ALIEN REGISTRATION LAW
(PROVISIONAL TRANSLATION)
Law No.125 of 1952
Latest Amendment: Law No.134 of 1999
(Purpose)
- Article 1.
The Purpose of this Law is to
establish equitable control over aliens residing in Japan by
clarifying matters pertaining to their residence and status and
through the enforcement of the registration of such aliens.
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(Definition)
- Article 2.
The termgalienhas used in this
Law shall mean, those persons not in the possession of Japanese
nationality, persons other than those who have been granted
permission for provisional landing, landing at the port-of-call,
landing in transit, crewman's landing, emergency landing and
landing due to disaster provided for in the Immigration Control
and Refugee Recognition Act (Cabinet Order No.319 of 1951;
hereinafter referred to as gThe Immigration Control Acth).
- The person who has two or more
nationalities other than Japanese nationality shall be regarded,
for the purpose of this Law, as having the nationality of the
country to which the last issuing authority of his passport
(meaning the passport provided for in Article 2, item (5) of the
Immigration Control Act; hereinafter the same) belongs.
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