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DEPORTATION

Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 4, 2018
U.S. gives immigrants faced with removal choice of leaving with or without their children: report
The Trump administration is giving some parents who were separated from their children after entering the United States illegally the option of either being deported with their youngsters or without them, NBC News reported on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 26, 2018
Trump calls for turning immigrants away at border as divided Congress struggles for a fix
President Donald Trump reiterated frustration at laws granting due process to illegal immigrants on Monday and said people should be turned away at the border, as expectations faded for a speedy fix in the U.S. Congress to the border crisis.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 25, 2018
Undocumented immigrants who 'invade' U.S. don't need due process: Trump
President Donald Trump ratcheted up his demands on immigration policy, saying that people who "invade" the U.S. illegally should be deported immediately without court hearings trial or other normal judicial processes.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 22, 2018
El Salvador demands U.S. return child taken from deported dad
El Salvador on Thursday demanded the United States return a child who had been taken from his father before the man was deported this week without any prior notification to embassy officials.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Feb 9, 2018
Trump camp may target immigrants seeking permanent residency who get food aid, other benefits
The Trump administration is considering making it harder for foreigners living in the United States to get permanent residency if they have received certain public benefits such as food assistance, in a move that could sharply restrict legal immigration.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2017
Government uses charter plane to forcibly repatriate 43 foreign nationals
The government forcibly deported 32 Thais, 10 Vietnamese and an Afghan who were alleged to have illegally stayed in Japan, the Ministry of Justice said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Feb 16, 2017
Japan-born Thai teenager fights to remain at 'home' despite deportation order
In December, the Tokyo High Court upheld the Tokyo Immigration Bureau's decision to deport 17-year-old Utinan Won from Japan, the country he was born and raised in his entire life.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 10, 2017
Arizona mother deported under Trump immigration crackdown, leaving kids, husband behind
An Arizona mother of two who lived in the United States for more than 20 years was deported to Mexico on Thursday, becoming one of the first to be swept up in the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigrants in the United States, her attorney and family said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 6, 2016
Tokyo court upholds deportation order for Thai teenager born and raised in Japan
A Thai teenager born and raised in Japan lost an appeal on Tuesday against a lower court ruling that upheld his deportation order, highlighting the country's deep reluctance to accept non-Japanese people, even as its population ages and shrinks.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 29, 2016
'Affluenza' teen flown back to Texas, placed in juvenile detention
The American teenager derided for a defense of "affluenza" in the killing four people while driving drunk arrived back in Texas on Thursday after being deported from Mexico and was placed in juvenile detention.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 18, 2016
In reversal, Tokyo High Court rules government not responsible for Ghanaian deportee's death
In a reversal, the Tokyo High Court determines that the government was not responsible for the 2010 death of a Ghanaian alledgedly subjected to excessive force by immigration authorities while being deported.
JAPAN
Dec 24, 2015
Immigration Bureau pulls plug on emailed tips amid flood following rumors of Korean resident deportations
The number of emailed tips to the Justice Ministry's Immigration Bureau about non-Japanese illegally staying in the country has more than tripled since May, the Asahi Shimbun said on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2015
Japan repatriates 22 illegal immigrants to Bangladesh, among them unsuccessful asylum seekers
The government has repatriated 22 illegal immigrants from Bangladesh in the fourth round of its contentious mass deportation program using a state-chartered plane, the Justice Ministry announced Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2015
Xenophobic wave of tips target 'illegal' Korean residents; immigration bureaus overwhelmed
An Internet rumor that hundreds of thousands of ethnic Korean residents are to be deported has seen immigration bureaus nationwide deluged with 'tips' from bounty seekers.
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2014
Japan deports dozens of Sri Lankan, Vietnamese asylum seekers
Japan deports dozens of foreigners who were seeking asylum in a third round of mass deportations conducted by a specially chartered plane.
Bankruptcies and suicides rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt
Lawyers estimate that personal bankruptcies in Japan are on track to reach the highest since 2012 this year.
Honda and Nissan consider mutual production of vehicles, report says
Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 at Tokyo Big Sight in October 2023.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.

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