported DPJ during the General Election 2009
Mindan’s support is violation of law

4. Zainchi 在日韓人 910,000 permanent residents :
420,000 special permanent residents
490,000 general permanent residents
470,000 Korean permanent residents
Special (Descendants of Colonial Migrants)
Leading Political Actor (Two ORGs) Older had suffrage, lost after WWII But less concern (Korea Orientation) Younger chose The Third Way self-perception as a member of JP society, but not give up KR identity Naturalization as the last option Demanded Local Suffrage since 1996
2009 Nov 24 Mainichi
Thank you for your presentation Inari.
And Now, let me give you some more specific information related to this topic.
Zainichi, whch literally means the korean residents in Japan, are the leading foreigners group, that have been struggled to get local suffrage.
As we heard from the Arudou Debito san last week, we have two kinds of permanent residence ship. One is
There are General Permanent Residence and Special Permanent Residence..
Till the World War
After the end of World War 2,
(Only Korean community in Japan raises this kind of issues..)
Immigration Control 2007

5. Japan as a Heterogeneous Society
Argument Toward Foreigners
Shifting From
Multiculturalism, coexistence To
Membership
Now they are ready to accept foreigners as the real member of their community..

6. Reference
From Books Weiner, M. & Champman, D. (2008) ‘Zainichi Koreans in History and Memory’ , Japan’s Minorities: The illusion of homogeneity, Routledge
From News Papers Sankei Asahi Hankyoreh
There are General Permanent Residence and Special Permanent Residence..
Till the World War
After the end of World War 2,
(Only Korean community in Japan raises this kind of issues..)

7. Q & A