After hunger strike death, Japan's immigration agency presents plans to prevent more fatalities
The proposals from the agency include improving counseling to persuade hunger strikers to eat, forced medical treatment and information sharing and monitoring by detention workers.
Solitary confinement in Tokyo not silencing Nigerian asylum activist, or her advocates
A prominent Nigerian asylum seeker and activist is being held in solitary confinement at a Tokyo detention center, a case that has highlighted a growing crackdown on foreign nationals living in Japan without visas, prompting demands for her release. Elizabeth Aruoriwo Obueza was detained last ...
Film seeks to right Africans' image here
In Japan's "homogenous" society, foreigners who stand out tend to be vilified, easily associated with crime or other undesirable behavior, according to Nigerian film director Udyfrank. "I wanted to set the record straight for my people," he said. Udyfrank, who goes by just the one name, ...
