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 Privileges for Koreans in Japan (6/15)

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Deportation Statistics

From 1978 (Showa 53), when statistics on the deportation of treaty permanent residents were compiled, to the end of 1990 (Heisei 3), 85 Korean treaty permanent residents were subject to deportation procedures. Of these, 55 were granted special permission to stay, and the remaining 30 were issued deportation orders.[42] Nineteen were actually deported under Article 6 of the Special Act, and 16 were deported separately under Article 24 of the Immigration Control Act. In the five years up to the end of 1990, two treaty permanent residents and one special permanent resident were deported; one was sentenced to 15 years in prison for murder, and two were deported for repeat violations of the Stimulant Control Act. However, special permanent residents would not be deported under the same conditions.[42]

In addition, a total of 19 treaty permanent residents were deported, and in the ten years up to the end of 1990, 16 treaty permanent residents and special permanent residents with Korean nationality were deported (8 under the Special Act and 8 under the Immigration Control Act). The numbers were: 12 in 1981 (5 under the Special Act and 7 under the Immigration Control Act), 1 in 1985 (Special Act), 1 in 1986 (Special Act), 1 in 1987 (Special Act), and 1 in 1988 (Immigration Control Act).[41]

Meanwhile, in the late 1970s, the government attempted to deport 20 Korean residents in Japan who had committed crimes to South Korea, but the South Korean government refused to accept them.[43][44] According to the Immigration Bureau of the Ministry of Justice, the first two Korean nationals were deported in 1978, and 17 more were deported by 1988. It is unlikely that they would have been deported to North Korea, with which Japan has no diplomatic relations, and it is more likely that they were deported to South Korea.[43]

Exemption from fingerprinting and submitting a photograph upon entry

Currently, all foreigners aged 16 or older entering Japan, including general permanent residents, those born and raised in Japan, orphans left behind in China, and people of Japanese descent, are required to submit fingerprints and photographs. However, special permanent residents, along with "foreign nationals, individuals seeking to engage in activities that qualify for the status of residence of 'diplomats' or 'official', and individuals invited by the head of a national administrative agency," are exempt from these requirements.[45]