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Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 5, 2022
Court halts decertification of Japanese school over student abuse
The certification of the Nishinihon International Education Institute in Fukuoka was revoked after it was found that a staff member restrained the student with a chain and padlock.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 30, 2022
Tokyo court gives same-sex married couple partial win in residency ruling
The court ruled that denying an American man a “designated activities” residency status was against the constitutional guarantee of equality under the law.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 16, 2022
Japan government ordered to pay ¥1.65 million over death of man at immigration facility
The bereaved family of the Cameroon man had demanded u00a510 million in damages, alleging officials had failed to send the detainee to a hospital despite his claims of ill health.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Sep 11, 2022
How Japan's Justice Ministry led moves to accept Ukrainian evacuees
Debate has turned to Japan's treatment of refugees, in part because the Ukrainians are defined as evacuees rather refugees in accordance with the United Nation's Refugee Convention.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2022
Japanese-language school decertified over abuse of Vietnamese student
The incident occurred following a disagreement between the school and the man in his 20s over his wish to change schools.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 4, 2022
Japanese firms increasingly recruiting retired athletes for hiring needs
Under a program by Mos Burger's operator, former athletes learn about the basics of restaurant management and get on-the-job training in their first year after joining the company.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 31, 2022
Justice Ministry seeks ¥27 billion to support foreign residents
The ministry plans to expand consultation services for foreign nationalsu00a0as the number of arrivals is expected to increase due to relaxed border controls.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2022
Work stoppages and no chatting at lunch: Japan Inc. grapples with COVID
Relief for Japan's companies and the wider economy could be in sight as health experts project this wave of infection to peak early this month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2022
Majority of technical trainees in debt before arriving in Japan
The average amount of debts stood at u00a5674,480 for trainees from Vietnam, the biggest amount by country. Cambodia came second at u00a5566,889, followed by China at u00a5528,847.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 8, 2022
Family of dead Sri Lankan detainee demands apology from Japan government
Her family also filed a criminal complaint with prosecutors against the immigration center's senior officials in November last year, saying they failed to provide appropriate medical care.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 20, 2022
Japan Post resumes airmail services to Ukraine
Japan Post on Friday resumed accepting Express Mail Service and airmail bound for Ukraine after securing cargo space on aircraft.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 13, 2022
Japan granted refugee status to a record 74 people in 2021
The government also granted residential status out of humanitarian consideration to a record 580 people, most of whom were from Myanmar.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2022
Ukraine evacuees to get up to ¥2,400 a day as living allowance in Japan
The financial aid is expected to last at least six months, with the government separately shouldering medical expenses and Japanese language lessons and also helping them find jobs.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2022
In rare use of rights, Sri Lankan trainee in Japan takes maternity leave and gives birth
The case highlights the difficulties trainees face in having children in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2022
Opposition CDP submits bill granting more rights to refugees in Japan
The proposal would allow those from Ukraine and other countries to obtain a special residence status that gives them permission to work for one year from the date they arrive.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2022
Japan had fewer foreign residents in 2021 amid COVID border controls
The number stood at 2,760,635, marking the second yearly decline, with that of technical interns and international students dropping 27.0% and 26.0%, respectively.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2022
Japan Post halts shipments by air to parts of Europe and Africa due to Ukraine war
Japan Post has announced that it will temporarily stop accepting letters to be sent by plane to 18 countries in Europe and Africa as the war in Ukraine hits air shipments.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 10, 2022
Are Ukrainians who flee 'refugees' or 'evacuees'? For Japan, it's complicated.
Many governments and organizations describe Ukrainians escaping Russia's invasion as refugees, but Tokyo is using a term that more closely translates to 'people who have been evacuated.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 10, 2022
Toshiba dealt blow as advisory firm urges investors to reject planned split
Once among Japan's most revered companies, Toshiba has been in crisis mode for years due to repeated scandals and management missteps.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2022
Memorial service held for Sri Lankan woman, a year after death in detention
Around 50 people braved the rain and wind to attend the Buddhist service in Aichi Prefecture for Ratnayake Liyanage Wishma Sandamali.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.

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