A Japanese metropolis is contemplating not together with foreigners inside its definition of residents, officers mentioned Wednesday, after receiving public remark opposing a possible ordinance revision to that finish.
The metropolis of Kumamoto in southwestern Japan, which at present solely defines its residents as residents in addition to individuals learning there, had deliberate so as to add the phrase “those with a foreign nationality” amid a rising overseas inhabitants.
It hoped the revision would encourage overseas residents to take part in group actions. But the proposal led to a misunderstanding that they might ultimately get voting rights, the officers mentioned.
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