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US honors grassroots action: 30 yrs of supporting distressed foreigners in Japan (Pt 2)

US honors grassroots action: 30 yrs of supporting distressed foreigners in Japan (Pt. 2) April 17, 2021 (Mainichi Japan) Ippei Torii, left, is honored by the U.S. Department of State as a hero in the fight against human trafficking, in Washington on June 19, 2013. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of State) NAGANO Ippei Torii, 67, representative director of Solidarity Network with Migrants Japan (SMJ), a nonprofit organization that continues to support foreign workers, has no middle finger on his left hand. In 1980, when he was in his 20s, he was working at a factory in Arakawa Ward, Tokyo, processing plastic into molds when a metal mold collapsed and he lost his finger. At that workplace, a colleague also suffered an accident on the job, but the company took no action and also tried to crush union activities. Torii consulted with a labor union that he could join individually, which led him to throw himself into the labor movement.

Hundreds voice opposition to Japan s immigration law revision bill in front of Diet

Hundreds voice opposition to Japan s immigration law revision bill in front of Diet April 16, 2021 (Mainichi Japan) Protesters hold a banner to oppose a bill to revise Japan s immigration law in front of the Diet building in Tokyo s Chiyoda Ward, on April 15, 2021. (Mainichi/Asako Kamihigashi) People listen to a speaker during a protest rally against a bill to revise Japan s immigration law in front of the Diet building in Tokyo s Chiyoda Ward, on April 15, 2021. (Mainichi/Asako Kamihigashi) TOKYO A protest rally against a bill to revise Japan s immigration law was held in front of the Diet building in the capital on the night of April 15, as some 450 people gathered in chilly weather while holding signs with messages such as, Give them visas, not punishments.

Japanese government presents immigration law revision but questions remain

Producer The Japanese government is planning to revise its immigration law in an effort to limit the growing number of foreign nationals held in long-term detention. This comes amid a chorus of international criticism that says the policy is severe and inhumane. The government unveiled its proposed changes earlier this month. The revisions would allow certain foreign nationals who have been subject to deportation orders to stay with family members or supporters. They are currently held in government detention centers. The measure is also proposing an alternative system to detention that limits the number of people at these centers by appointing individuals and support groups to house detainees and help them maintain a connection to society.

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