Category M Persons without a family register ................................................................. 130
Category N Resident Koreans registered as “Chosen” (Sample cases from ROK/DPRK)
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Chapter 3: OVERALL ANALYSIS .................................................................................................. 145
Section 1: Issues faced by stateless persons in Japan ...................................................... 145
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Persons classified as stateless ................................................................................ 145
2.
Persons classified as nationals of a foreign State ............................................. 148
Section 2: Proposals to address the current issues ............................................................ 149
1. Identification ......................................................................................................................... 150
2. Protection .............................................................................................................................. 151
3. Prevention ............................................................................................................................. 153
4. Reduction .............................................................................................................................. 156
FINAL REMARKS .............................................................................................................................. 159
BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................................................................................................ 162
ANNEX: Japanese Nationality Act ............................................................................................... 180
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