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Japan's New Security Regime and the Rights of Foreigners

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2025

Satoko Kogure
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As the Japanese government moves to beef up the country's military preparedness, once again the issue of the protection of foreigners’ rights has been raised.

With the passage of military contingency legislation in June, the government has begun to prepare the civilian population for, and protect it against, an attack on Japan, military or terrorist.

This comes at a time of growing fears of possible strikes by terrorist networks, fueled in part by the ongoing crisis over North Korea.

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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 2 , Issue 7 , July 2004 , e5
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