The Minister of Justice is to formulate a basic plan for the immigration and residency management of foreign nationals (hereinafter referred to as the "Basic Plan for Immigration and Residency Management"), in order to promote impartial control over immigration.
法務大臣は、出入国及び在留の公正な管理を図るため、外国人の入国及び在留の管理に関する施策の基本となるべき計画（以下「出入国在留管理基本計画」という。）を定めるものとする。
The Basic Plan for Immigration and Residency Management is to provide for the following particulars:
出入国在留管理基本計画に定める事項は、次のとおりとする。
particulars related to foreign nationals' entry into and residence in Japan;
本邦に入国し、在留する外国人の状況に関する事項
particulars related to guidelines for the control of entry and residence of foreign nationals; and
外国人の入国及び在留の管理の指針となるべき事項
particulars necessary for implementation of the control of the entry and residence of foreign nationals, beyond what is provided for in the preceding two items.
Prior to the formulation of the Basic Plan for Immigration and Residency Management, the Minister of Justice is to consult with the heads of the related administrative organs.
法務大臣は、出入国在留管理基本計画を定めるに当たつては、あらかじめ、関係行政機関の長と協議するものとする。
The Minister of Justice is to announce the outline of the Basic Plan for Immigration and Residency Management without delay, when it has been formulated.
法務大臣は、出入国在留管理基本計画を定めたときは、遅滞なく、その概要を公表するものとする。
The provisions of the preceding two paragraphs apply mutatis mutandis to changes in the Basic Plan for Immigration and Residency Management.
前二項の規定は、出入国在留管理基本計画の変更について準用する。
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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
Basic Plan for Immigration and Residency Management
「出入国在留管理基本計画」
The plan the Minister of Justice draws up as the basis of policy on managing foreign nationals' entry into and residence in Japan.
Short name set inArticle 61-9, paragraph (1)