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Objectif : « redevenir de nouveau le pays le plus sûr au monde »

Comme tout le monde le sait, la criminalité au Japon empêche les ministres de dormir sur leurs deux oreilles. Le Japon souhaite réduire de moitié les étrangers illégaux d’ici 2005. Le programme est ambitieux car il essaie de traiter le problème a sa source : comment réduire la criminalité. Pour cela, le gouvernement japonais a définit 5 secteurs prioritaire notamment la réduction de la criminalité juvénile, la protection contre le crime organisé et reconstruite des bases saines pour regagner la sécurité.

Plus inquiétant, le plan inclut l'introduction d'un système qui ressemble fort a celui mis en place par le gouvernement américain (regroupe l’information des passagers des lignes aériennes). Le plan prévoit aussi une meilleure communication de l’information avec le ministre des affaires étrangers.Par ailleurs, il est prévu de réviser la loi sur l’immigration et de normaliser les relations avec la chine.


Japan aims to halve illegally staying foreigners by 2005

TOKYO, Dec. 13, Kyodo - Japan aims to halve the number of the estimated 250,000 illegally staying foreigners in the country by 2005, according to a government anticrime action plan Kyodo News obtained Saturday.
The plan, compiled by a ministerial anticrime panel headed by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and whose members comprise all the ministers of his cabinet, is expected to be endorsed at a cabinet meeting Thursday. The panel is also expected to draw1 up necessary bills as soon as possible.

It sets five priority areas -- responding to threats that cross borders, curbing crimes in neighborhoods, preventing juvenile crime, protecting people from organized crime and creating the basis for regaining security.

As a measure to deal with crimes by foreigners, the plan includes the introduction of a system that can match passenger information, such as that from airlines, and data on suspicious persons held by government ministries and agencies.

The plan also states that the Foreign Ministry and Japanese diplomatic missions abroad will be linked via an information communication network to establish a broader network to share information such as on applications for visas and their issuance.

Among other measures, the action plan calls for a revision of the immigration law so that foreigners who have illegally obtained resident status may be deported immediately.

Japan will also aim for an early signing of a consular pact with China stipulating an obligation to notify each other when people are held by investigative authorities.

The plan also includes measures to prevent juvenile crime as well as organized crime.

The plan stipulates that Japan will ''aim to turn back into the safest country in the world.''

In terms of crime prevention in neighborhoods, the plan specifies the introduction of measures such as provision of crime information by police on a regional basis on Web sites or via e-mail messages sent to mobile phones.

The plan also calls for creating guidelines for browsing resident registers so that when victims of stalking incidents or domestic violence cases move, their whereabouts will not be known to suspects.

Regarding juvenile crime, measures such as restricting juveniles from entering restaurants or karaoke bars from midnight will be considered.

In terms of organized crime, the plan calls for upgrades in various technologies used in investigations in needed areas.

Source:http://home.kyodo.co.jp/all/display.jsp?an=20031213107