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Japan Cabinet Approves Bill To Accept Foreign Workers
Japan's cabinet on Friday approved a draft bill to bring more blue-collar foreign workers into the country, in a controversial move to address chronic labour shortages.
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Indian's Suicide Triggers Hunger Strike At Japan Immigration Detention Centre
More than 40 people at a Japanese immigration detention centre are on hunger strike after an Indian detainee committed suicide there last week, officials and local media said Tuesday.
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Indian Man Found Dead With Towel Around Neck At Japanese Detention Centre
An Indian man died on Friday at a Japanese immigration detention centre in an apparent suicide, the latest death in a system widely criticised over medical standards, monitoring of detainees and mental health care.
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Japan Backs Off Pregnancy Clause For Syria Refugees
A Japanese programme aimed at accepting a small number of refugees from war-torn Syria promised Wednesday to remove language from documents which implied that pregnant women are not welcome to apply.
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Japan Hit Over Pregnancy Clause In Syria Refugee Programme
A Japanese programme aimed at accepting a small number of refugees from war-torn Syria is under fire for implying that pregnant women are not welcome.
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Embarrassment for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as Ex-Adviser Praises Apartheid
A former adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has praised apartheid as a model for how Japan could expand immigration, prompting the government's top spokesman today to emphasize that Japan's immigration policy was based on equality.
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Japan Cabinet Approves Bill To Accept Foreign Workers
Japan's cabinet on Friday approved a draft bill to bring more blue-collar foreign workers into the country, in a controversial move to address chronic labour shortages.
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Indian's Suicide Triggers Hunger Strike At Japan Immigration Detention Centre
More than 40 people at a Japanese immigration detention centre are on hunger strike after an Indian detainee committed suicide there last week, officials and local media said Tuesday.
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Indian Man Found Dead With Towel Around Neck At Japanese Detention Centre
An Indian man died on Friday at a Japanese immigration detention centre in an apparent suicide, the latest death in a system widely criticised over medical standards, monitoring of detainees and mental health care.
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Japan Backs Off Pregnancy Clause For Syria Refugees
A Japanese programme aimed at accepting a small number of refugees from war-torn Syria promised Wednesday to remove language from documents which implied that pregnant women are not welcome to apply.
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Japan Hit Over Pregnancy Clause In Syria Refugee Programme
A Japanese programme aimed at accepting a small number of refugees from war-torn Syria is under fire for implying that pregnant women are not welcome.
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Embarrassment for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as Ex-Adviser Praises Apartheid
A former adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has praised apartheid as a model for how Japan could expand immigration, prompting the government's top spokesman today to emphasize that Japan's immigration policy was based on equality.
