For the former imperial Chinese bureau associated with judicial torture, see, This does not include sites in the Republic of China (Taiwan). [298] As of 2013[update], the PRC had signed more than 20 international treaties on human rights. In fact, the Patient Zeroes who came back from England and went out partying instead of quarantining were Japanese. And it’s even backed up by Japan’s scientists. Because… The framework document also pledges the U.S. to “promote and support Burma’s transition to democracy,” but curiously says nothing about democracy or human rights anywhere else in Southeast Asia. This is particularly insidious because it’s not just the occasional bigoted landlord calling the shots; this time it’s the Japanese police… Full text now up at http://www.debito.org/?p=15804, ABC News: Mori, an 83-year-old former prime minister of Japan, made the remarks during an executive meeting of the Japanese Olympic Committee that was held online Wednesday. However, one vital point of this petition (equal treatment of all legal residents at the border regardless of nationality) is still not fulfilled. The United States Rejoins UN Human Rights Council: An Important Step to Combat North Korean Human Rights Abuses. Despite the government’s commitment to protect the human rights of every Filipino, a senior researcher at Human Rights Watch believes that the situation has continued to … Hosting international events brings out the worst in Japan’s ethnostatist governing practices, and now it’s clear it encourages the Wajin population at large to become even more racist as well. . When giving his “private opinion” about the committee’s goal of increasing the number of female board directors from 20% to more than 40%, Mori expressed concern about how that would affect the length of meetings, according to a report by The Asahi Shimbun, one of Japan’s largest daily newspapers. I made a start on trying to track everything over the years, but gave up when it became evident that unless something was in the format they required, such as a statement from Monex Japan, they would not accept it. “Paragraphs (i) to (xiii) (abbrev.) Given that Japan has been shamed for decades over its human rights record, and still has not passed a criminal law against racial discrimination as promised under international treaty it signed a quarter century ago (yes, way back in 1995! This complicates things for all Non-Japanese residents to this day…, Read the entire article at http://shingetsunewsagency.com/2020/07/20/visible-minorities-a-despotic-bridge-too-far/, Table of Contents: Therefore, this petition is going to continue until the requirement of PCR tests abroad is abolished for all legal residents of Japan regardless of nationality. 3) Kyodo: Tokyo District Court rules in favor of Japan’s ban on dual nationality. Not in Japan. However, a Debito.org Reader sends me a FNN news videos which, at minute 1:30, says, “Bunkakai de wa, kurasutaa e no taiou ya, kotoba no chigai de soudan ya jushin ga okureru gaikokujin no tame ni ichigenteki na soudan madoguchi o setchi suru koto ni tsuite giron shiteimasu.” The latter on the national government to (ISS’s translation): 1) ensure that the international students and researchers who already obtain a status of residence can have the continued education and research opportunities by promptly allowing them to re-enter Japan. Pundits noted that Japan has slipped in the World Economic Forum’s gender-empowerment index to 121st place out of 153 countries measured (the lowest amongst the developed countries, behind China, Zimbabwe, Brunei, and Myanmar). Little is known, however, about whether or how procedures were modified in black jails, which are not officially part of the judicial system. Rest of the article at http://shingetsunewsagency.com/2020/12/21/visible-minorities-nike-japan-does-some-good/ Read it before it goes behind a paywall on Friday. Moreover, it is extremely disrespectful towards the naturalized, who are compelled by the Nationality Law to give up any other citizenships. Endemann, Kirstin (6 July 2006) CanWest News Service; Timperlake, Edward. This is why Debito.org was always against Japan getting the Games. And it’s not a stretch to see it being applied beyond tourists to NJ Residents after that, as Covid is providing a pretense to “track and trace” those “foreign clusters”. Myself. She was focused on a laptop computer resting on the surface of a tray in front of the mass of the machine. [297] However, from the beginning of economic reforms in 1978 to the 1989 Tiananmen incident and democratic movement, the CCP raised concerns for human rights in their domestic and international policies. Before the spread of the new coronavirus, Japan had a chronic shortage of manpower and the government created a new status of residence. Let’s be careful to avoid disinformation (UPDATED). The program catered to foreign students who did not speak Japanese, mostly from developing countries such as Vietnam, Indonesia, or Thailand. SNA VM 19: “Yoshiro Mori’s Overdue Comeuppance”, Feb 15, 2021, on how the former Japan Olympics Chair melded misogyny with racism — for decades! SNA (Tokyo) — In a shocking series of exposés at the beginning of this month, the Mainichi Shinbun reported that minority children of workers in Japanese schools were being segregated from their Japanese peers, put in classes for the mentally disabled, and systematically denied an education. Dejima Award #8: NJ resident returnees from abroad officially treated like contagion, barred from reentry unlike Japanese returnees. And Japan aims to be Asia’s #1 financial hub? But drop by sometime; everything is still there just fine. 2) promptly resume the visa application process at Japanese Embassies/Consulates for international students (new students) and newly hired international researchers, carefully monitoring the infection situation in each country. The survey showed 77% of respondents were against allowing foreign fans to attend, versus 18% in favour. By Cabby, Exclusive to Debito.org, May 17, 2020 For many years, I have thought that Japan, like many developed countries, needs to enact “Racism Prevention Law.” The effect of the government’s rule is easy to understand, considering the fact that societies have changed significantly in the fields of hiring, dismissal, and sexual harassment in the decades since the Equal Employment Opportunity Law was enacted. The ruling leaves former All Black Isaac Ross, ex-New Zealand sevens player Colin Bourke and former Australia sevens player Brackin Karauria-Henry to be treated in the Top-League as ‘non-Japanese.’ “The JRFU’s motto of ‘One Team’ and the Top League’s ‘For All’ aren’t consistent with their actions,” [ex-New Zealand sevens player Colin Bourke] said. Mark, a graduate student at a Japanese university, sends word that Tokyo University’s International Student Support Group has been doing its job assisting its NJ students, noting that the Japan Association of National Universities has made demands to the Ministry of Education clearly advocating on behalf of international students in Japan. FULL TEXT SNA ARTICLES ARCHIVED [citation needed], In March 2003, an amendment was officially made to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, officially stating that 'The State respects and preserves human rights. But there are plenty of high-profile voices involved in that already. SNA — Nike’s television advertisement depicting a multiethnic Japan stands out as a bright spot to close out the dreadful year of 2020. Various human rights groups and former inmates have described the camps as âconcentration campsâ, where Muslim Uyghurs and other minorities have been forcibly assimilated into China's majority ethnic Han society. [284][citation not found] Workers cannot form their own unions in the workplace; they may only join state-sanctioned ones. Info on Black Lives Matter demos in Japan in response to excessive police force towards a Kurdish Resident; also the backlash of right-wing Tokyo Katsushika-ku Assemblyman Suzuki Nobuyuki: “expel any foreign demonstrators”. “Endemic racism is going to be a sensitive topic in any culture. According to the Japan Times, it’s inspired a “fiery online response”: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/12/02/national/social-issues/japan-nike-ad/, The BBC adds, a bit disingenuously: “Many Japanese do not like to be told by outside voices to change their ways,” said Morley Robertson, a Japanese-American journalist. My Japan Times JBC 119: Top 5 Human Rights Issues of 2020: “A Watershed Year for Japan’s Foreign Residents” (Dec. 31, 2020) Posted on December 31, 2020 December 31, 2020 by Debito Arudou, Ph.D. 2) Oct 1, 2020’s new govt regulations for NJ Resident Re-Entry: Not much of a change. AP: A panel of human rights experts working with the United Nations said Monday that former Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn was wrongly detained in Japan and has urged “compensation” for him from the Japanese government. It is my sincere belief that, at least when it comes to epidemiological issues, the procedure for re-entry should not be different per nationality.”. The ICESCR was ratified by the National People's Congress in 2001, but as of 2016, the ICCPR has not yet been ratified. Osumi then retorted in Japanese, “You needn’t treat me like I’m stupid. As covered elsewhere, current Immigration policy dictates that Japanese citizens can leave and re-enter the country at will, as long as they subject themselves to testing and quarantine upon return. "[254] Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (paramount leader), said in April 2014 that China faces increasing threats to national security and the government could impose tougher controls on its ethnic minorities due to terrorist attacks like the 2014 Kunming attack. Next day go back to the lab to stamp and sign the Japanese document by a doctor. Wildasin, David E. "Factor mobility, risk, inequality, and redistribution" in David Pines, Efraim Sadka, Itzhak Zilcha. They also considered a lack of Japanese language skills an “intellectual” disability. Presiding judge Noriko Yokota recognized the validity of the school to set and enforce rules relating to coloring hair, saying “Such rules have been established as having a reasonable and legitimate educational purpose, and so maintaining student discipline is within the discretion of the school.”. Nobody at the national level wanted to take the responsibility for declaring a blanket state of emergency. This was not my primary concern at the time. What is sorely needed is someone standing up for the equal and nondiscriminative treatment of, for example, Japan’s Visible Minorities (a group Osaka is a member of). We’ve seen enough of how foreign correspondents succumb to Japan-style racialized narratives just as soon as they talk about “foreigners” and Japan. There were many other issues worth mentioning, however. 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