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IMMIGRATION

Japan Times
WORLD
May 19, 2017
Increasing number of migrant children traveling alone, falling prey to human trafficking: U.N.
A record number of refugee and migrant children are traveling solo to escape violence and poverty, falling prey to abuse and human traffickers in their journey to a new life, the United Nations children's agency said on Wednesday.
JAPAN
May 12, 2017
Foreign detainees go on hunger strike at Tokyo immigration center
The Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau is beset by a hunger strike launched by detainees who are demanding that Japan's allegedly harsh immigration policies be revised.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 8, 2017
Taiwan's Premier Lin sees immigration as a fix to slowing economic growth
Ask Taiwanese Premier Lin Chuan about the economy he's been charged with managing and he'll talk about the need for innovation, investment and higher paying jobs. He'll also tell you one way to achieve those goals is by welcoming more immigrants.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 29, 2017
Canberra's national identity problem
Australia is grappling with immigration policy, and could stand to take a few pointers from Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Apr 23, 2017
The cost of convenience in Japan: when foreign students work instead of study
It's midnight at the convenience store I often patronize near my home in Tokyo's central Shinjuku district. The store's open all day and night, 365 days a year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 22, 2017
Could Japan become a future cultural melting pot?
Why not welcome 10 million immigrants to Japan by 2050? That's Hidenori Sakanaka's pitch, but it's a hard sell.
JAPAN / Society
Apr 3, 2017
Vietnamese who died in Ibaraki detention center killed by stroke: official
A Vietnamese man who died in solitary confinement last month at the East Japan Immigration Centre in Ibaraki Prefecture succumbed to a stroke, a Justice Ministry official said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 27, 2017
Vietnamese killed himself in immigration center, community leader says
A Vietnamese man held in a solitary cell at an immigration detention center in Japan committed suicide, a Vietnamese community leader said, raising fresh questions over conditions in the country's detention facilities.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2017
Vietnamese detainee dies at Ibaraki immigration center
The death of a Vietnamese man held at an immigration detention center draws fresh attention to the oft-criticized conditions at the nation's detention system.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 12, 2017
Western Australia voters shun Hanson's nationalists in state poll
The rapid resurgence of nationalist politics in Australia was abruptly halted Saturday after Pauline Hanson's One Nation party drew less than 5 percent of the vote and was set to win just one seat in a state poll.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 10, 2017
Some systems handle populism better than others
In general, consensus systems deliver better economic results and more voter trust than majoritarian ones.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 7, 2017
Carson in first speech to HUD draws flak after calling slaves 'immigrants'
Ben Carson, the new secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), on Monday referred to slaves brought to the United States against their will as "immigrants," drawing quick condemnation from civil rights groups who cast his remarks as offensive.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 5, 2017
Sikh, told to leave America, is shot in Washington state
A Sikh man was shot and wounded in Washington state by an attacker who approached him in his driveway and told him to leave the country, police and media reported on Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 4, 2017
Trump administration considers separating mothers from children at Mexican border
Women and their children crossing together illegally into the United States could be separated by U.S. authorities under a proposal being considered by the Department of Homeland Security, according to three government officials.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 3, 2017
Japan's ex-top cop spearheads campaign to boost immigration
When it comes to public safety and terrorism in Japan, nobody probably knows the situation better than Takaji Kunimatsu.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 3, 2017
In a break from LDP, Kono calls for Japan to open doors to blue-collar foreign workers
Veteran Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Taro Kono is calling for a drastic policy shift that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is loath to accept: open up Japan to blue-collar foreign workers.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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