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2017/10/23 Japan’s ‘silent minority’ has its say about national election | South China Morning Post EDITION: INTERNATIONAL a SouthChina ChinaMorning MorningPost Post South c (/frontpage/international) (/frontpage/international) MON OCT 23, 2017 JOBS (HTTP://WWW.CPJOBS.COM/HK/?UTM_SOURCE=SCMP_NAV) EVENTS (HTTP://EVENTS.SCMP.COM) NEWSLETTERS (/NEWSLETTER) " CHINA (/NEWS/CHINA) HK (/NEWS/HONG-KONG) ASIA (/NEWS/ASIA) WORLD (/NEWS/WORLD) COMMENT (/COMMENT) BUSINESS (/BUSINESS) TECH (/TECH) EAST ASIA (/NEWS/ASIA/EAST-… REGISTER (HTTPS://WWW.SCMP.COM/USER/REGISTER) / LOGIN (HTTPS://WWW.SCMP.COM/USER/LOGIN) > LIFE (/LIFESTYLE) CULTURE (/CULTURE) SPORT (/SPORT) WEEK IN ASIA (/WEEK-ASIA) POST MAG (/MAGAZINES/POST-MAGAZINE) STYLE (/MAGAZINES/STYLE) News (/news) / Asia (/news/asia) / East Asia (/news/asia/east-asia) .TV (/VIDEO) k SHARES t 0 " Japan (/topics/japan) 129 5 % Japan’s ‘silent minority’ has its say about national election ! 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(https://www.linkedin.com/cw (https://plus.google (http://se u=http://sc.mp/NNZnQi&title=Japan%E2%80%99s%20%E url=http://sc.mp/NNZnQi&text=Japan%E2%80% url=http://sc.mp/NNZnQi&title=Japan% url=http://sc.mp/NNZnQi&title url=http://sc.mp/NN url=http:/ As Sunday’s general election looms with the public contemplating a range of complex issues facing the nation, Japan’s “silent minority” also want their voices to be heard, Kyodo even if it is not at the ballot box. 29 Sep 2017 Four great New York Jazz concerts in Hong Kong SOUTH CHINA MORNING 23 Oct 2017 POST The IB diploma: what Hong Kong parents need to know about the… LIFESTYLE (/author/kyodo) > 26 Sep 2017 22 Oct 2017 Local talent should be the best direction SCMP TODAY: HK EDITION Get updates direct to your inbox Enter your email 2 COMMENT China aims to outspend the world in arti cial intelligence, and Xi… By registering you agree to our T&Cs (/terms-conditions) & Privacy Policy (/privacy-policy) For foreign residents of Japan, who are not extended the right to vote despite a population approaching 2.4 million, many issues, ranging from a proposed sales tax hike to security threats posed by North Korea matter as much as they do for Japanese nationals. Indeed, many permanent foreign residents would argue that their tax contributions entitle them to a say, at least at the local level, even if they lack representation. 22 Oct 2017 BUSINESS 18 Oct 2017 Fairy tale complete as Hong Kong mixed doubles pair pull off ‘well… SPORT 22 Oct 2017 Tiger safaris in India – what you need to know about seeing the… LIFESTYLE http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2116396/japans-silent-minority-has-its-say-about-national-election 22 Oct 2017 1/6 2017/10/23 Japan’s ‘silent minority’ has its say about national election | South China Morning Post Currently, the only way for foreigners to vote in local or Recommended by (http://www.outbrain.com/what(/frontpage/international) national elections is to become naturalised Japanese is/default/en) citizens, a process that requires them to(/NEWS/WORLD) give up citizenship CHINA (/NEWS/CHINA) HK (/NEWS/HONG-KONG) ASIA (/NEWS/ASIA) WORLD COMMENT (/COMMENT) BUSINESS (/BUSINESS) TECH (/TECH) MOST POPULAR of all other countries. South China Morning Post c LIFE (/LIFESTYLE) CULTURE (/CULTURE) SPORT (/SPORT) WEEK IN ASIA (/WEEK-ASIA) POST MAG (/MAGAZINES/POST-MAGAZINE) STYLE (/MAGAZINES/STYLE) VIEWED .TV (/VIDEO) 129 SHARES k t 5% Email (http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2116396/japans-silent-minority-has-its-say-about-national-election?emarsys=1&sc_src=email_2051565&sc_llid=29130&sc_lid=146561908&sc_uid=pkXJ6kN2hd&edition=international) 1 SHARED COMMENTED (/news/china/policies- " ! 0 politics/article/2116284/hes-anti-grafttsar-about-leave-chinas-topJapan’s ‘silent minority’ has its say about national election leadership) NOW READING He might be leaving China’s top leadership, but it’s not over for anti-graft tsar (/news/china/policiespolitics/article/2116284/hesanti-graft-tsar-about-leavechinas-top-leadership) ' Sanjeev Sinha, 44, who has worked for several asset management companies in his more 20 years in Japan, is currently adviser to the Mumbai-Ahmadabad high-speed railway project. He believes Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has a mandate for his sales tax increase from 8 per cent to 10 per cent planned for October 2019, despite recent political debate on when the increase should be imposed, if at all. Originally slated to reduce soaring public debt, Abe is now seeking a mandate to divert part of the projected tax revenue increase towards new education and social security programmes, notably child care services, which could prove popular with voters on Sunday. A recent Kyodo News survey showed the election is likely to deliver a clear victory for Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party, dealing a heavy blow to conservative challenger, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike’s Party of Hope. 2 (/weekasia/politics/article/2116325/rolling-stocklaughing-stock-why-singapores-metrostruggling-when) Why is Singapore’s metro a disaster, Hong Kong’s a hit? (/weekasia/politics/article/2116325/rollingstock-laughing-stock-whysingapores-metro-struggling-when) 3 (/news/hongkong/economy/article/2116444/will-cathaypaci c-see-pilot-exodus-mainland-airlines-it Will Cathay Paci c face a pilot exodus to mainland airlines? (/news/hongkong/economy/article/2116444/willcathay-paci c-see-pilot-exodusmainland-airlines-it) 4 (/news/china/economy/article/2116388/china fund-has-us317-billion-its-sleeve-and-now-it China’s US$317 billion pension fund shopping for overseas investments (/news/china/economy/article/2116388/chinaspension-fund-has-us317-billion-its-sleeveand-now-its) 5 ' “It was clearly the mandate of the PM before his last election, so it should be considered as a national plan and be followed through,” Sinha said, adding that with the country’s low birth rate and greying population it is also important for Japan to have policies that encourage people to have babies. (/news/china/policiespolitics/article/2116411/seasoned-duotipped-take-key-jobs-communist-party) China’s new leadership line-up revealed in full for rst time (/news/china/policiespolitics/article/2116411/seasonedduo-tipped-take-key-jobscommunist-party) PROMOTIONS (/PROMOTIONS) As far as an amendment to Japan’s war-renouncing constitution is concerned, Sinha agreed with Abe. “I am very much in favour of it. I think Japan should take a more active http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2116396/japans-silent-minority-has-its-say-about-national-election 2/6 2017/10/23 Japan’s ‘silent minority’ has its say about national election | South China Morning Post and proactive role in global defence with a proactive army,” he said. 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" ! 0 Email (http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2116396/japans-silent-minority-has-its-say-about-national-election?emarsys=1&sc_src=email_2051565&sc_llid=29130&sc_lid=146561908&sc_uid=pkXJ6kN2hd&edition=international) ' The LDP argues that foreign residents should not have the right to vote even at the local level, countering policies in number of European countries, including Britain, Italy and France, that give suffrage to noncitizens under certain conditions. Sinha said he was against giving the foreigners the right to vote in local elections, saying “Japan should be careful with regards to immigration and voting rights.” Dr Imad Ajami, chairman of media and consulting rm Iris Globe, who has spent more than 10 years in Japan, said he does not believe the time is right to raise the sales tax. “You cannot ask people to pay [more] tax when the economy is not growing [enough]. When the economy is not moving in a good way, people may stop spending if tax is high. If you know the right time to raise the tax, it is good for the economy because it will let the money ow inside the country, but at the same time, I think it is not the right time to raise the tax,” he said. RELATED TOPICS ' Japan (/topics/japan) http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2116396/japans-silent-minority-has-its-say-about-national-election 3/6 2017/10/23 Japan’s ‘silent minority’ has its say about national election | South China Morning Post South China Morning Post The 69-year-old, who is Lebanese and French, also supports Related Articles c (/frontpage/international) granting foreigners the right to vote in local elections. CHINA (/NEWS/CHINA) HK (/NEWS/HONG-KONG) ASIA (/NEWS/ASIA) WORLD (/NEWS/WORLD) COMMENT (/COMMENT) BUSINESS (/BUSINESS) TECH (/TECH) “Many countries in Europe and other regions are doing that. It would be aSPORT very(/SPORT) good step Japan becausePOST those LIFE (/LIFESTYLE) CULTURE (/CULTURE) WEEKfor IN ASIA (/WEEK-ASIA) MAG (/MAGAZINES/POST-MAGAZINE) STYLE (/MAGAZINES/STYLE) .TV (/VIDEO) foreigners can bring their knowledge and experiences they gained in their own countries and bring the new blood to the country,” Ajami said. 0 " (/news/asia/eastasia/article/2116538/koikes-partyhope-flops-japans-new-liberalCanadian party-grabs-top) Stephen Nagy is a senior associate professor of NOW READING 129 SHARES k t % Japan’s ‘silent minority’ has its say about national election 5 politics and international studies at International Christian EAST ASIA (/NEWS/ASIA/EAST-ASIA) ‘Party of nope’: Koike ops as University in Tokyo who has been in Japan for 15 years. He liberal rival leads Japan’s opposition (/news/asia/eastsaid Japan needs to take an unambiguous stance on Article asia/article/2116538/koikes9 of its paci st constitution and the role of the Self-Defence party-hope- ops-japans-newliberal-party-grabs-top) Forces. ! Email (http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2116396/japans-silent-minority-has-its-say-about-national-election?emarsys=1&sc_src=email_2051565&sc_llid=29130&sc_lid=146561908&sc_uid=pkXJ6kN2hd&edition=international) 23 Oct 2017 (/news/asia/eastasia/article/2116487/pm-abesparty-set-retain-lower-housemajority-exit-polls-show) EAST ASIA (/NEWS/ASIA/EAST-ASIA) Abe vows to deal with North Korea ‘ rmly’ after landslide election win (/news/asia/eastasia/article/2116487/pm-abesparty-set-retain-lower-housemajority-exit-polls-show) 23 Oct 2017 ' “It’s very ambiguous and I think that in some cases, it’s probably constitutionally illegal and in other cases, it’s probably constitutionally legal. So by clearly de ning the role of the SDFs as a military, I think it takes away the constitutional issue, and it makes it a more transparent process of how Japan can be involved in cooperative selfdefense, legally,” Nagy, 46, said. (/weekasia/politics/article/2116346/whatshinzo-abes-election-win-willAlthough mean-china-japan-relations) he said amending the Constitution, especially for conservatives with legitimate security concerns about North POLITICS (/WEEK-ASIA/POLITICS) What Shinzo Abe’s win will meanand China, was a move in the “correct direction,” Nagy Korea for China-Japan relations (/weekrecognised the historical context behind such a change. asia/politics/article/2116346/whatshinzo-abes-election-win-willmean-china-japan-relations) “There’s 22 Oct 2017 some hesitancy in South Korea because of the historical experience with Japan,” he said. 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