The purpose of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act is to provide for fair management over the entry and departure procedures of all persons in Japan, the residence of foreign nationals in Japan, as well as consolidate the recognition procedures of the refugee status.
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foreign national
「外国人」
Anyone who does not hold Japanese nationality.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (i)· applies throughout the law
refugee
「難民」
A refugee to whom the Refugee Convention applies under Article 1 of the Convention or Article 1 of the Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (iii)· applies throughout the law