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In addition, a summary of the opinions given by the committees and the measures taken by the Directors based on those opinions are published each year pursuant to the provisions of the Immigration Control Act.

## Article:At the front line of immigration control administration (voice of an immigration control officer in the Detention Department) (Detention Department, Osaka Regional Immigration Bureau: Yoko Tsuji)

As a female detention officer of a facility housing foreign nationals who are undergoing the deportation procedures, I work a 24-hour shift dealing with the foreign nationals who are being detained there while maintaining safety and order within the facility.

Detention during the deportation procedures is intended to enable smooth handling of all of the hearings concerning the procedures to secure the custody of the foreign national. However, in recent years, there are an increasing number of foreign nationals whose detention periods are becoming longer owing to the foreign nationals instituting litigation after the disposition of deportation has been finalized and seeking revocation of the disposition in the hopes of residing in Japan.

We try to give the detainees as much freedom as possible in the detention centers within the limits of ensuring security, endeavor to respect the various manners and customs of each country and region, and pay attention so that the detainees are able to remain healthy in mind and body.

However, since each of the detainees have their own worries, and foreign nationals with different customs are living together in one place, all kinds of friction is created which builds up stress and can lead to the development of trouble.

In order to prevent such trouble, we detention officers have to ensure the foreign nationals abide by the rules, but we also strive to alleviate their stress by making time to talk to them while on duty and listen to them during the individual interviews.

In addition, when I talk to the detainees, while bearing in mind my position as a detention officer, I strive to help keep the detainees' emotional state stable by making most of my sensibilities as a woman, paying attention to detail and paying attention at all times to the actions and expressions of the individual detainee.

Working 24-hour shifts sometimes takes a physical toll, but I take pride in the fact that our work plays a role in maintaining the security of our country, and I hope to continue cooperating in the future with my senior and junior colleagues in the fulfillment of my duties.
## Article:The Strategy to Make “Japan - the Safest Country in the World”

In September 2013, Tokyo was selected as the host city for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This will be the second time for the Summer Olympic Games to be held in Japan since 1964.

The excellent safety of our country was a major advantage in our city being selected as the host city, and with this in mind, the central government formulated “The Strategy to Make ‘Japan - the Safest Country in the World’” (Cabinet decision of December 10, 2013) in order to be able to make “Japan the safest country in the world” where the general public can feel that this is a country where they can live safely and with peace of mind and where visitors from countries all around the world will also be able to share the excitement of the Olympic and Paralympic Games safely and with peace of mind.

The same strategy also included the following measures in order to further consolidate the excellent security of our country:

1. Build a safe world-class cyber space.

2. Terrorism measures/counter intelligence, etc. bearing in mind the G8 Summit, the Olympics and other international conferences.

3. Promote measures to counter recidivism to prevent re-offending.

4. Deal with organized crimes that threaten society.

5. Ensure safety and security to support an energized society.

6. Measures to counter illegal residence for the realization of a society where Japanese nationals and foreign nationals are able to live together with peace of mind.

7. Strengthen the security base to build “Japan - the safest country in the world”.

Based on this strategy, the Immigration Bureau has been working proactively on countermeasures at the border and measures to counter illegal residents in order to build a safe and secure society.
Issues on December 19, 2008) prescribed that the relevant ministries and agencies would accept approximately 30 Myanmarese refugees every year from refugee camps in Thailand, as a pilot project starting from FY 2010 and would support their resettlement through inter-ministry and agency cooperation. It was also stated that the pilot project would, in the future, be reviewed from various angles, and that based on the review, further consideration would be given to a future system of acceptance (After that, targeted camps were expanded.). The first group of five families comprising 27 family members came to Japan in FY 2010, four families comprising 18 family members came in FY 2011, and four families comprising 18 family members came in 2013 (three families comprising 16 family members were scheduled to come to Japan in FY 2012, but all of the families withdrew their request before coming to Japan).

Based on the results of the Advisory Council on Resettlement held under the auspices of the Liaison and Coordination Council for Refugee Issues from March 2012 to December 2013, Japan's future policy on resettlement was approved by the Cabinet on January 24, 2014, and in accordance with the contents of this Cabinet Agreement and the "Specific Measures for the Admission of Refugees through Resettlement" (decision of the Liaison and Coordination Council for Refugee Issues of January 24, 2014), Myanmarese refugees who are staying temporarily in Malaysia are to be eligible for acceptance from FY 2015 onwards.

The Immigration Bureau is mainly in charge of the selection process for the acceptance of refugees and conducts interviews by sending officers out to the field, but with the cooperation of the related organizations, we intend to continue in the future with our efforts for the acceptance of refugees through resettlement.

## Section 3 ☐ Promotion of Collaboration with NGOs

With regard to refugee-related administration, it is necessary to identify specific points which need to be improved through discussions with individuals involved in the promotion of refugee protection incorporating the standpoint of the private sector and legal experts, and to work to achieve better measures in collaboration with and cooperation from citizens' groups.

Therefore on February 10, 2012, the Immigration Bureau concluded a three-party agreement and exchanged a memorandum on cooperation with the Forum for Refugees Japan, which is a network of NGOs and groups supporting refugees, and the JFBA, agreeing to hold discussions to identify the refugee-related administrative matters that the Immigration Bureau is responsible for which need improving, including procedures for recognizing refugee status, and to exchange information on the provision of housing, with the assistance of refugee support groups, for refugees awaiting the results of their application for recognition of refugee status.

Currently, based on this memorandum, the Immigration Bureau is considering a future ideal direction for specific cooperation.
### Chapter 6. Responses to International Society and International Situations

## Section 1 ☐ Treaties and International Conventions

## ① Major Actions for Negotiations for the Conclusion of EPAs with other Countries

The Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) are agreements which aim to promote liberalization and facilitation of trade between signatory nations, as well as the coordination of policies, relaxation of regulations, and cooperation in various economic areas, including tariffs, trade in services, investment, intellectual property, and personal exchanges. The Immigration Bureau has been actively involved in negotiations for the conclusion of EPAs with various countries: Singapore (effective date: November 2002), Mexico (April 2005), Malaysia (July 2006), Chile (September 2007), Thailand (November 2007), Indonesia (July 2008), the Philippines (December 2008), Switzerland (September 2009), Viet Nam (October 2009), India (August 2011), and Peru (March 2012); and has been responsible for the part in the negotiations in relation to the “movement of natural persons”.

As of April 2014, the Immigration Bureau has mainly been involved in negotiations for the conclusion of EPAs, with Mongolia, Canada, Colombia and the EU.

## ② Acceptance of Nurse and Care Worker Candidates Based on an EPA

From the point of view of strengthening bilateral cooperation in economic activities, Japan commenced the acceptance of nurse and care worker candidates, who aim to acquire Japanese national nursing qualifications or national care worker qualifications, from Indonesia in FY 2008 and the Philippines in FY 2009. The number of foreign nationals accepted as nurse and care worker candidates based on an EPA up until FY 2013 was 1,048 from Indonesia and 821 from the Philippines.

In addition, based on an exchange of notes between Japan and Viet Nam completed in April 2012 relating to the entry and temporary stay of nurse and care worker candidates, the acceptance of nurse and care worker candidates from Viet Nam commenced in FY 2014.

## ⑬ Reports and Examinations in Accordance with Human Rights Treaties

Japan is a signatory to various treaties, including the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD), and the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT). With regard to government reports on the status of the implementation of those treaties, the Immigration Bureau is involved in the drafting of reports, review of the government reports, and follow-up thereof from the perspective of immigration control administration.
## Section 2 ☐ International Conferences

## G8 Rome/Lyon Group Migration Experts Sub-Group Meeting

The Migration Experts Sub-Group Meeting, one of the sub groups of the G8 Rome/Lyon Group, which is a working experts' group to discuss measures against international terrorism and transnational organized crime at the G8 level, is discussing measures that the G8 members should take cooperatively in the area of illegal immigration and the forgery or alteration of documents.

In 2013, two meetings were held in the U.K., and officials from the Immigration Bureau attended the meetings to exchange information and opinions with their counterparts in other countries.

## ② Other International Conferences

In addition to the international meetings mentioned above, the Immigration Bureau sends officials to attend discussion meetings on bilateral economic partnerships, counter-terrorism measures and consular services, etc., with the aim of clearly explaining Japan's position and actively building cooperative relations with other countries. The Immigration Bureau also sends officials to participate in meetings intended for information sharing and opinion exchange, such as the International Air Transport Association (IATA)/Control Authorities Working Group (CAWG).
# Article:Outline of the 12th ASEM Conference of the Directors-General of Immigration and Management of Migratory Flows (held in Tokyo)

The ASEM Conference of the Directors-General of Immigration and Management of Migratory Flows is a conference where the persons responsible for migration problems in each of the Asian and European countries come together and discuss the issues of immigration control, and this conference has been held every year since 2002.

In 2013, the 12th ASEM Conference was hosted by the Immigration Bureau in Tokyo on October 9 and October 10 for a period of two days with the participation of 13 countries from Asia, 14 countries from Europe and one organization (with an additional two international organizations attending as observers).

Sadakazu Tanigaki, then Minister of Justice gave a welcome speech at the Conference and Kazuo Sakakibara, then Director-General of the Immigration Bureau acted as chair. The main theme was set as “Migration Policy as a Strategy for Economic Growth” and the discussions focused mostly on the acceptance of highly-skilled foreign professionals (incentives to attract highly-skilled migrants, the challenges in implementation of policy for the acceptance of highly-skilled migrants, and evaluation

methods for the policy of accepting highly-skilled migrants, etc.), the acceptance of unskilled labor (the challenges in implementation of policy for the acceptance of low-skilled workers, cooperation from the migrant-receiving country and the migrant-sending country, and prevention of illegal residence, etc.) and dispatch of the migrants of one's own country (effects of measures taken prior to the departure of the migrants by the migrant-sending country, methods of securing employment for one's own citizens in the migrant-receiving country, and socio-economic benefits gained by the migrant-sending country).

As outcomes of the Conference, the Chairman’s Statement, included the following contents:

(1) Confirmed that the international movement of people (migration) and policies for migration management are important as a strategy for economic growth amid a declining labour force.

(2) Noted that the following matters are important:

- Strengthening cooperation on migrants between the migrant-sending country and the migrant-receiving country

- Protecting the legitimate rights and interests of the migrants.

- Strengthening of the inter-ministerial cooperation mechanisms in order to improve migration management.

(3) Confirmed the creation of an ASEM Migration Contact Points List, and its utilization to share information on migration issues.
### Chapter 7. Improvement of Public Relations Activities and Public Services

## Section 1 ☐ Promotion of Public Relations Activities

Recognizing that public relations and enlightenment activities both in Japan and abroad play a major role in the smooth implementation of immigration control administration, the Immigration Bureau has been further promoting more active public relations activities than ever before.

The main public relations activities include releasing statistics concerning immigration control administration such as the number of those entering or departing from Japan, the number of foreign residents and the number of foreign nationals staying beyond their authorized period of stay, and posting and disseminating such information through the Ministry of Justice website. In addition, the Immigration Bureau publishes such information as data on the number of cases of special permission to stay in Japan and the standard processing time of the examinations of recognition of refugee status, in order to allow for a wide variety of people to be able to understand immigration control administration. In particular, with regard to publicity measures to promote the use of the automated gates (see Part III, Chapter 2, Section 1), since August 2013, as well as conducting publicity measures through the use of posters and leaflets in the airports with the cooperation of the airport operating companies and airlines, officers have been sent to the prefectural passport offices to allow passport holders to register on the spot for use of the automated gates, and posters that were created through a tie-up with the Disney movie “Planes” were put up nationwide with the cooperation of the local governments.

Moreover, for the purpose of preventing illegal work through the appropriate employment of foreign nationals, the Immigration Bureau holds an “Illegal Work Prevention Campaign” as part of the larger campaign for “Foreign Labor Problems Awareness Month” conducted by the government every June, so that the general public, companies hiring foreign nationals, and relevant organizations and governments in other countries will be able to better understand the issues and offer cooperation to the Immigration Bureau. In 2013, the Immigration Bureau conducted enlightenment activities for the prevention of illegal employment by distributing leaflets in cooperation with the relevant ministries and local authorities, etc.

Scene of the publicity measures used to promote use of the automated gates 1

Scene of the publicity measures used to promote use of the automated gates 2

Scene from the Illegal Work Prevention Campaign
## Section 2 ☐ Improvement of Public Services

## 1 Facilitating the Landing Examination Procedures

The Immigration Bureau has made efforts to facilitate the entry (landing) examinations at airports and seaports, but foreign nationals who visit Japan through airports have expressed dissatisfaction with the length of time they have to wait in line for the entry (landing) examinations. In response to these complaints, measures have been taken at the immigration counters at the major airports to resolve this problem, by assigning some of the immigration inspectors in charge of the departure and return procedures for Japanese nationals to the examination of foreign nationals, and transferring immigration inspectors between immigration counters depending on the degree of congestion. In addition, the expected waiting time for examination of foreign nationals is indicated and priority lanes for the elderly, the disabled and pregnant women have been established. Thus, the Immigration Bureau has made additional efforts to facilitate procedures and improve the quality of services.

In addition, the Immigration Bureau has made efforts for smoother entry (landing) examination procedures by shortening the waiting time, while sometimes asking airlines for cooperation in view of the real-time situation of each airport. Specifically, the Immigration Bureau adopts a fork line approach which allows arriving passengers to stand in a single line and to proceed one by one to the next available booth instead of having arriving passengers form a line for each inspection booth, increases the number of immigration inspectors when the airport becomes congested, stations interpreters and examination booth concierges, broadcasts a guidance video explaining the procedures for the provision of personal identification information, and displays an information board that illustrates the items to be entered in the embarkation and disembarkation card.

Indication of waiting time for examination

Priority lanes

## ② Information Services for Foreign Nationals

The Immigration Bureau has been promoting the “Comfortable Administrative Services Campaign” for the purpose of realizing a friendly and caring administration, but even so some applicants have asked for a reduction in the waiting time for examination and provision of more detailed and clearer guidance on the various procedures.

To meet such a demand, the regional immigration bureaus have been making continuous efforts to improve staff attitudes towards the provision of administrative services and their demeanor by holding seminars on demeanor and attitudes, and have been striving to improve the environment of the reception
### Chapter 8. Policy for the Achievement of a Symbiotic Society Co-existing with Foreign Nationals

## Section 1 ☐ Participation in the Foreign Crowding House City Meeting

The Foreign Crowding House City Meeting consists of the local governments of cities where a large population of foreign residents, foreign nationals of Japanese ancestry, mainly from South America known as “newcomers”, is concentrated and international exchange associations. The purpose of the council meetings is to exchange information relating to policies and the activities of foreign residents, and to proactively resolve the various associated problems arising in the area. The first meeting of the Council was held in May 2001, and officers from the Immigration Bureau took part in the meeting.

Officers from the Immigration Bureau and other relevant ministries participated in the Foreign Crowding House City Meeting/Nagahama 2013 held in October 2013, and gave a report on the situation following the implementation of the residency management system for mid to long-term residents, and exchanged information and opinions with the participants of the City Meeting.

## Section 2 ☐ Participation in Government-Wide Efforts (Council for Promotion of Measures for Long-Term Residents of Japanese Descent and Inter-ministerial Liaison Council for Foreign Worker Issues)

The Council for Promotion of Measures for Long-Term Residents of Japanese Descent with the Minister of State as Chair has been convened on a regular basis since March 2009 in order to promote measures to be taken by the government as a whole with regard to the policies relating to long-term residents of Japanese descent such as consideration of support for foreign nationals of Japanese descent who are faced with difficult circumstances such as a lack of employment, with the Immigration Bureau also taking part in the considerations. In March 2014, the “Promotion of Policies for Long-Term Residents of Japanese Descent” describing the policies of the government to be taken with regard to long-term residents of Japanese descent was compiled.

In addition, the Promotion Council for Long-Term Residents of Japanese Descent came to be held a number of times together with the Inter-ministerial Liaison Council for Foreign Worker Issues established in 1970 in order to study the various problems related to the acceptance of foreign nationals focusing on foreign workers, and therefore the Immigration Bureau has also been participating in the meetings of this liaison council.
2304 国債整理基金特別会計

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2. 平成 28 年度歳入概算見積額明細表 2

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## 平 成 2 8 年 度 歲 入 概 算 見 積 額 目 次

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区分	ページ	区分	ページ
平成28年度歳入概算見積額総表	1
平成28年度歳入概算見積額明細表	2
(会計) 04 国債整理基金	2
(款) 01 他会計より受入	2
(項) 01 他会計より受入	2
(項) 06 東日本大震災復興他会計より受入	2
(款) 02 租税	2
(項) 03 たばこ特別税	2
(款) 03 公債金	2
(項) 01 公債金	2
(項) 06 復興借換公債金	2
(款) 04 資産処分収入	3
(項) 06 東日本大震災復興株式売払収入	3
(款) 05 配当金収入	3
(項) 06 東日本大震災復興配当金収入	3
(款) 06 運用収入	3
(項) 01 運用収入	3
(項) 06 東日本大震災復興運用収入	3
(款) 09 雑収入	3
(項) 01 雑収入	3
(項) 06 東日本大震災復興雑収入	3
平 成 2 8 年 度 歲 入 概 算 見 積 額 総 表
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区 分	当 初 見 積 額	2 8 年 度 概 算 見 積 額	对 前 年 度 較 減 (B-A)	明細書 页 数
計(A)	計(B)
04 国 債 整 理 基 金	206,845,475,765	206,676,751,795	168,723,970	2
01 他 会 計 占 贝 受 入	88,661,166,646	93,291,038,088	4,629,871,442	2
01 他 会 計 占 贝 受 入	88,030,988,851	93,199,702,333	5,168,713,482	2
06 東日本大震災復興他会計占贝受入	630,177,795	91,335,755	538,842,040	2
02 租 税	140,100,000	140,100,000	0	2
03 尤 説 二 特 別 税	140,100,000	140,100,000	0	2
03 公 債 金	116,298,588,778	112,791,058,472	3,507,530,306	2
01 公 債 金	115,776,818,462	111,496,108,821	4,280,709,641	2
06 復 興 借 換 公 債 金	521,770,316	1,294,949,651	773,179,335	2
04 資 座 処 分 収 入	1,442,848,595	149,361,579	1,293,487,016	3
06 東日本大震災復興株式尭払収入	1,442,848,595	149,361,579	1,293,487,016	3
05 配 当 金 収 入	29,579,550	6,827,550	22,752,000	3
06 東日本大震災復興配当金収入	29,579,550	6,827,550	22,752,000	3
06 運 用 収 入	137,887,868	137,887,868	0	3
01 運 用 収 入	132,143,856	132,143,856	0	3
06 東日本大震災復興運用収入	5,744,012	5,744,012	0	3
09 雜 収 入	135,304,328	160,478,238	25,173,910	3
01 雜 収 入	135,151,508	159,892,158	24,740,650	3
06 東日本大震災復興雜収入	152,820	586,080	433,260	3
会 計 計	206,845,475,765	206,676,751,795	168,723,970