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IMMIGRATION

Japan Times
JAPAN
May 31, 2022
Japan to end special visas for people stranded in country due to COVID
The temporary measure has granted six-month “designated activities” residence statuses to foreign students and trainees stuck in Japan due to border controls in their home country.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
May 27, 2022
As Japan’s borders creak open, who can enter now?
With the nation reopening little by little — a limited number of tourists have already arrived on package tour trials — it's difficult to keep track of who is allowed in and who isn't.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 25, 2022
Europe’s soft-power problem
What is most off-putting is the way that Europeans tend to universalize their own experience, often assuming that what is right for them is right for others.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 13, 2022
Japan granted refugee status to a record 74 people in 2021
The government also granted residential status out of humanitarian consideration to a record 580 people, most of whom were from Myanmar.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 10, 2022
Ukrainian Americans try many ways to bring in relatives
Those seeking to bring in loved ones fleeing Russia's invasion have spoken of a difficult and confusing legal process.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 10, 2022
Japan should end cap on overseas visitors, senior LDP lawmaker says
Hiroshige Seko said the country should wind down some of the toughest COVID-related border restrictions among leading economies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
May 3, 2022
The ¥22 trillion question: When will Japan reopen to foreign tourists?
Kishida is facing increased pressure from businesses to make what experts say is a political decision.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 15, 2022
U.K. announces plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda while claims are assessed
Concerns over immigration were a big factor in the 2016 Brexit vote, and Johnson has been under pressure to deliver on his promise to 'take back control' of the country's borders.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 13, 2022
Japan’s stealth reopening: Parents of foreign residents get OK to visit
With the cap on daily arrivals raised to 10,000, the number of visas issued to first- and second-degree family members of Japanese citizens and residents continues to grow.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Apr 12, 2022
Japan’s approach to Ukrainian evacuees is what its refugee policy ought to be
Japan's willingness to embrace Ukrainian evacuees stems from its hierarchical view of the world and its economic-first view of migrants.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 6, 2022
Japan says it will ‘lift entry ban on 106 countries,’ but tourists still can’t enter
Confusing government statement raises false hope for return of international tourists

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