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IMMIGRATION

COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 4, 2015
In lieu of taking in refugees, Abe opens up checkbook
While Japan has not been open to accepting refugees amid the current world crisis, it has at least increased its financial contributions to addressing the problem.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 2, 2015
Asia urgently needs greater mobility for skilled workers
It is imperative that ASEAN lays out an ambitious road map toward freer movement for the region's high-skilled citizens.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2015
Rebuilding the asylum system imperative for EU
Europe needs a comprehensive plan to respond to the growing influx of refugees, rather than each nation responding selfishly focused on its own interests.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2015
Several groups urge Abe to pledge to accept Syrian refugees
Private organizations supporting refugees on Monday urged Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to express during his upcoming speech at the annual U.N. General Assembly session Japan's pledge to accept Syrian asylum seekers.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 25, 2015
The Japanese people must face up to new realities
It is time for Japan to reconsider the old question of national identity, Nihonjinron, and to broaden the Japanese umbrella to cover those who are not racially or ethnically Japanese.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Sep 25, 2015
Pope to divided Congress: Welcome immigrants, end poverty, protect human life in all stages
Pope Francis challenged a divided U.S. Congress to do more to welcome immigrants and conquer poverty through a fairer distribution of wealth in a passionate, historic address that confronted America's thorniest political problems.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 23, 2015
GOP hopeful Rubio would rule out granting illegal immigrants citizenship during his presidency
Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio has effectively ruled out granting legal status to undocumented immigrants if he makes it to the White House, even for a second term.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 22, 2015
Among flood of refugees, Syrians see impostors
Love brought Nizar Shoukry from his native Syria to Croatia and eventually a dental practice in the border town of Tovarnik. Thirty years later, war is bringing his countrymen, in a chaotic, desperate tide flowing past Shoukry's door en route to Germany and a promise of asylum.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 21, 2015
Some Iraqis ditch fight against Islamic State for uncertain life in Europe
Some Iraqi soldiers are abandoning their posts and joining a wave of civilian migrants headed to Europe, raising new doubts about the cohesion of the country's Western-backed security forces in the fight against the Islamic State militants.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Sep 16, 2015
Arresting possibilities: a primer on who can lock you up in Japan
Do you lie awake at night wondering 'Who can arrest me, and why?' The answer is: anyone.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 16, 2015
Weary of refugees, Munich to find release in Oktoberfest
Germany's decision to restore border controls to stem a tide of refugees may have stunned Europe but is being cheered in Munich as it gears up for a far bigger influx of 6 million beer-swigging visitors to the 182nd Oktoberfest.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 16, 2015
Biden thumps Trump for appealing to baser, xenophobic attitudes via 'sick message' on U.S. immigration
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday said Republican presidential contender Donald Trump was selling a "sick message" about immigrants in America based on xenophobia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 15, 2015
Hungary locks down EU border, taking crisis into its own hands
Hungary's right-wing government shut the main land route for migrants into the EU on Tuesday, taking matters into its own hands to halt Europe's unprecedented influx of refugees while the bloc failed to agree a plan to distribute them.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 15, 2015
Border-free Europe unravels after record day of migrant influx
Two decades of frontier-free travel across Europe unraveled Monday as countries re-established border controls in the face of an unprecedented influx of migrants.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 15, 2015
Justice Ministry unveils eased refugee-recognition criteria but critics quick to cry foul
A wide-ranging review will cover everything from accepting more highly skilled non-Japanese workers and revising the foreign trainee program to cracking down harder on visa overstayers.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 14, 2015
Look to past crises for clues on handling Syrian exodus
The Indochinese refugee crisis has lessons to offer for today's Syrian exodus.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 14, 2015
U.S. tells China to take back undocumented immigrants
In early June, in cities across the U.S., immigration agents arrested more than two dozen Chinese nationals with unfulfilled deportation orders, telling them that after years of delay, China was finally taking steps to provide the paperwork needed to expel them from the U.S.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 12, 2015
Father of drowned Syrian toddler drove boat that capsized, other passengers say
The father of drowned Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi was working with smugglers and driving the flimsy boat that capsized trying to reach Greece, other passengers on board say, in an account that disputes the version he gave.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 12, 2015
TV station of camerawoman who kicked migrants goes offline
A Hungarian TV station that employed a camerawoman who kicked and tripped migrants fleeing from police this week was offline on Friday, with its website blaming hackers for the outage.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 9, 2015
Hungarian TV journalist fired for tripping up fleeing refugees
A camerawoman for a private television channel in Hungary was fired late on Tuesday after videos of her kicking and tripping up migrants fleeing police, including a man carrying a child, spread in the media and on the internet.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
U.S. military apologizes over Okinawa sexual assault case
Col. Neil Owens (right), chief of staff for the 3rd Marine Division, bows in apology at the Okinawa Prefectural Government office in Naha on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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