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BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2019
Trump says Republicans would be 'foolish' to block his Mexico tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned fellow Republicans in Congress not to block his efforts to impose tariffs on Mexico as part of his broader immigration fight amid reports that lawmakers are considering steps to block his latest trade salvo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Jun 1, 2019
Tariffs test limit of emergency powers
Analysis
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2019
Carmakers see $17 billion wiped out by Trump's Mexico threat
The automotive industry is bearing the brunt of trade-war crossfire again as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to slap tariffs of as much as 25 percent on goods from Mexico, a key production hub for carmakers from Mazda Motor Corp. to General Motors Co.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 1, 2019
Trump's top two trade advisers opposed decision to impose tariffs on Mexico, sources say
Frustrated at an unending flow of migrants across the country's southern border, U.S. President Donald Trump overruled the advice of his two top trade advisers in abruptly imposing tariffs on Mexico, sources familiar with the situation said on Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 31, 2019
NEC shows how facial recognition could speed up boarding at Japan's Narita airport hub
NEC Corp. demonstrates its facial recognition system that it says will help passengers board planes faster without having to present passports or boarding passes.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 27, 2019
Japan begins immigration experiment
As the population ages and shrinks, the country is making it easier for foreigners to work and become citizens.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
May 24, 2019
Thousands of children born in Colombia to Venezuelan migrants left stateless, UNHCR says
Thousands of children born in Colombia to Venezuelan mothers are stuck in legal limbo with no identity documents, putting them at risk of statelessness, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) warned on Thursday.
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JAPAN / Politics
May 16, 2019
Japanese government seeks public comment on plan to bring foreign trainees into hotel sector
The government on Thursday started soliciting public comments over its plan to allow foreign nationals who come to Japan under the government-sponsored Technical Intern Training Program to work directly for hotels for up to five years, officials said.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
May 13, 2019
On migrants and belonging
There are some strategies by which Japanese and foreign advocates for migrants can argue for their rights to work and belong in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 12, 2019
Time to make diversity and inclusion a reality
Recent changes in Japan's labor market, as well as changes in people's mindsets, point to a move toward greater diversity and inclusion.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 5, 2019
Austrian far-right leader ramps up anti-immigration rhetoric ahead of European elections
The head of Austrian junior coalition partner and far-right Freedom Party pledged on Sunday to fight "creeping Islamization," doubling down on his anti-immigration stance ahead of European elections on May 23.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 5, 2019
Trump proposal would make it easier to deport immigrants, including green card holders, who use benefits
The Trump administration is considering reversing long-standing policy to make it easier to deport U.S. legal permanent residents who have used public benefits, part of an effort to restrict immigration by low-income people.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2019
Japan grants first work permits under new blue-collar visa system to address labor crunch
Two permits were issued and similar visas are in the works for another 45 applicants engaged mainly in agriculture.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 23, 2019
Leader of armed group at U.S. border boasted of being trained to assassinate Obama and Clinton, says FBI
The leader of an armed group stopping undocumented migrants who cross into the United States from Mexico had boasted that his members had trained to assassinate former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, an FBI agent said in court papers on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 22, 2019
FBI arrests leader of 'fascist militia' armed group stopping migrants in New Mexico
The FBI on Saturday said it had arrested Larry Hopkins, the leader of an armed group that is stopping undocumented migrants after they cross the U.S.-Mexico border into New Mexico.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 18, 2019
Camps overflow as Mexico cracks down to curb U.S.-bound migrants after Trump threats
Amid pressure from Washington, Mexico is backpedaling on promises of better treatment for Central American migrants, leaving hundreds stranded in unsanitary camps near its southern border amid allegations of irregular detentions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 17, 2019
U.S. expands indefinite detention for asylum-seekers
The U.S. attorney general on Tuesday struck down a decision that had allowed some asylum-seekers to ask for bond in front of an immigration judge, an action that expands indefinite detention for some migrants who must wait months or years for their cases to be heard.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 16, 2019
Destitute Venezuelan migrants who fled to Brazil border live in abandoned bus going nowhere
Ten destitute Venezuelan migrants who fled their country's crisis did not get far when they crossed into Brazil: they have been living for three months on an abandoned bus just across the border.

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