Tokyo, 21 December, /AJMEDIA/
The city assembly of Musashino in Tokyo rejected Tuesday a proposed ordinance that would have allowed foreign residents to vote in local referendums.
When first submitted, the proposal divided opinions in the assembly. It also drew flak online, with critics saying it could be a step toward granting foreigners suffrage in national elections.
In Japan, only two cities have granted voting rights to foreigners in referendums without special conditions — Zushi in Kanagawa Prefecture and Toyonaka in Osaka Prefecture.
