Lawmakers against giving foreign residents right to vote

Lawmakers against giving foreign residents right to vote

TOKYO, Japan - Shizuka Kamei (L), head of the People's New Party and state minister in charge of postal and financial affairs, addresses a gathering against proposed legislation to enfranchise permanent foreign residents for local elections. A group of lawmakers from both ruling and opposition parties, including Kamei, Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Tadamori Oshima, took part in the rally.

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