Japan is considering to abolish the current registration system for foreign nationals living in Japan and launch a new one, Justice Minister Kunio Hatoyama said Friday.
Hatoyama told a press conference that the government is moving towards the direction of "deciding to abolish it." He suggested that a bill is being drafted to be submitted to the parliament next year.
Under Japan's registration law, foreigners (except U.S. military in Japan, diplomats and some other individuals) expected to stay in Japan for over 90 days are required to register their personal data at local municipalities and obtain foreigner registration cards as their identification cards in Japan.
The foreigner registration system, different from that for the native Japanese residents, is conducted on an individual basis rather than on a household basis. As the population of foreign residents has grown in some local municipalities, the system started to show its flaws.
Local municipalities have called on to scrap the system, as it has been difficult for the authorities to contact the foreigners as they are not obliged to report to municipalities a change of address, Kyodo News said.
Under the planned new registration system, information on foreign residents will be handled on a household basis. The foreigner registration card is also expected to be replaced by a new one, Kyodo said.
Source:Xinhua
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