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IMMIGRATION

JAPAN
Jun 18, 2015
Japan set to ease visa rules for foreign ski instructors amid tourism surge
The central government may relax visa requirements for foreign ski instructors by next March, due to a surge in demand as more vacationers visit the country.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 17, 2015
Trump blusters way into White House bid, blasts fellow Republicans, Obama, Mexicans, Saudis
Real estate mogul and TV celebrity Donald Trump barged his way into the 2016 U.S. presidential election on Tuesday in a blitz of boasts, inflammatory comments and attacks on both fellow Republicans and President Barack Obama's administration.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 13, 2015
Japan's masochistic approach to immigration
The Asahi Shimbun's online newsmagazine, Webronza, recently featured a conversation between former Asahi reporter Mieko Takenobu and sex-goods purveyor Minori Kitahara. They discussed the latter's brief imprisonment after being busted for displaying "salacious material" at her store associated with the...
WORLD
Jun 11, 2015
Migrants race through Italy to dodge EU asylum rules
Last month, Dejen Asefaw was rescued with hundreds of other migrants in the Mediterranean Sea and brought to Sicily. The 24-year-old graduate from Eritrea, who endured forced military service and prison at home, hopes to be granted asylum in Europe.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 9, 2015
You don't have to go quietly when you're laid off
All too often, U.S. companies abuse immigration regulations by replacing American employees with low-cost foreign workers on HB-1 visas.
JAPAN / Society
May 13, 2015
Japan Cabinet minister wary of opening 'Pandora's box' of immigration
The country should fix its shrinking workforce by enabling women to work, before turning to the “Pandora's box” of immigration, the minister for the empowerment of women said.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
May 10, 2015
Residence cards, U.S. taxation and pension posers
A mixed bag of topics — from yet more on filing U.S. taxes to a looming deadline for 'gaijin cards.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 29, 2015
Visa overstayers march for right to remain in Japan
Visa overstayers facing deportation orders marched through Tokyo's Ginza district on Wednesday afternoon, pleading for permission to remain in a country that many have called home for decades.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 20, 2015
Migrant crisis continues: Two more boats off Libya send distress calls
Italian Premier Matteo Renzi says Italian and Maltese ships are responding to two migrant emergencies near the Libyan coast.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 20, 2015
Migrant deaths may shame EU over 'Fortress Europe' policy
The outrage Europe's leaders face over the deaths of hundreds of refugees trying to reach its shores may force a shift in a policy critics decry as letting people drown to deter others in desperate need.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 17, 2015
Most refugees snubbing Australia's offer for Cambodia resettlement
Australia is struggling to convince refugees held in offshore detention to voluntarily resettle in Cambodia under a bi-lateral deal, a refugee advocate group said on Friday, despite the government insisting that the first transfers are imminent.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 16, 2015
Clinton wraps up Iowa swing with pledge to help small businesses, ease their tax headaches
Democratic presidential contender Hillary Rodham Clinton promised on Wednesday to help small businesses, saying U.S. tax rules were skewed in favor of big corporations and made it time-consuming and costly for small employers to navigate the tax code.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2015
Foreigners urged to swap alien certificates for new cards by July deadline
The Immigration Bureau is calling on foreigners who have not done so to exchange their old-style Alien Registration Certificate cards for new Residence Cards before the transition period ends in July.
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2015
Visa overstaying cases show first uptick since '93
The number of people in Japan overstaying their visas climbs for the first time in more than two decades as visitors from Thailand and Vietnam spike.
JAPAN
Mar 10, 2015
Asylum seekers in Japan soared to record level in 2014
The number of people seeking asylum in Japan jumped 53 percent in 2014 to a record 5,000, but only 11 were officially recognized.
WORLD
Mar 1, 2015
U.S. wants to deport more than 150 Bosnians over war crimes: report
U.S. officials have identified about 300 Bosnian immigrants who they believe concealed their involvement in wartime atrocities including the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, and are trying to deport at least 150 of them, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Feb 28, 2015
Inflammatory articles aren't helping mags' circulation numbers
In a controversial column by 83-year-old author Ayako Sono that appeared in the Feb. 11 issue of the Sankei Shimbun under the headline "Maintain a 'suitable distance,'" Sono suggested that when and if Japan changes its immigration policies to accept more foreign workers, they should live in racially...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2015
U.S. House leader Boehner points to Senate on security funding
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Wednesday called on counterparts in the Senate to act on legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security, which could face a partial shutdown unless the congressional funding fight is resolved by Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 23, 2015
Homeland Security shutdown can be avoided by Friday: senators
Senior Republican senators said they expected Congress will avoid a shutdown over the Department of Homeland Security, which faces a partial shutdown on Friday amid a GOP push to roll back President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 22, 2015
Sydney siege report signals tighter immigration curbs
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott foreshadowed tighter immigration controls on Sunday when he released the first report into a siege last December in Sydney's Lindt cafe, in which two hostages and the gunman were killed.
Why I chose Japanese citizenship over permanent residency
Jon Heese (second left) takes part in a 2024 New Year's nihonshu barrel opening ceremony.
Tokyo ordered to pay damages to South Asian woman over police response
The Tokyo High Court held that, “even taking the woman’s consent into account” for sharing her personal information, the officers breached their duty of care and acted unlawfully.
Former PM Tomiichi Murayama dies at age 101
Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama speaks during an interview in Tokyo in March 2007.
Japan's fractured politics could ensnarl Takaichi's economic plans
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party, attends a news conference after the LDP presidential election in Tokyo on Oct. 4.
Tokyo's best Sunday roasts and all their trimmings
Swan & Lion's Sunday roast, which is drenched in a red wine gravy, is part of a three-course meal.
What does Jimbocho think of its unexpected ‘cool’ status?
Tokyo's Jimbocho neighborhood is a haven for book lovers, its rows of secondhand bookstores spilling over with printed materials.
What you need to see at this year's Tokyo film festival
Chloe Zhao’s "Hamnet"
New film explores how Japan and the U.S. found common ground through baseball
Masanori Murakami became the first MLB player from Japan when he made his debut with the Giants on Sept 1, 1964.
As they wrestle for power, Japan’s political parties must remember their base
Rengo's head Tomoko Yoshino speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 8.
Sumo is about to hit London and the West with a force previously unseen
Preparations advance on Monday for the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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