Japan’s tightened travel bans trigger confusion
The decision to expand the travel restriction list comes amid calls from lawmakers to tighten border control measures after Japan failed to prevent the arrival of new variants.
Withdrawal of immigration bill underscores Suga's precarious standing
The ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito had hoped to pass the bill during the current Diet session, set to end June 16.
Japan left shaken after a detainee, wasting away, dies alone in her cell
Critics of Japan’s immigration system say that Wishma Ratnayake was the victim of an opaque, capricious bureaucracy that has nearly unchecked power over those who run afoul of it.
Japan expands travel ban on foreign residents to cover Bangladesh and the Maldives
Foreign residents who have left before the latest entry ban is in place will be able to return even after Thursday.
Japanese government drops bill to revise immigration law amid opposition
Opponents of the legislation had feared it could worsen conditions for asylum seekers, pointing to the March death of a detained Sri Lankan woman as evidence of problems with the system.
Family of Sri Lankan woman who died after Japan detention visits facility
Supporters of 33-year-old Wishma Sandamali say when they last met her there was foam around her mouth and her fingers were stiff, and that her eyes appeared hollow.
Sri Lankan's death in spotlight as Japan debates immigration bill
Many foreign nationals seeking refugee status in Japan have been closely monitoring the Diet debates as possible revisions of the immigration law could affect their lives.
There is a deepening concern in New Delhi about China, which engaged in a deadly border clash with India this year.
Sri Lankan asparagus farmer puts down roots in Nara village
As her operation has grown, Udara Kametani has been able to provide fresh produce to around 50 stores around the Kansai region.
'Should I buy a mask or food?': South Asia's poor face stark choice
Buy a mask and let his family go hungry, or buy food and go out into the crowded city without one — that is the stark choice facing Hayatullah Khan, an Afghan labourer whose daily earnings have fallen below $1.50 during the coronavirus pandemic. Like ...
Sri Lankan Tamil women fight for land a decade after war's end
Chandraleela Jasinthan was a school teacher in a northern Sri Lankan village when, in the last days of the civil war, she and her neighbors were forced by the army to flee their homes. More than a decade later, their land is still held by ...
Chinese woman Sri Lanka's first confirmed case of coronavirus
Sri Lanka has confirmed the first case of coronavirus in the country, a senior Sri Lankan health official said on Monday. "A Chinese lady, who is in her 40s, arrived on the 19th as a tourist and fell ill on the 25th and was confirmed ...
