On September 25, 2002, the JCLU issued a statement calling for a fundamental reconsideration of the National Resident Registry Network (Juki Network) that began its operation in August 2002.
The statement asserts that there is a strong risk that the current Juki Network system violates the right to control one's own personal information that is guaranteed by the Constitution.
Emphasizing the need for administrative efficiency, the national government hastily began to operate the Juki Network without sufficient legislative preparations to protect this right. There is also a strong suspicion that personal information may easily be leaked under the present system but that the national government has not dealt with the issue.
In light of the true aim of local autonomy, sufficient respect should be given to local governments which have taken measures to postpone connecting itself to the Juki Network in order to protect their residents' rights.
The JCLU supports the decisions of these local governments, and calls upon other local governments to take all possible measures to protect their residents' rights. At the same time, the JCLU calls upon the national government to immediately reconsider the current Juki Network, which threatens the basic human rights and poses many other problems.