Aichi Prefectural Police say not speaking Japanese is “definitely an illegal act” – internal documents from 2010 also state this is “a sign of xenophobia，” experts say
Interviews with related parties revealed that the Aichi Prefectural Police had prepared a document in 2010 calling for more thorough police questioning and searches of personal belongings, with the mindset that “foreigners are sure to commit some kind of illegal act.” The internal documents were obtained by The Huffington Post Japan. In a lawsuit filed by three foreign nationals against Aichi Prefecture and other parties seeking state compensation, the plaintiffs have submitted documents with similar content to the one discovered this time as evidence. This appears to have been created by the Aichi Prefectural Police in 2009. ◼ “Foreigners often carry lethal weapons” The internal document newly obtained by HuffPost Japan is a pamphlet titled “Office Documents: A Must-Have for Young Police Officers on the Scene of Police Scenes – You’re a Veteran from Today!” It was published for police officers by the Regional General Affairs Division of the Aichi Prefectural Police Headquarters’ Regional Bureau in July 2010 and is 133 pages long. According to sources, the cards were distributed to new police officers as they graduated from the police academy, and were given to at least those who enrolled in 2010 and 2011. The booklet’s “Practical Edition: Criminal Law” section contains a page headed “Discovering Delinquent Foreign Visitors to Japan,” which states the following: ☆You can be arrested just for not showing your passport! ◎Foreigners can be subject to anything, including immigration laws, drug offenses, and the Sword and Firearms Control Law!! ◎Ask for help, pursue, and thoroughly search their belongings!!! The next state that, ◯If you are immediately aware that someone is a foreigner and does not speak Japanese, you should be firmly convinced that they are committing some kind of illegal act, such as not carrying a passport, illegally residing or remaining in the country, possessing or using drugs, or carrying a gun, sword, or knife, and should be thoroughly pursued(※) and their belongings searched. (※Original text. (That’s a mistake, not “thorough”) ◯ Don’t be put off by “I don’t understand Japanese.” It’s just an excuse used when something is inconvenient. It is Japanese in itself, and as long as you live in Japan you will be able to understand Japanese well enough to continue pursuing it, incorporating gestures and language. The guide provides the following: Furthermore, in the section, it says: ◯ Foreigners often carry weapons, so if you are alone, always call for backup and pay close attention to the distance and the other person’s movements. ○ Foreigners riding in vehicles may be hiding survival knives or other items next to the driver’s seat, and may make sudden accelerations, so you should not carelessly stick your head or hands through the driver’s window. He is calling for caution. At the beginning of the booklet, the regional chief at the time explained the booklet’s aim, saying, “This book contains information that young police officers who respond to situations on the scene need to be careful about when dealing with everyday cases they encounter. It also covers the basis for various activities so that each individual can carry out their duties with confidence.” According to sources, paper booklets are not currently being distributed, but individuals can view the information on the prefectural police’s internal portal site. The contents of the “working documents” have been updated since they were first created in 2010, and the latest version has apparently removed wording linking “foreigners” with crime, such as the one mentioned above. “I was taught that foreigners are bad people.” The practice of police targeting individuals for investigations or judging whether they have committed a crime based on their “race,” skin color, nationality, or ethnic origin is called “racial profiling,” and has become a problem in Japan in recent years. Three foreign nationals who claim they were subjected to racist questioning by police officers have filed a lawsuit against the national government, Aichi Prefecture, and Tokyo Metropolitan Government, seeking state compensation, alleging that racial profiling is illegal and unconstitutional. One man, who had a long career as a “professional questioning” with the Aichi Prefectural Police, told The Huffington Post Japan in an interview that, “When I was a young police officer, one of my jobs was to randomly approach and question anyone who looked foreign, in order to meet the quota for arrests made during questioning.” When he was a rookie police officer, he was given a booklet called “Essentials for Crime Scene Responses,” which he frequently reread until he became accustomed to the job. “Since I was in police school, I was taught that ’foreigners are bad people,’ so even when I read the documents, I just thought ’that’s how it is,’ and didn’t think anything was wrong.” Continued below [huffpost] 2024/9/1 (Sun) 7:53.
>>1 In 2010, during the Democratic Party era, there were only a few foreigners. Even then, it was difficult to deal with bad foreigners. Then Abe brought in a lot of them and there’s no way to control them anymore.
>>1 The crimes committed by foreigners in Japan are so severe that we have no choice but to take this kind of action. Foreign criminals in Japan should be severely punished, forced to return, and banned from entering the country.
Immigrants are already starting to be disliked all over the world, admit it lol. Germany, the UK, France, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, and Canada are all blatantly starting to move to exclude immigrants. It’s a common understanding around the world that foreigners who don’t try to understand and adapt to the culture are bad.
Japan is truly a savage nation. I can’t believe the police are doing something so discriminatory… All police departments, not just Aichi, should be investigated and those responsible should be held accountable.
By the way, there are immigrants who are welcomed all over the world: immigrants who are highly educated, contribute to work and taxes, understand the language of the country, and are trying to assimilate into the culture.
>>35 Such elites don’t come to Japan Apple founder Steve Jobs’ father = Syrian immigrant Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ father = Cuban immigrant NVIDIA founder Jensen Huang = Taiwanese immigrant AMD CEO Lisa Su = Taiwanese immigrant Boston Mayor Michelle Wu = Taiwanese immigrant YouTube founder Steve Chen = Taiwanese immigrant Google CEO Sundar Pichai = Indian immigrant Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella = Indian immigrant As for Japan, poor young Vietnamese and Chinese people are tricked and brought here and forced to do slave labor like endlessly grilling deer crackers all day And the head of the management company for the foreign slaves is Kishida’s younger brother.
It’s probably something based on experience. National power is strong and should be subject to criticism to a certain extent, but that doesn’t mean everything should be criticized.
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