This is a draft law to indicate future direction of the basic policy of the Immigration Office, placing importance on the issue of accepting foreigners in light of Japan's declining population and outlining countermeasures to combat illegal foreign overstayers. Let me explain the outline.

1. Promoting the acceptance of foreign workers in professional and technical fields. 2. Investigating whether it is possible to accept foreign workers in other areas besides professional and technical fields in light of Japan's declining population. 3. Expanding international exchange through tourism. 4. Accepting an appropriate number of foreign students and pre-college students. 5. Appropriating the training and skills-drilling system. 6. Creating a society in which long-term foreigners can live comfortably, including measures to clarify the permanent visa requirements. 7. Simplifying and speeding up the procedure to reside in Japan. 8. Protecting against illegal entry by foreigners by using stricter landing examinations. 9. Carrying out strict investigations into illegal overstayers 10. Exchanging information more closely with the police 11. Promptly deporting foreigners who are in custody. 12. Creating a more effective forcible deportation procedure and reviewing protection systems against violations of immigration law. 13. Examining punishments and considering the violation situations of immigration law offenders.