Structural Asymmetry in Japanese Housing Welfare: Balancing Non-Discrimination, Community Order, and Victim Protection

This paper examines a structural imbalance in Japanese housing welfare policy following the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). While substantial legal reforms have strengthened protections against discrimination in access to housing, institutional mechanisms for addressing severe post-tenancy residential disturbances remain underdeveloped. The study conceptualizes this imbalance as an "entry-exit asymmetry" and analyzes the resulting accountability gap among police agencies, municipal administrations, welfare services, and property management organizations. Through comparative examination of legal and administrative frameworks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Nordic countries, the paper argues that sustainable housing rights require complementary systems for protecting neighboring residents and maintaining community stability. A municipal Neighborhood Victim Protection Ordinance, supported by an Emergency Welfare Intervention Team, is proposed as a governance model capable of reconciling non-discrimination, disability rights, community order, and victim protection.