Basic Resident Registry Network

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::summary Japanese national registry ::

The Basic Resident Registers Network also known as Juki Net is a national registry of Japanese citizens and foreign residents in Japan. Established in 2002 by the Japanese government, the network is compiled of resident records provided by a respective municipal authority.

History

The initial phase of the network started on August 5, 2002, which implemented, literally, Three statutes for online government and local government executive procedure on June 7, 2003, and full operation on August 25, 2003.

Criticism

The Basic Resident Registry Network was met with widespread opposition from people, political parties, and prefectures. Despite this, In 2008, the Supreme Court of Japan ruled the Basic Resident Registers Network and subsequent affiliations constitutional.

Among more than 1,700 local governments in Japan, only two (Kunitachi, Tokyo and Yamatsuri, Fukushima) have refused to join the network as of May 2009.

The registry is opposed by the Democratic Party of Japan, the Liberal Party, the Japanese Communist Party and the Social Democratic Party.

References

References

1. "総務省｜住基ネット｜「住基ネット」って何？".
2. "総務省｜Basic Resident Registration System for Foreign Residents".
3. (October 2016). "Achieving e-Local Government". [[Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications]] }}{{dead link.
4. Brooke, James. (2002-08-06). "Japan in an Uproar as 'Big Brother' Computer File Kicks In". The New York Times.
5. (2002). "Opposition seeks postponing resident registry network". Japan Policy & Politics.

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