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world of legal debates and distorted views of fundamental social and ethical issues. They are
blind to the moral dimension that has to do with Aleph‘s responsibility to the public.
Only twelve years have passed since the Aum sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway
system. Although the media may have forgotten the incident, the general public and victims
have never allowed their memories to fade.
Note
In Japan, the family registration law takes account of individuals with family lineage by
recording the acquisition and renunciation of nationality (jus sanguinis), birth, marriage,
and death. For the Japanese, the basic residential register law controls notarization of
residence and electoral register. To receive public services, Japanese must undertake both
family and residential registration.
Based on article 22 of the Constitution of Japan, any Japanese can move, reside, and
choose their occupation in Japan. And according to the 22nd and 24th articles of the basic
residential register, people who move must file moving-out notification at their present
municipality and moving-in notification at their new municipality. Municipalities, based on
the 5th article, must accept the notification and record the residence. When the entries did
not agree with someone's records, municipalities, based on article 34, could suspend and
investigate the notification. And if someone had a complaint about the municipalities‘ action,
they could request reconsideration based on article 31.
Under the Constitution of Japan and the basic residential register law, municipalities can
investigate whether entries such as the name and the family register (―religion‖ is not
included in entries) are true. However, they cannot legally refuse to accept the moving-in
notification by Aleph members, even if they concealed their religious identity. Therefore, it
is certain that the judges gave a sentence that fully accepted the plaintiffs' appeal to
register their moving in.
References
Asano, Kenichi. (1999). ―Public-made resident movements and new anti-Aum laws,‖ Musubu 346,
Rosinante-sha.
Asano, Kenichi. (2000). ―The media and the diet Brainwashed by the Public Security Investigation
Agency,‖ Musubu 351, Rosinante-sha.
Asahi News. (2007). ―Public Security Investigation Agency conducts on-the-spot inspection of ‗Hikari
no wa,‘‖ May 10, 2007.
Barker, Eileen. (2002). ―Watching for violence: A comparative analysis of the roles of five types of
cult-watching groups,‖ in Bromley, David G. and Melton, J. Gordon, (Eds.). Cults, Religion &
Violence. Cambridge University Press: UK.
Beit-Hallahmi, Benjamin. (2001). ―O Truant Muse‖: Collaborationism and Research Integrity, in
Benjamin Zablocki and Thomas Robbins (Eds.). Misunderstanding Cults. University of Toronto
Press: Toronto.
Fukushima, Mizuho. (2000). ―How was the Organization Restriction Law discussed in the Diet?‖
Musubu 346, Rosinante-sha.
Gardner, Richard A. (2001). ―Aum and the Media: Lost in the cosmos and the need to know,‖ in
Kisala, Robert J. and Mullins, Mark R. (Eds.). Religion and Social Crisis in Japan. Palgrave: New
York.
Iwamoto, Taro. (2001). Aum arrived at my town. Liveruta-shuppan.
Jouyu, Fumihiro, (2007). ―After released in 1999.‖ Official Web site of Jouyu Fumihiro,
http://www.joyus.jp/aum/01/0001.html
Kimiaki, Nishida. (1995). Mind Control. Tokyo: Kinokuniya.
Kitsuki, Chiaki. (2000). ―Japanese people under mind control,‖ Musubu 351, Rosinante-sha.
Lifton, Robert J. (1999). Destroying the World to Save It: Aum Shinrikyo, Apocalyptic Violence, and
the New Global Terrorism. Metropolitan Books.
Mihashi, Osamu. (2005). ―To all the students gathered at the meeting,‖ Jan. 19, 2005, So March.
world of legal debates and distorted views of fundamental social and ethical issues. They are
blind to the moral dimension that has to do with Aleph‘s responsibility to the public.
Only twelve years have passed since the Aum sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway
system. Although the media may have forgotten the incident, the general public and victims
have never allowed their memories to fade.
Note
In Japan, the family registration law takes account of individuals with family lineage by
recording the acquisition and renunciation of nationality (jus sanguinis), birth, marriage,
and death. For the Japanese, the basic residential register law controls notarization of
residence and electoral register. To receive public services, Japanese must undertake both
family and residential registration.
Based on article 22 of the Constitution of Japan, any Japanese can move, reside, and
choose their occupation in Japan. And according to the 22nd and 24th articles of the basic
residential register, people who move must file moving-out notification at their present
municipality and moving-in notification at their new municipality. Municipalities, based on
the 5th article, must accept the notification and record the residence. When the entries did
not agree with someone's records, municipalities, based on article 34, could suspend and
investigate the notification. And if someone had a complaint about the municipalities‘ action,
they could request reconsideration based on article 31.
Under the Constitution of Japan and the basic residential register law, municipalities can
investigate whether entries such as the name and the family register (―religion‖ is not
included in entries) are true. However, they cannot legally refuse to accept the moving-in
notification by Aleph members, even if they concealed their religious identity. Therefore, it
is certain that the judges gave a sentence that fully accepted the plaintiffs' appeal to
register their moving in.
References
Asano, Kenichi. (1999). ―Public-made resident movements and new anti-Aum laws,‖ Musubu 346,
Rosinante-sha.
Asano, Kenichi. (2000). ―The media and the diet Brainwashed by the Public Security Investigation
Agency,‖ Musubu 351, Rosinante-sha.
Asahi News. (2007). ―Public Security Investigation Agency conducts on-the-spot inspection of ‗Hikari
no wa,‘‖ May 10, 2007.
Barker, Eileen. (2002). ―Watching for violence: A comparative analysis of the roles of five types of
cult-watching groups,‖ in Bromley, David G. and Melton, J. Gordon, (Eds.). Cults, Religion &
Violence. Cambridge University Press: UK.
Beit-Hallahmi, Benjamin. (2001). ―O Truant Muse‖: Collaborationism and Research Integrity, in
Benjamin Zablocki and Thomas Robbins (Eds.). Misunderstanding Cults. University of Toronto
Press: Toronto.
Fukushima, Mizuho. (2000). ―How was the Organization Restriction Law discussed in the Diet?‖
Musubu 346, Rosinante-sha.
Gardner, Richard A. (2001). ―Aum and the Media: Lost in the cosmos and the need to know,‖ in
Kisala, Robert J. and Mullins, Mark R. (Eds.). Religion and Social Crisis in Japan. Palgrave: New
York.
Iwamoto, Taro. (2001). Aum arrived at my town. Liveruta-shuppan.
Jouyu, Fumihiro, (2007). ―After released in 1999.‖ Official Web site of Jouyu Fumihiro,
http://www.joyus.jp/aum/01/0001.html
Kimiaki, Nishida. (1995). Mind Control. Tokyo: Kinokuniya.
Kitsuki, Chiaki. (2000). ―Japanese people under mind control,‖ Musubu 351, Rosinante-sha.
Lifton, Robert J. (1999). Destroying the World to Save It: Aum Shinrikyo, Apocalyptic Violence, and
the New Global Terrorism. Metropolitan Books.
Mihashi, Osamu. (2005). ―To all the students gathered at the meeting,‖ Jan. 19, 2005, So March.
