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IMMIGRATION

Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 23, 2016
Biometric data carts to cut waiting times at Japanese airports
A unique system to collect visitors' data while they're still standing in line at passport control.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2016
Refugees, jihad and the specter of terrorism
The Mediterranean holds the key to Europe's security, yet little attention is being paid to shoring up the continent's southern flank.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 15, 2016
The pope should push property rights for all
When Pope Francis talks about protecting immigrants, he should also stress the importance of documenting property rights within countries.
JAPAN
Feb 12, 2016
Nearly 11,000 asylum seekers caught in red tape in Japan in 2015
A surge in applications for refugee status in Japan saw some 10,830 applicants left waiting for results as of the end of June last year, according to figures released by the Justice Ministry.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 10, 2016
Detainees launch hunger strike over conditions at Osaka immigration detention center
About 50 detainees being held at the Osaka Regional Immigration Bureau went on a hunger strike Wednesday to protest what they call "inhumane" treatment by Immigration Bureau officials, a group supporting them said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 9, 2016
Turkey's Erdogan threatened to flood EU with migrants, meeting minutes appear to show
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened in November to flood Europe with migrants if European Union leaders did not offer him a better deal to help manage the Middle East refugee crisis, a Greek news website said Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 4, 2016
Terror fight after Paris attack prompts charge of stifled debate
In the aftermath of the Paris attacks, a hardened French government is not giving dialogue a chance, charges former Justice Minister Christiane Taubira.
JAPAN / Society
Feb 1, 2016
Asylum applications of four Nepalese rejected under new refugee recognition laws
Four Nepalese asylum applicants had their refugee claims rejected in October after entering the country disguised as Buddhist priests and claiming they wanted to visit victims of the Fukushima nuclear disaster and others.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 26, 2016
Will Obama's immigration overreach be policed?
The Supreme Court justices take up the president's immigration policy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 24, 2016
Immigration a hot-button issue for U.S. right
A constellation of causes is pushing conservatives' restrictive approach to immigration, and it's only likely to grow stronger.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 23, 2016
Man arrested for allegedly letting foreign students work illegally
A man running a Japanese language school in Nogata, Fukuoka Prefecture, was arrested Saturday for allegedly letting several foreign students work longer than the maximum hours allowed by law, police sources said.
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 Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 13, 2016
Refugees, sexual harassment and Angela Merkel
No good deed goes unpunished, and Angela Merkel's Germany is paying a price for its generosity to Middle Eastern refugees — but it's not an unbearable price.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 12, 2016
Merkel facing pressure as German gangs target foreigners after Dec. 31 assaults blamed on migrants
German Chancellor Angela Merkel faced growing pressure to harden her line on refugees on Monday as the first extensive police report on New Year's Eve violence in Cologne documented rampant sexual assaults on women by gangs of young migrant men.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 12, 2016
Germany barring more migrants at Austria border; Berlin's Iraqi Embassy issuing returnee passports
Germany is refusing more and more migrants entry at its southern border, sending a few hundred back to Austria every day since the beginning of the month, Austrian police said on Monday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 11, 2016
Nostalgia versus prospects
The old days aren't as good as people remember, while the future won't be as bad as people fear.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 11, 2016
Sharp drop in Rohingya migrants after Thai, Bangladesh crackdowns
The number of migrants leaving Myanmar and Bangladesh by boat in the past four months has plummeted because of Thai and Bangladeshi crackdowns on human smugglers, the United Nations and a rights activist said on Friday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 10, 2016
Germany catches the North African disease
News that scores of women were sexually assaulted by young men of Middle Eastern appearance in Cologne, Germany, on New Year's Eve will come as no surprise to women in North Africa.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jan 9, 2016
Low wages at the heart of foreign labor shortage woes
There has been a lot of discussion recently about allowing more foreign workers into Japan to make up for severe labor shortages in some fields. As of the end of 2014, the labor ministry estimated there were 790,000 foreign nationals working in Japan legally, which is more than the number of national...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / DEMOGRAPHIC CHALLENGES
Dec 31, 2015
Japan's population dilemma, in a single-occupancy nutshell
It's not your typical futuristic city. But if you want to see what Tokyo and the rest of Japan will soon look like, the Takashimadaira housing complex in northern Tokyo's Itabashi Ward may be the place to visit.
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.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
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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