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REFUGEES

Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 5, 2021
Biden risks Mexico border crisis as migrant children fill up shelters
More than 5,700 unaccompanied minors were apprehended at the border in January, the highest total for that month in recent years, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 25, 2021
Tokyo Olympic refugee team to be finalized in June
The refugee team that will compete at the Tokyo Olympics will be finalized in June from a group of 55 athletes from across 12 sports, the International Olympic Committee said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2021
COVID-19 cluster discovered at immigration facility as new strain spreads in Japan
The new variant, which features the so-called E484K mutation that may undermine vaccine effectiveness, has been identified in 93 cases in the nation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 31, 2021
Bangladesh sends more Rohingya refugees to remote island despite criticism
More than 1,400 Rohingya Muslim refugees were relocated to a remote island in the Bay of Bengal on Saturday, despite opposition from human rights groups concerned about the site's vulnerability to storms and flooding.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jan 22, 2021
Locked up in a Melbourne hotel for a year, then a sudden taste of freedom
For scores of other asylum-seekers who have been held in Australian hotels, stifling conditions have stretched on for months and months.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 30, 2020
'Pray floods don't kill us': The Rohingya's remote Bangladesh island
Some 100,000 Rohingya refugees are being moved to the island of Bhasan Char, despite opposition from human rights groups.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 12, 2020
Thousands flee Ethiopia fighting that’s left hundreds dead
Thousands of people have fled violence in northern Ethiopia, where the government said it’s killed at least 550 fighters in a week of clashes with forces loyal to the Tigray region’s rebellious ruling party.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Sep 7, 2020
A field guide to anti-racist organizations in Japan
Groups fighting for equality in Japan focus on the rights of immigrants, refugees, Ainu and Zainichi residents.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Aug 31, 2020
Locked out by the pandemic, refugees' lives are put on hold
Many who had been promised escape from war, violence, conflict or persecution have seen their lives thrown into limbo.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 21, 2020
As other doors close, some Rohingya cling to hope of resettlement
On the third anniversary of a mass exodus of Rohingya to Bangladesh, prospects look bleak for about 1 million members of the Muslim minority from Myanmar living in bamboo and plastic shelters in refugee camps.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 9, 2020
U.K. armed forces asked to help deal with migrant boats crossing channel
Britain's armed forces have been asked to help deal with boats carrying migrants across the Channel from France, the nation's defense ministry said on Saturday after a spate of arrivals on the southern English coast.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 6, 2020
Die in detention or at home? U.S. pandemic forces cruel choice on asylum-seekers
Lawyers, advocates, detainees and their family members say the risks of contracting COVID-19 inside detention facilities have driven people to seek deportation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 18, 2020
Living on the edge, Pakistani Hindus still feel safer in India
Seven years ago, Dharamveer Solanki, a Hindu, left his home in Pakistan’s Hyderabad city, never to return. When his train crossed the border into India, Solanki said he felt happier than ever before.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
'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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.

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