@article{oai:ngu.repo.nii.ac.jp:00000240, author = {金, 愛慶}, issue = {2}, journal = {名古屋学院大学論集 社会科学篇, THE NAGOYA GAKUIN DAIGAKU RONSHU; Journal of Nagoya Gakuin University; SOCIAL SCIENCES}, month = {Oct}, note = {This study investigated the opinions of the Japanese local people and the influence of their close exposure experiences with foreigners on granting local-election rights to foreign residents. The Questionnaire data were obtained by an anonymous opinion survey conducted in Aichi, Mie, and Gifu prefecture. Results are based on 106 completed questionnaires received from 62-male and 44-female Japanese adults with various ages and occupations. The average age of participants was 37.7 years(SD=17.6). 81.1% of participants were for granting local-election rights to foreign residents. Relating to the conditions of granting local-election rights, ‘the right to vote only’ was 43.4%, ‘the eligibility for election also’ was 27.4%, thus 70.8% of participants are in agreement with ‘the right to vote’. Furthermore, ‘toward permanent residency only’ was 60.4% and the ‘average prescribed residing period’ was 6.6 years (SD=4.0). These results show that the Japanese people’s general opinion is that foreigner local suffrage is ought to be allowed for the foreign residents who have permanent residency and enough knowledge about their local area. On the other hand, the group members having a close foreign acquaintance showed significantly higher agreement rate for foreigner local suffrage than the other group(χ2(1)=3.908, p<.05). This result indicates that the close exposure experiences with foreigners leads to positive attitudes of Japanese people regarding foreigner local suffrage.}, pages = {43--51}, title = {外国人地方参政権付与に関する日本人の意識調査}, volume = {47}, year = {2010} }