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Japanese Lawmaker Odachi Positive on Granting Foreigners Local

Summary: Japanese politician Motoyuki Odachi expressed supports on local voting rights for foreigners in Japan in an interview with The Asia Business at Seoul Garden Hotel in Seoul Korea on October 13 2009 Japanese politician Motoyuki Odachi one of the key aides to new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said that he would propose a law to grant special voting right to Koreans living in Japan in the next parliament session The possibility for non Japanese citizens to have special suffrage is higher than ever before thanks to the current ruling Democratic Party DP which used to repeatedly present such a bill in the past with ruling Liberal Democratic Party LDP ldquo I will also try to increase the level of welfare in Korean community in Japan by opening a direct airway between Itami in Japan and Kimpo in Korea rdquo said the representative of Osaka the city with the largest Korean population in Japan Odachi claimed that the East Asian Community should pursue the cooperation in a variety of aspects including economy environment agriculture and education and look for a united currency at the final stage in an exclusive interview with The Asia Business Tuesday The DP members have long planned on creating building the community in Asia but the issue has never been brought up at the governmental level due to the lack of understanding about diverse perspectives of each countries in Asia he said ldquo The DP has already set up the scheme to share the values of neighboring countries and create the community long before our party trounced the long ruling LDP in an election last month rdquo the representative explained He also commented on Hatoyama rsquo s pledge not to visit the Yasukuni Shrine saying that the minister rsquo s promise is a part of lsquo fraternity diplomacy rsquo looking for closer ties with Korea and China Such a new mood in Japan also explained an unprecedented gesture by Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada calling for a joint history textbook for South Korea China and Japan Odachi is purportedly known as one of key aides to Hatoyama working close to him for the past 15 years He now assumes the responsibility for allocating the budget to implement the policy of eliminating the waiting lists for using day care centers for working women He is also well known as a pro Korean politician trying to build better relation between Korea and Japan He even visited Korea 10 times last yaer In relation with criticism that Hatoyama rsquo s fraternity diplomacy is focusing on China rather than Korea Odachi said that Japan sees both countries as equally important counterparts But he took a firm stance on the North Korea rsquo s nuclear problem just like LDP ldquo The problems related to North Korea including kidnapping Japanese and nuclear program have threatened external security of Japan rdquo Odachi said ldquo I agree with the lsquo Grand Bargain rsquo suggested by South Korean President Lee Myung bak to solve the nuclear crisis quickly rdquo 아주경제= 신기림 기자 kirimi99 ajnews co kr 아주경제=ajnews co kr 무단전재 배포금지 Japanese politician Motoyuki Odachi expressed supports on local voting rights for foreigners in Japan in an interview with The Asia Business at Seoul Garden Hotel in Seoul Korea on October 13 2009 Japanese politician Motoyuki Odachi one of the key aides to new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said that he would propose a law to grant special voting right to Koreans living in Japan in the next parliament session The possibility for non Japanese citizens to have special suffrage is higher than ever before thanks to the current ruling Democratic Party DP which used to repeatedly present such a bill in the past with ruling Liberal Democratic Party LDP ldquo I will also try to increase the level of welfare in Korean community in Japan by opening a direct airway between Itami in Japan and Kimpo in Korea rdquo said the representative of Osaka the city with the largest Korean population in Japan Odachi claimed that the East Asian Community should pursue the cooperation in a variety of aspects including economy environment agriculture and education and look for a united currency at the final stage in an exclusive interview with The Asia Business Tuesday The DP members have long planned on creating building the community in Asia but the issue has never been brought up at the governmental level due to the lack of understanding about diverse perspectives of each countries in Asia he said ldquo The DP has already set up the scheme to share the values of neighboring countries and create the community long before our party trounced the long ruling LDP in an election last month rdquo the representative explained He also commented on Hatoyama rsquo s pledge not to visit the Yasukuni Shrine saying that the minister rsquo s promise is a part of lsquo fraternity diplomacy rsquo looking for closer ties with Korea and China Such a new mood in Japan also explained an unprecedented gesture by Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada calling for a joint history textbook for South Korea China and Japan Odachi is purportedly known as one of key aides to Hatoyama working close to him for the past 15 years He now assumes the responsibility for allocating the budget to implement the policy of eliminating the waiting lists for using day care centers for working women He is also well known as a pro Korean politician trying to build better relation between Korea and Japan He even visited Korea 10 times last yaer In relation with criticism that Hatoyama rsquo s fraternity diplomacy is focusing on China rather than Korea Odachi said that Japan sees both countries as equally important counterparts But he took a firm stance on the North Korea rsquo s nuclear problem just like LDP ldquo The problems related to North Korea including kidnapping Japanese and nuclear program have threatened external security of Japan rdquo Odachi said ldquo I agree with the lsquo Grand Bargain rsquo suggested by South Korean President Lee Myung bak to solve the nuclear crisis quickly rdquo 아주경제= 신기림 기자 kirimi99 ajnews co kr 아주경제=ajnews co kr 무단전재 배포금지

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