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VISA Q and A on FM COCOLO 76.5 MHz New Year's Special On Aired Data: January 15, 2002 |
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Summary of the Aired Program |
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2002, is the year of the World Cup Soccer tournament being held in Korea and Japan, we would like to refer to the topic in our New Years Special. There are many foreign players who belong to Japanese soccer teams. Do you know what status they possess? Most of them are under the entertainment status. Some of them who are married to a Japanese are staying under the spouse visa, or permanent residency. Also those from Brazil and other countries in South America who come from the Japanese descent may have the long term residency. You may think the entertainment status is for singers, dancers and other entertainment related professions. But actually professional athletes such as baseball, sumo, wrestling, boxer, golfer, and racers stay under this status as well. The status for amateur athletes is a bit more complicated or should we say more difficult. The applicant must have competed in the Olympics or any other World Class tournaments. Also, he/she must be hired by a company in Japan and receive a monthly wage of 250,000yen or more, and must work to improve the level of the Japanese athletes. Returning to the World Cup, since it is a competition among representative athletes of each country, the player must possess the nationality of the concerned country. So for the foreign players who are currently doing a great job in the J-league, if they choose to compete in the World Cup as a member of the Japanese team, they must possess the Japanese nationality. For instance, Alex who belong to the Shimizu S-pulse recently was approved of the Japanese citizenship. His Japanese name is Santosu (written in Kanji) Alexandro. Other famous players who possess the Japanese citizenship is Ramos and Lopez. Santosu who is now a Japanese citizen is qualified to join the Japanese team for the World Cup Soccer tournament. But it is up to the coach of the Japan team, Philippe Troussier, to decide whether Santosu will be on the team or not. Speaking of coaches, they, as well as trainers fall under the Entertainer status as well. According to article 5 of the amendment that was recently issued, the immigrations can reject hooligans from coming into Japan. This includes those who have been pressed charges in the past. Also those who are considered to be acting as hooligans in Japan are subject to deportation. During the upcoming World Cup Tournament, more than 410,000 visitors are expected to visit Japan. The Gyouseishoshi-kai will be organizing consultations for those who seek for any kind of trouble during the Games. |
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