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IMMIGRATION

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2019
With Ghosn still under lock and key in Tokyo, foreign execs are getting spooked about taking jobs in Japan
The stunning arrest, indictments and long incarceration of former Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn have given pause to foreign executives considering taking on senior jobs at Japanese companies.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2019
Japan to ease language requirements for foreign nursing care trainees amid sluggish growth in applications
The move comes as the country struggles with a labor crunch in the face of an aging population and falling birthrate.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2019
American investor Jim Rogers warns of severe economic downturn and forecasts grim future for Japan
Prominent American investor Jim Rogers has warned in a new book that the worst economic downturn in his lifetime is around the corner and that Japan's future is in jeopardy unless it takes serious steps to deal with staggering debt and a declining birth rate.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 19, 2019
Presidents Day protests decry Trump's emergency declaration as power grab
Activists in Washington, Chicago and dozens of other U.S. cities protested on Monday's Presidents Day holiday against President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency to secure funding for a U.S.-Mexico border wall.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Feb 18, 2019
Re-enactment of Korematsu case that upheld Japanese internment fuels debate on Trump immigration policy
A re-enactment in New York of Korematsu v. United States, a 1944 Supreme Court case that upheld the wartime incarceration of some 120,000 Japanese-Americans, was recently staged with a new ending that takes into account the court's decision to overrule the notorious decision last June.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 13, 2019
U.S. immigration officer union opposes Trump pick to lead ICE, citing past racially tinged remarks
A union representing U.S. immigration and customs agents urged the Senate on Tuesday to block confirmation of President Donald Trump's nominee to head the immigration enforcement agency, citing past racially tinged and controversial comments.
EDITORIALS
Feb 12, 2019
Implement support measures for new immigration law
The government needs to accelerate its efforts to take the necessary steps to prepare for welcoming foreign workers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 12, 2019
Vietnamese woman flees during immigration checks at Narita airport
The Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau said Sunday that a Vietnamese woman fled during immigration checks at Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2019
Japanese cities worried about taking in more foreign workers, survey finds
The survey, covering all of Japan's more than 1,700 municipalities, also found that 47 percent are in favor of having more workers from abroad.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 6, 2019
In State of the Union, Trump cites 'moral duty' to build wall and blasts 'partisan' probes
President Donald Trump cast his fight against illegal migration to the U.S. as a moral struggle, and charged in his second State of the Union address that "partisan investigations" threaten economic progress under his administration.
EDITORIALS
Feb 2, 2019
What's missing from the 'boom'
More significant wage hikes to shore up consumer demand are needed, along with accelerated efforts to develop new growth sectors through structural reforms and deregulation.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Feb 1, 2019
Top Australian literature prize goes to detained refugee who wrote book on his phone
A refugee held in a remote Pacific detention center has won Australia's top literature prize with his debut book, which he wrote on his mobile phone and delivered one chapter at a time via WhatsApp.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 31, 2019
Beyond Trump's divisive wall, U.S. Republicans and Democrats seek common ground on border security
President Donald Trump's planned "great, great wall" began morphing into a physical barrier and an array of high-tech gadgets in congressional talks launched on Wednesday to forge a compromise on security at the U.S. border with Mexico.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 30, 2019
Local Japanese governments call for more help to cope with expected influx of foreign workers
Japanese cities with large populations of foreign nationals on Tuesday urged the central government to offer more assistance as the country prepares to start accepting workers from overseas under a new visa system.
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2019
Chinese trainee arrested over abandoning baby tells police she feared deportation from Japan
A 22-year-old Chinese citizen in Japan under the government-sponsored technical training program was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of abandoning her newborn son at a residential compound near Tokyo last month for fear of being sent back home.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jan 28, 2019
Japan-U.S. law enforcement fingerprint data-sharing pact kicks off, raising privacy concerns
Earlier this month, Japan and the United States began sharing fingerprint data among their law enforcement agencies under a bilateral agreement.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Jan 27, 2019
From new visas to a tourism backlash, the Top 10 issues that affected us in 2018 may forecast our future treatment
Every January, Just Be Cause takes a look at how things went for the non-Japanese residents of Japan (NJ) in the previous year.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 25, 2019
U.S. to begin returning asylum seekers to Mexico on Friday to wait for processing
The United States will return the first group of migrants seeking asylum in the United States to the Mexican border city of Tijuana on Friday, a spokesman for Mexico's president said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 24, 2019
Anti-immigrant AfD lawmakers walk out on Holocaust survivor's speech in Bavaria legislature
Lawmakers from the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) walked out of the Bavarian parliament on Wednesday after a Jewish community leader accused the party during a speech to commemorate the Holocaust of playing down Nazi crimes.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2019
Bangladeshi asylum-seeker's cuffed visit to Japanese hospital sparks online debate
Mahruf Abdullah agreed to have the images shared, saying he hopes to let people know how people like him are being treated.
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.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Paris Olympics kick off with rain-soaked — but grandiose — opening ceremony
Japan's 2024 Olympic team moves down the Seine River in Paris during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics on Friday.
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.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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