The Minister of Justice must endeavor to manage the entry and departure and the residence of foreign nationals fairly based on the Basic Plan for Immigration and Residency Management.
法務大臣は、出入国在留管理基本計画に基づいて、外国人の出入国及び在留を公正に管理するよう努めなければならない。
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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)