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MIGRANT

Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 11, 2019
Asylum-seekers occupy U.S.-Mexico border bridge, close key crossing
U.S. asylum seekers camped out in a dangerous Mexican border town occupied a bridge to Brownsville, Texas on Thursday, leading to the closure of the crossing, witnesses and authorities said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 20, 2018
Japan eyes accepting more foreign workers in manufacturing industry
The idea has emerged as the government is devising a new residential status to accept more foreign workers amid the shrinking working-age population.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 21, 2018
American Airlines, United: Don't put separated migrant kids on our flights
American Airlines and United Airlines have asked the federal government to refrain from using their flights to transport migrant children who have been separated from their families.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 23, 2016
An 'OPEC' cartel for labor-exporting countries
A labor-exporting cartel would would change the dynamics of labor supply and demand to the benefit of both workers and importing countries.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 3, 2016
China's migrants go home — and stay there
Decades of reform is finally starting to pay off for some of China's most economically backward regions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 1, 2015
Myanmar navy holds migrant boat in limbo, blocks journalists from gaining access
Myanmar's navy briefly detained and turned back journalists on Sunday near a migrant boat being held off the country's southern coast, according to Reuters witnesses, as officials remained guarded over what would be done with the people on board.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 22, 2015
Italian prosecutors look to charge Tunisian skipper over migrant shipwreck disaster off Libya
Italian prosecutors blamed the captain of a grossly overloaded fishing boat for a collision that capsized and sank his vessel off Libya, drowning hundreds of migrants including many women and children locked below deck.
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2013
Ban lifted on 'nikkei' who got axed, airfare
The government lifts its ban on the return of Japanese-Brazilians who received financial help in 2009 to fly home when they were thrown out of work during the global financial crisis.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 6, 2013
Protecting migrant workers' rights worldwide
There is still too little being invested at national and regional levels to protect the rights of migrant workers, particularly in agriculture, domestic work and construction.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
Why hasn't Japan moved to prop up the weak yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Snake on a train: Discovery of serpent delays Tokyo-Nagoya shinkansen
A Tokaido shinkansen. It is unclear whether the snake was venomous or how it ended up on the train, and there was no injury or panic among passengers.
Sex differences could be key to the successful treatment of long COVID
A new study has found that women with long COVID had significantly lower levels of testosterone compared to those who had recovered from their infection.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.

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