Visible Minorities: Latest Visa Rules Could Purge Any Foreigner
Even after political leadership has finally shed Shinzo Abe, the Japanese government has found new ways to discriminate against foreign residents of Japan.
Tag Archives: Tokyo Olympics (2020)
Visible Minorities: New Covid Foreign Resident Re-Entry Rules Still Racist
Sometime during your life in Japan, you will probably feel a chilling attitude in Japan’s bureaucracy: as a foreign resident, you don’t really matter. To Japan’s policymakers, you’re at best an existence to be tolerated, at worst an unpredictable element that needs constant policing.
Suga Government Gets to Work
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the last half of September 2020.
Yoshihide Suga Selected New Japanese Leader
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the first half of September 2020.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Announces Resignation
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the last half of August 2020.
Visible Minorities: Japan’s Cult of Miserable Happy
These are sobering times for Japan fans. Thanks to the pandemic, even the most starry-eyed and enfranchised foreigners are having their bubbles burst, realizing that their status in Japan, no matter how hard-earned, matters not one whit to Japan’s policymakers.
Political Inaction as Covid-19 Second Wave Hits
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the first half of July 2020.
Speakeasy: The Anti-Olympics Movements in Japan
This SNA Speakeasy features Satoko Itani on the theme of “The Anti-Olympics Movements in Japan.”
A Cautious Reopening for Business
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the first half of June 2020.
Speakeasy: The FCCJ Olympic Logo Controversy
This SNA Speakeasy features Gregory Starr on the theme of “The FCCJ Olympic Logo Controversy.”
