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Editorial: Japan s draft revision to immigration law must be overhauled The Mainichi
What the Japanese government thinks of the human rights of foreign nationals is being brought into question.
A draft revision to the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act, which would ensure that foreign nationals who are in Japan in an unauthorized capacity because they have lost their residency status or for other reasons are repatriated, is set to be put to a vote in the House of Representatives Committee on Judicial Affairs within the week, if the ruling parties have their way.
The government explains that the purpose for the legal amendment is to eliminate long-term detentions in immigration facilities of people who have been ordered deported but have resisted repatriation.
Ex-Japan immigration officer queries black box hiding policy on foreigners rights (Pt 1)
May 10, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
Former immigration officer Yoichi Kinoshita is seen in Tokyo s Chiyoda Ward on April 12, 2021. (Mainichi/Yukinao Kin) TOKYO Debate over a proposed revision of Japan s immigration control law has reached a peak in Diet proceedings. The country s immigration policy has been the target of criticism from both in and outside Japan over issues such as the extremely low refugee status recognition rate of less than 1%, infinite detention periods of foreign nationals served with deportation orders, and inhumane treatment of such individuals. The Mainichi Shimbun sat down with a former immigration officer who revealed the inner workings of Japan s immigration agency to examine whether revisions to the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act would actually help solve the country s immigration administration issues.