FOCUS: Refugee law deportation changes empower Japan gov't amid distrust

After fierce debate and numerous setbacks, Japan enacted on June 9 controversial amendments to the immigration and refugee law enabling the government to deport repeat refugee applicants back to their countries of origin.

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