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US IMMIGRATION

WORLD / Politics
Feb 8, 2017
Iran 'thanks' Trump, rebuffs U.S. warning on missiles
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday dismissed the U.S. decision to put Iran "on notice" over its missile tests and called President Donald Trump the "real face" of American corruption.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Feb 8, 2017
GOP pair push bill to halve legal U.S. immigration as DHS chief backpedals on sanctuary cities
Two Republican senators proposed steps to slash the number of legal immigrants admitted into the United States by half on Tuesday, but the legislation, developed with the Trump administration, faces an uphill climb to get through Congress.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2017
U.S. battle over courts' power
The Trump Justice Department contends that judges are intruding on terrain the U.S. Constitution and Congress have reserved for the president.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2017
Why U.S. tech must beat Trump on immigration
U.S. companies have good reasons to fight President Donald Trump's entry ban every step of the way.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 7, 2017
U.S. patients could end up paying the price if travel ban bars foreign doctors, Japanese researcher says
U.S. President Donald Trump's travel ban for citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries could end up impairing the health of Americans, according to a new study led by a Harvard University-based Japanese researcher.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 7, 2017
Trump offers no evidence of threat as immigration ban faces new legal hurdle
U.S. President Donald Trump's temporary immigration ban faced a legal hurdle on Monday that could determine whether he can push through the most controversial and far reaching policy of his first two weeks in office.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 6, 2017
Will Donald Trump's persona destroy his administration?
U.S. President Donald Trump has done immense reputational harm to the U.S.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 2, 2017
Abe mulls easing immigration for kin of Japanese emigrants to South America
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday hinted he was willing to expand the scope of young Japanese-Brazilians eligible for preferential visa status to speed their emigration to labor-hungry Japan.
WORLD / Society
Feb 2, 2017
Trump 'dismantling dreams' of 26,000 refugees stranded in Kenya, half of them after years of vetting
Somali refugee Ahmed Omar Bihi said on Wednesday that he fears for his wife's sanity following Donald Trump's travel ban and accused the U.S. president of "dismantling all our dreams.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 1, 2017
Massachusetts, New York, Virginia join in suing over Trump's immigration order
Legal challenges to President Donald Trump's first moves on immigration spread on Tuesday, with three states suing over his executive order banning travel to the United States by citizens of seven majority-Muslim countries.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 1, 2017
Only a third of Americans think Trump's travel ban will make them safer
Imposing a temporary travel ban on citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries, President Donald Trump said the move would help protect the United States from terrorism. But fewer than one-third of Americans believe the move makes them "more safe," according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released...
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2017
Japan's refugee rejections set to get fast track
The Justice Ministry said Wednesday it plans to soon decentralize much of its refugee application process, aiming to fast-track rejections amid concerns of a rise in illegitimate requests.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 31, 2017
Trump administration reportedly to allow 872 refugees into U.S. this week
The U.S. government has granted waivers to let 872 refugees into the country this week, despite President Donald Trump's executive order on Friday temporarily banning entry of refugees from any country, according to an internal Department of Homeland Security document seen by Reuters.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 31, 2017
There goes the neighborhood for Canada, Mexico
U.S. President Donald Trump can basically do whatever he wants to America's next-door neighbors when it comes to trade and immigration.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 31, 2017
America was hardly wide open before Trump
The U.S. has been refusing entry to many Muslims for years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 31, 2017
Americans gather near U.S. Embassy in Tokyo to protest Trump's travel ban
A group of demonstrators show up near the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo to protest President Donald Trump's executive order suspending the entry of refugees and restricting immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 31, 2017
Don't let Trump embarrass our queen, say more than 1.6 million Britons
Well over a million people in Britain have signed a petition calling for U.S. President Donald Trump's planned state visit to be canceled to avoid embarrassing Queen Elizabeth, in a grass-roots backlash against his immigration policies.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
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.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
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.
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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