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Introduction
As the revised Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (hereafter, Immigration Control Act) came into effect in April 2019, Japan started receiving migrant workers under the new residence stat
もっとみる01 “Migrants Are Here” Should Be the Foundation for Any Policy Consideration
Mei is a woman from Thailand married to a Japanese man. She speaks fluent Japanese, as she has used almost only Japanese in her daily life since she came to Japan more than 20 years ago, except for wh
もっとみる02 A Society in Which Migrants Can Fully Enjoy Workers’ Rights
Upon receiving a phone call from the Japan Pension Service Center, for a while, the clerical staff at a construction company could not understand what the Service Center staff was trying to say.
“Wha
03 Abolish the Technical Intern Training Program (TITP) – Protections and Redress for Technical Intern Trainees
For Run, a technical intern trainee from Cambodia, every day at the workplace was full of fear. His Japanese colleagues abused him shouting, “Speak Japanese!” or “You are just a waste!” and sometimes
もっとみる05 Ensure Diverse Forms of Education for Every Child
Liliana is a 14-year-old girl from Brazil. She came to Japan when she was seven years old and soon enrolled in an elementary school. Although Liliana knew little Japanese, she studied hard and became
もっとみる07 Culture of Origin and Inherited Culture are Equally Important
Aronzo came to Japan from Peru with his parents when he was nine years old. It has been one year since he enrolled in Japanese public elementary school. He manages to talk in Japanese with his friends
もっとみる08 A Healthy Life for Everyone
Hakeem, an Iranian migrant who came to Japan for work, ended up being locked up in an Immigration Control Center detention facility for overstaying. Under stress, Hakeem came to feel strong stomach pa
もっとみる09 Administration Services for Diverse Residents!
Kofi is a Ghanaian single father of two children. His Japanese ex-wife, Yumi, left home some years ago, saying that she did not want to be tied to a life with husband and kids. Through her parents, Ko
もっとみる12 We Need Legislation to Eliminate Hate Speech
On April 11, 2009, an extreme rightist organization marched through a residential area and in front of a junior high school in Warabi City, Saitama Prefecture, shouting abuses such as, “Expel the ille
もっとみる14 A Society in Which Asylum-Seekers Can Reside in Safety, and in Which Refugees are Protected
Twenty-seven year-old Ahmed who was born and grew up in a country in Africa studied computer science at a university in his home country, dreaming of becoming a programmer. He also belonged to an oppo
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