On the campaign trail for the foreign right to vote Permanent residents argue their tax contributions entitle them to a degree of representation at the ballot box. Japan Times, 2 Jul 2016.
Debate on foreigner voting rights reignites ahead of 2020 Olympics This article looks at the position of the Liberal Democratic Party on local voting rights for permanent foreign residents and at local governments that have given this right to fog reign residents. Japan Times, 20 Aug 2014.
Granting Voting Rights to Foreign Residents Violates the Constitution An opinion piece by Kazuhiro Nagao, former Professor of the Constitutional Law, Faculty of Law, Chuo University. Chuo Online (Yomiuri Shimbun, 1 Mar 2010.
Local vote for foreign residents: time ripe? Permanent foreign residents of Japan may finally face a realistic chance of being granted local-level suffrage under the administration led by the Democratic Party of Japan, which has signaled a willingness to pursue such rights. Japan Times, 1 Dec 2009.
Hundreds of Koreans, foreign residents rally to demand vote Nearly 600 residents of Korean descent and some of other foreign nationalities gathered Wednesday in Tokyo to demand that the government grant permanent foreign residents the right to vote in elections for local government heads and assembly members. Japan Times, April 18, 2008.
Opinion split over giving permanent foreign residents local voting rights This article on the arguments for and against giving voting rights to foreign permanent residents in local elections focuses mainly on Korean permanent residents and connects this issue with the question of dual nationality. Mainichi Daily News, 24th Nov, 2009.
Japan weighs up whether to give foreign residents the vote This article looks at the arguments for and against giving foreign residents the right to vote and considers the situation internationally as well. Japan Today, 23 Jul 2010.
Foreign residents call for local voting rights Hundreds of foreign permanent residents, mostly Koreans who came to Japan before or during World War II and their descendants, urged the government Sunday to give them the right to vote in local elections so their voices can be heard. South Korea gave foreign permanent residents the vote in local elections three years ago, and activists here said it is now Japan’s turn. Japan Times, 9 Jun 2009.
Editorial: Foreigners' voting rights The Asahi Shinbun looks at the policies of different political parties ahead of the 2010 elections and argues in support of giving voting rights to local residents. 6 Jul 2010.
2010 bill eyed to give foreigners local-level vote The government might draft legislation next year to give permanent foreign residents the right to vote in local-level elections, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Thursday.Permanent foreign residents, including ethnic Koreans who have grown roots here since the war, aren’t allowed to vote in local elections, much less national ones, despite lobbying for the right on the grounds that they pay taxes just like Japanese. Japan Times, 24 Oct 2009.