Articles tagged «Immigration»

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26-09-03 Toyama Prefecture Publishes Draft "Multicultural Coexistence Community Development" Ordinance, Public Comment Through October 7 (北日本新聞)
26-08-15 The Kawaguchi Kurdish Issue: A Timeline From 2024 to 2026 (Real Voice Japan編集部(既報記事に基づくまとめ))
26-08-15 Mosque Construction Issues Across Japan: Comparing Yokohama, Fujisawa, Itoshima, and Kawagoe (Real Voice Japan編集部(既報記事に基づくまとめ))
26-08-06 [United States] Trump Signs Executive Order Banning "Birth Tourism"; Those Deemed to Qualify Face Visa Denial and Deportation (CNN/NPR/NBCニュース/ホワイトハウス公式発表)
26-08-06 "Pakistan Japan Friendship Festival 2026" Held in Ueno Park, Backed by Foreign Ministry and Pakistani Embassy (上野公園イベント情報サイト各種)
26-08-05 Kagoshima Prefecture Launches Program to Recruit Skilled Talent From India, Including Job Fair Support and Corporate Seminars (鹿児島県公式サイト)
26-08-05 [Austria] Syrian 16-Year-Old and Afghan 15-Year-Old Clash With Knife at Vienna Favoriten Refugee Accommodation (5min.at(オーストリア))
26-08-05 [Netherlands] Fourth Suspect Arrested in AIVD-Led Terrorism Preparation Investigation in Kesteren (オランダ検察庁(OM)公式発表/NOS(オランダ))
26-08-04 Spanish Government to Spend 30.5 Million Euros (Approx. 5.6 Billion Yen) on Protecting Unaccompanied Minor Migrants in Ceuta, Covering About 900-1,000 People (Infobae (Spain))
26-08-04 [Germany] Two Bodies Found at Augsburg Refugee Facility; Syrian National, 29, Arrested on Murder Charges (Presse Augsburg(ドイツ))
26-08-04 Permanent Residents' Welfare Receipt Rate of 1.96% Exceeds Japan's Overall Rate of 1.62%, Even as Agency Calls It "Roughly on Par" (Jiji Press (via Yahoo! News))
26-08-04 [Italy] Albanian Minor Arrested After 24-Hour Manhunt Over Stabbing of Tunisian Man on Porto San Giorgio Waterfront (Corriere Adriatico(イタリア))
26-08-04 University of Tokyo Disciplines Professor in His 60s Over Code on Graduate Admissions Site That Impeded Access From China (Mainichi Shimbun (via Yahoo! News))
26-08-04 Saitama Governor Makes Third Request to Foreign Ministry to Suspend Visa Waiver With Turkey, Citing Kurdish-Related Trouble (朝日新聞/時事通信(Yahoo!ニュース配信))
26-08-04 Immigration Agency to Revise Permanent Residency Guidelines, Requiring Income Above Average Japanese Household and 30 Years of Equivalent Pension Contributions (Nikkei)
26-08-02 [Italy] Gambian National, 26, Arrested Over Stabbing of 17-Year-Old in Agrigento, Sicily (Giornale di Sicilia(イタリア))
26-07-31 Immigration Agency Unveils 'Second Basic Plan for Immigration Control,' Moving to Tighten Permanent Residency Rules (Nikkei)
26-07-31 Estimated 60,000 Illegal Migrants From Morocco Surge Into Spain's Ceuta; Thousands Avoid Deportation, Raising Overseas Cost Debate (Jiji Press (summarized from multiple-language reports including local coverage))
26-07-29 Foreign Residents Top 4.03 Million, a Record High, as Japanese Population Falls for 17th Straight Year: Internal Affairs Ministry Data (Jigyo Kosou Online (based on a Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announcement))
26-07-29 Japanese Population Falls While Foreign Residents Rise, but Only 92 Municipalities Saw Overall Population Growth, Government Data Shows (東洋経済オンライン(Yahoo!ニュース配信、総務省統計に基づく))
26-07-28 Cabinet Approves 226 More Immigration Officers to Crack Down on Overstayers and Speed Up Residency Screening, Justice Minister Announces (Jiji Press (via Yahoo! News))
26-07-26 Over 33,000 Sign Petition Opposing Fujisawa Mosque Construction as City Assembly Rejects All Related Petitions (Minkabu Magazine)
26-07-24 Government Approves 230 New Immigration Officers to Boost Overstayer Crackdown, Sets Up Expert Panel on Numerical Acceptance Targets (Yomiuri Shimbun (via Infoseek News))
26-07-19 Japan to Add Over 200 Immigration Officers in Rare Emergency Hiring to Crack Down on Overstayers (Yomiuri Shimbun)
26-07-19 Bangladesh Prepares to Expand Worker Dispatch to Japan Under Specified Skilled Worker Program (The Business Standard (Bangladesh))
26-07-03 Japan to Raise Residence Status Fees for Foreign Nationals to Up to ¥75,000, Permanent Residency Fee to ¥200,000 (Jiji Press)
26-07-01 Kawaguchi City Opens Japan's First Consultation Counter for Foreign Residents Staffed by a Resident Immigration Official (Saitama Shimbun (via Yahoo! News))
26-06-27 67 Nepali Nationals Died in Japan Over 10 Months, 25 by Suicide; Most Were Students and Part-Time Workers (japanSamachar (Nepali-language media, reporting based on Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Nepalese Embassy in Tokyo, and the Kathmandu Post))
26-06-15 Kawaguchi City Publishes Official Responses to Public Inquiries About Foreign Residents (City of Kawaguchi (official website))
26-06-14 Japan Launches 'Specified Residence Card' Integrating Residence Card and My Number ID (Immigration Services Agency)
26-06-06 Immigration Agency to Use Deportees' 'Regrets' to Persuade Overstayers to Leave, Considers Reviving Charter Flight Deportations (Sankei Shimbun)
26-06-01 Unauthorized 'Illegal Mosque' in Kawagoe, Saitama; City Demands Removal (NEWS Post Seven (Weekly Post))
26-05-22 Immigration Services Agency Unveils "Zero Illegal Overstayers Plan — Intensive Promotion Package" (Immigration Services Agency)
26-05-11 Ibaraki Becomes First Prefecture in Japan to Offer ¥10,000 Reward for Reporting Illegal Foreign Worker Employment (coki)
26-05-01 Kurdish Residents in Kawaguchi Hold 'Night Patrols' in Bid for Coexistence: 'We Consider This Town Our Home,' Amid Criticism (Tokyo Shimbun Digital)
26-04-29 US Cronkite News Reports on Organized Hate Facing Kurdish Communities in Kawaguchi and Warabi (Cronkite News (Arizona State University Walter Cronkite School of Journalism))
26-04-20 Japan's Children and Families Agency Admits Mistaken Child Allowance Payments to Foreign Nationals Who Moved Abroad; "We Don't Know the Number or Total Amount" (国会答弁(参院こども・子育て・若者活躍に関する特別委員会)に基づく報道)
26-04-12 Opponents and Supporters of Fujisawa Mosque Construction Plan Clash Near Station (Diamond Online)
26-04-07 Japan to Require Proof of Japanese-Language Proficiency for Specified Skilled Worker Visa Applicants (Migrant Times)
26-04-04 Japan Recognized 187 Refugees in 2025 as Fast-Track 'Manifestly Unfounded' Rejections Surge (Japan Association for Refugees)
26-03-30 Tsukuba City Says It Will Not Offer Halal School Lunches, Citing Policy of Equal Meals for All Students Regardless of Religion (City of Tsukuba (official website))
26-03-29 Bangladesh State Minister Meets Japanese Delegation to Discuss Japanese-Language Training and Expanded Study/Work Opportunities (Daily Sun (Bangladesh))
26-03-27 Number of Foreign Residents in Japan Tops 4 Million for First Time, Immigration Agency Announces (Immigration Services Agency)
26-03-01 Second- and Third-Generation Kurdish Youths Accused of Disruptive Behavior in Kawaguchi Neighborhood, Residents Uneasy (Seiji Portal)
26-01-28 Kurdish Coexistence Becomes Key Issue in Kawaguchi Mayoral Election (Tokyo Shimbun Digital)
26-01-23 Cabinet Approves New Fields for Specified Skilled Worker Program: Logistics Warehousing, Linen Supply, Resource Recycling, and More (Immigration Services Agency)
26-01-23 Nepali Workers Repeatedly Defrauded by Unscrupulous Brokers Over Individual Work Permits to Japan; Embassy and Labor Ministry Issue Warning (Online Khabar (Nepal))
26-01-23 Government Adopts Comprehensive Measures for Accepting Foreign Nationals and Achieving Orderly Coexistence (Prime Minister's Office (Ministerial Council on Realizing an Orderly Society of Coexistence with Foreign Nationals))
26-01-18 Fujisawa Masjid Launches Official Website, Signals Focus on 'Dialogue' with Residents (Kanagawa Shimbun (Kanaloco))
26-01-10 Pakistan's Bureau of Emigration Lists Japan-Bound Job Openings on Official Site (Bureau of Emigration & Overseas Employment (Pakistani government))
26-01-08 Kawaguchi Kurdish "Inspection Obstruction" Case: Saitama Prosecutors Decline to Indict Anyone; Saitama Assembly Members Appeal to Prosecution Review Panel (Tokyo Shimbun Digital)
26-01-08 Mosque Construction Plan Emerges in Itoshima, Fukuoka, Amid Complaints of Insufficient Advance Notice to Residents (Data Max)
26-01-03 Local Media Explains Reception Process for Indonesian Technical Intern Trainees After Arrival in Japan (Migrant Times)
25-12-15 Fujisawa City Issues Official Statement on Inquiries Regarding Mosque Construction (City of Fujisawa (official website/PDF))
25-10-01 Nagai City Publishes Official Positions on JICA Africa Hometown Initiative (City of Nagai (official website))
25-09-25 JICA Withdraws 'Africa Hometown' Initiative Amid Social Media Misinformation (JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency))
25-08-01 Turkish Media Reports on Domestic Reaction to Japan's Kurdish Asylum Issue (Turkiye Today (Turkey))
25-07-31 Indonesian Workers in Japan Face Growing Stigma After Viral Incidents; Indonesian Embassy Issues Public Apology (The Jakarta Post (Indonesia))
25-07-28 Saitama Governor Calls on Government to Suspend Japan-Turkey Visa Waiver (Next Generation (reporting the governor's remarks at a prefectural assembly exchange))
25-07-15 Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo Denies Rumor of Japan Work Ban (Tempo (citing a statement from the Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo))
25-01-10 Indonesians Break Ground on Japan's First "Indonesian Mosque" in Yokohama, to Hold Over 600 Worshippers (Tempo (Indonesia))
24-05-01 Asahi Shimbun Investigation Finds Posts That Fueled Anti-Kurdish Sentiment Were Actually Made by a Turkish Man Impersonating a Kurd (Asahi Shimbun Digital (detailed follow-up via SlowNews))