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IMMIGRATION

Japan Times
JAPAN
May 22, 2019
347 pass Japan's foreign worker exam for jobs in the food service industry
Nearly 350 of the first group of non-Japanese nationals applying for newly created visas to work in Japan's food service industry have passed a qualifying exam, the implementing body has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 16, 2019
Japanese government seeks public comment on plan to bring foreign trainees into hotel sector
The government on Thursday started soliciting public comments over its plan to allow foreign nationals who come to Japan under the government-sponsored Technical Intern Training Program to work directly for hotels for up to five years, officials said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 13, 2019
On migrants and belonging
There are some strategies by which Japanese and foreign advocates for migrants can argue for their rights to work and belong in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 12, 2019
Time to make diversity and inclusion a reality
Recent changes in Japan's labor market, as well as changes in people's mindsets, point to a move toward greater diversity and inclusion.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 5, 2019
Austrian far-right leader ramps up anti-immigration rhetoric ahead of European elections
The head of Austrian junior coalition partner and far-right Freedom Party pledged on Sunday to fight "creeping Islamization," doubling down on his anti-immigration stance ahead of European elections on May 23.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 5, 2019
Trump proposal would make it easier to deport immigrants, including green card holders, who use benefits
The Trump administration is considering reversing long-standing policy to make it easier to deport U.S. legal permanent residents who have used public benefits, part of an effort to restrict immigration by low-income people.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2019
Japan grants first work permits under new blue-collar visa system to address labor crunch
Two permits were issued and similar visas are in the works for another 45 applicants engaged mainly in agriculture.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 23, 2019
Leader of armed group at U.S. border boasted of being trained to assassinate Obama and Clinton, says FBI
The leader of an armed group stopping undocumented migrants who cross into the United States from Mexico had boasted that his members had trained to assassinate former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, an FBI agent said in court papers on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 22, 2019
FBI arrests leader of 'fascist militia' armed group stopping migrants in New Mexico
The FBI on Saturday said it had arrested Larry Hopkins, the leader of an armed group that is stopping undocumented migrants after they cross the U.S.-Mexico border into New Mexico.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2019
Tepco says foreign workers on new visas can work at crisis-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant
The company is also considering accepting workers from overseas at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 18, 2019
Camps overflow as Mexico cracks down to curb U.S.-bound migrants after Trump threats
Amid pressure from Washington, Mexico is backpedaling on promises of better treatment for Central American migrants, leaving hundreds stranded in unsanitary camps near its southern border amid allegations of irregular detentions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 17, 2019
U.S. expands indefinite detention for asylum-seekers
The U.S. attorney general on Tuesday struck down a decision that had allowed some asylum-seekers to ask for bond in front of an immigration judge, an action that expands indefinite detention for some migrants who must wait months or years for their cases to be heard.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 16, 2019
Destitute Venezuelan migrants who fled to Brazil border live in abandoned bus going nowhere
Ten destitute Venezuelan migrants who fled their country's crisis did not get far when they crossed into Brazil: they have been living for three months on an abandoned bus just across the border.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 15, 2019
Trump gets Trumpier; allies get more scared
The president is undermining U.S. soft power by raising pressure on the border.
WORLD
Apr 12, 2019
White House reportedly considered releasing detained migrants in sanctuary cities as retaliation
White House officials have tried to pressure U.S. immigration authorities to release migrants detained at the border into so-called sanctuary cities such as San Francisco to retaliate against President Donald Trump's political adversaries, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 6, 2019
Of those subject to Trump travel ban, only 6% got waivers
The U.S. government granted waivers to just 6 percent of visa applicants subject to its travel ban on a handful of countries during the first 11 months of the ban, new data show.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 5, 2019
Christchurch massacre gunman Brenton Tarrant charged with 49 more mosque murders
Australian Brenton Tarrant appeared in a New Zealand court on Friday where the suspected white supremacist was charged with an additional 49 counts of murder at two mosques last month.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 5, 2019
Almost half of young Russians want to emigrate as economy stagnates: Gallup poll
Forty-four percent of Russians aged 15-29 want to emigrate as their economy stagnates, according to a survey by the pollster Gallup.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 5, 2019
UNHCR warns of false rumors as migrants gather near Greece's northern border, seeking to cross
Dozens of refugees and migrants stuck in Greece gathered in a field near the country's northern border on Thursday, seeking to travel onward to Northern Europe.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 4, 2019
Trump again threatens Mexico border closure and throws ball back to Congress, drawing business outcry
President Donald Trump again threatened on Wednesday to close the U.S. border with Mexico, this time calling on Congress to take steps immediately to deal with immigration and security loopholes that he says are creating a national emergency.
Ryuju Nagayama falls in controversial ruling in Paris, later earns bronze
Ryuju Nagayama reacts after his quarterfinal bout against Spain's Francisco Garrigos at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
Dominant Natsumi Tsunoda delivers Japan's first gold medal at Paris Olympics
Gold medalist Natsumi Tsunoda celebrates on the podium after she won the women's under 48-kg division at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
When did summer in Japan stop being fun?
Summer in Japan is now consistently brutal enough to drive you indoors and keep you there until autumn.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.

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