Re: Japan Legislating Against Wartime Civilian Internment
Date: January 11, 2004
"Japan
won't intern foreigners in any future war
Thursday, January 8, 2004 at 02:20 JST
TOKYO &Mac247; The Japanese government will submit bills to the upcoming session
of parliament that will rule out internment of ordinary foreign citizens in
time of war, even with their home countries, government sources said Wednesday.
The government has worked out the bills to protect civilians and deal with prisoners
of war in accordance with the 1949 Geneva Conventions that Japan signed in 1953.
The government is concerned that bills for wartime internment of foreigners
could affect sensitive relations with North Korea and anger foreigners living
in Japan, the sources said. (Kyodo News)"
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