C.W., who lives in Tokyo's Suginami Ward, recently received a notice about the upcoming resident law changes and was informed that an "officer" would visit him and other foreign residents in the area. He is concerned about the intent of these changes and wondering why "officers" are only visiting the foreigners in his ward.
We contacted the Suginami Ward office and were informed that the notification and pamphlet sent out explained the upcoming changes to the alien registration and immigration systems. They were concerned that not all foreign residents would understand the information so they contracted Japan Convention Services, Inc., to send people door to door to help explain, if necessary.
This company is not associated with the Immigration Bureau, and the employees are not immigration officers, according to the ward.