Japan's coming-of-age ceremonies under cloud as 2022 revision to age law looms
Many local governments remain undecided on whether coming-of-age ceremonies should continue to be held for people aged 20 after the age of adulthood defined under the country's Civil Code is lowered to 18 from 20 in April 2022 following the planned revision of the ...
Doors to foreign workers no longer slammed shut
There's no such place as Imizustan. Warabistan is equally fictitious. "Stan" means "homeland" in ancient Persian — hence Pakistan, Afghanistan and so on. A substantial Pakistani community in Imizu, Toyama Prefecture, spawned the nickname Imizustan. Warabi, Saitama Prefecture, hosts a growing community of Kurds. ...
Japan's Kurds often in limbo, despite significant community
As Kurdish people in Japan seek to settle and adjust to life, some harbor misgivings about their future and for the safety of their relatives back home. "It's too sad, and I remember him whatever I see," said a 35-year-old Kurdish chef in Warabi, Saitama ...
