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Nobuko Motomura

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Nobuko Motomura (Japanese: 本村 伸子, Hepburn: Motomura Nobuko, born 20 October 1972) is a member of the Japanese Communist Party serving in the House of Representatives.[1] She is supportive of foreigner suffrage, giving foreigners living in Japan the right to vote, citing that the foreigners pay taxes and are a part of Japanese communities.[2] She also supports the creation of a committee that would protect the human rights of foreign workers, as the current body, the International Training Cooperation Organization, has income that comes from the companies that commit violations of human rights of the foreign workers.[3]

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  1. ^ "Members M_The House of Representatives,Japan". www.shugiin.go.jp. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Foreigner suffrage, separate surnames stir passions in poll runup". The Japan Times. 3 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Deputada japonesa defende trabalhadores e estagiários técnicos estrangeiros" (in Portuguese). 21 March 2015.