This paper focuses "... on the first three reports [submitted by the Japanese Government to the United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC)], which offer a detailed picture of the current situation regarding ... the rights of minority groups ... In addition to the periodic reports ... [the] counter reports ... that were also submitted to the UNHRC to “correct” the Japanese government view will be also examined to help understand the actual situation of the human rights of minorities in Japan." (Quoted from paper)