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Basic Plan for Immigration Control (The 2nd edition)
<Provisional Translation>
March 2000 The Ministry of Justice Basic Plan for Immigration Control Table of Contents
I Introduction -- Social changes and immigration control
II Salient points concerning foreigners' entry and stay
1. Overall increase in the number of entry and stay of foreigners and main trends in status of residence
(1) Changes in the foreigners' entry and stay for the purpose of work
(2) A steady increase in the number of trainees and firmly established training and technical internship program
(3) Acceptance situation of college and pre-college students and measures for appropriate acceptance
(4) Increase in the number of entry of Japanese descendants and increase in the number of foreigners having close ties with the Japanese society
2. Trends and problems involved with the Immigration Control Act violators
(1) Changes in the number of violators of the Immigration Control Act
(2) Characteristics of incidents of Immigration Control Act violation
(3) Various problems caused by illegal residents
III Major Issues and Guidelines on the Immigration Control Administration Service
1. Realization of smooth acceptance of foreigners in response to internationalization and societal needs
(1) Smooth acceptance of foreign workers needed by the Japanese society
(2) Proper and smooth promotion and further enrichment of trainee system and technical internship program
(3) Promotion of academic, cultural, youth exchange and positive acceptance of college students and pre-college students
(4) Facilitation for foreigners staying in Japan for a long time
2. Realistic and effective measures against illegal foreigners
(1) Enforcement of strong and effective measures against illegal foreigners
(2) Treatment with consideration of the connection between illegal residents and Japanese society
3. Other Major Issuesv
(1) Smoother human exchange to be realized by deregulation and improvement of system
(2) Further promotion of international cooperation
(3) Proper management of Refugee Recognition system
March 2000 The Ministry of Justice Basic Plan for Immigration Control Table of Contents
I Introduction -- Social changes and immigration control
II Salient points concerning foreigners' entry and stay
1. Overall increase in the number of entry and stay of foreigners and main trends in status of residence
(1) Changes in the foreigners' entry and stay for the purpose of work
(2) A steady increase in the number of trainees and firmly established training and technical internship program
(3) Acceptance situation of college and pre-college students and measures for appropriate acceptance
(4) Increase in the number of entry of Japanese descendants and increase in the number of foreigners having close ties with the Japanese society
2. Trends and problems involved with the Immigration Control Act violators
(1) Changes in the number of violators of the Immigration Control Act
(2) Characteristics of incidents of Immigration Control Act violation
(3) Various problems caused by illegal residents
III Major Issues and Guidelines on the Immigration Control Administration Service
1. Realization of smooth acceptance of foreigners in response to internationalization and societal needs
(1) Smooth acceptance of foreign workers needed by the Japanese society
(2) Proper and smooth promotion and further enrichment of trainee system and technical internship program
(3) Promotion of academic, cultural, youth exchange and positive acceptance of college students and pre-college students
(4) Facilitation for foreigners staying in Japan for a long time
2. Realistic and effective measures against illegal foreigners
(1) Enforcement of strong and effective measures against illegal foreigners
(2) Treatment with consideration of the connection between illegal residents and Japanese society
3. Other Major Issuesv
(1) Smoother human exchange to be realized by deregulation and improvement of system
(2) Further promotion of international cooperation
(3) Proper management of Refugee Recognition system
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