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IMMIGRATION

Migrants walk along the beach of Petit-Fort-Philippe in Gravelines, near Calais, France, last month. France, along with Spain and Britain, recorded increases in their refugee and asylum-seeker population last year.
WORLD / Society
Jun 19, 2026
Europe’s refugee population stabilizes after decade of growth, study shows
The number of ​refugees and asylum seekers in the European Union and Britain stood at 9.59 million in 2025, little changed from ⁠9.58 million a year earlier.
Yanfeng Ge shows a picture of his brother, Chaofeng Ge, who was found dead in ICE custody in 2025, in Dickens, Texas, on May 26.
WORLD
Jun 18, 2026
Death rate in ICE immigrant detention centers more than doubles under Trump
Fifty people have died in immigration detention since U.S. President Donald Trump returned to office, with experts questioning care standards during the deportation crackdown.
A monument to Japanese immigrants stands in the port city of Santos in southeastern Brazil.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 17, 2026
Brazil’s Nikkei fishers offer lessons for ocean governance
Japanese immigrants and their descendants did not simply copy Japanese coastal practices but adapted them to local environments and social conditions.
Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya speaks to reporters in parliament on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 17, 2026
Sanseito submits bill to create agency on policies related to foreign nationals
After submitting the bill, Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya expressed his dissatisfaction with the government’s policies on foreign nationals.
One Nation party leader and Australian Sen. Pauline Hanson at the National Press Club in Canberra, on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 17, 2026
Australia must be ‘monocultural,’ One Nation’s Hanson Says
Australian Sen. Pauline Hanson has said the shortage of housing and rising property prices and rents in the country are due to the increasing number of migrants.
A Swedish flag in Stockholm in 2023. The Swedish government, which won the 2022 election on a promise to reduce immigration and crack down ‌on crime, has said that people who misbehave or commit crimes are not welcome.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 16, 2026
Sweden’s ‘good behavior’ law to revoke residency permits for legal behaviors
The Swedish government won the 2022 election on a promise to reduce immigration and crack down ‌on crime.
Members of the Mauritanian Coast Guard patrol off the coast of Nouadhibou, Mauritania, on April 23.
WORLD
Jun 15, 2026
With Europe closed, migrants stalled in Mauritania limbo
Document checks, mass expulsions, coastal surveillance and smuggler arrests have caused migration from Mauritania to plummet over the past year.
A tram stop under Switzerland's national flag at the Bahnhofstrasse street in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 15, 2026
Switzerland rejects proposal to cap population at 10 million
The present population isn’t too far off their proposed limit, having risen by almost 2 million this century to 9.1 million.
Swiss voters cast their ballots at a polling station in Bern, Switzerland, on Sunday as the country votes on an anti-immigration proposal to cap the country's population and another referendum on restricting access to conscientious objection to military service.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 14, 2026
Switzerland votes on proposal to cap population at 10 million
The unprecedented scheme to dictate population levels by law sits alongside burgeoning efforts by the ​political right in Europe to set tougher curbs on immigration.
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is calling for “strong and effective” controls on land acquisition to prevent individuals or entities deemed security risks from acquiring sensitive properties, regardless of nationality.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 12, 2026
LDP pushes tougher land and visa rules while avoiding nationality trap
Legal experts have argued that nationality-based restrictions could conflict with domestic law and international agreements.
Ruchira Rangaprasad carries food containers to deliver to vulnerable migrants in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Thursday. Violence by masked groups targeting ethnic minorities flared in the city earlier in the week following a ‌knife attack for which a Sudanese man has been charged with attempted murder.
WORLD / Society
Jun 12, 2026
Belfast’s minorities scared to leave home after violence by masked groups
Groups set fire to houses and cars and targeted ethnic minorities after a ‌knife attack for which a Sudanese man was charged with attempted murder.
Olivier Agassis, a winegrower and local representative of the Swiss People's Party, in front of his vineyard hut in Bavois, western Switzerland, on May 1. He said the goal of the proposed reform was "not to rid Switzerland of its foreign population."
WORLD
Jun 11, 2026
Suspense surrounds Swiss anti-immigration vote
The proposal to cap the population would require cuts to immigration that critics warn risk crippling swathes of the economy and Switzerland’s relations with the European Union.
Dipu Tamang from Nepal is among more than 400,000 international students in Japan.
COMMUNITY
Jun 11, 2026
In Japan, Nepalese students navigate a growing study-to-work pathway
A growing stream of young people see the country less as a traditional study destination and more as a structured route into work and long-term opportunity.
Police use a water cannon as they block the road from protesters leading to a hotel previously believed to house migrants, on Antrim Road in Glengormley, north of Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Wednesday.
WORLD
Jun 11, 2026
Northern Ireland police use water cannon on second night of protests
Restaurants and businesses shuttered in the center of Belfast, schools closed and public transport shut down amid fears of a repeat of Tuesday night’s riots.
A firefighter works to extinguish a fire in three cars parked on the street at Tigers Bay, during a protest after a knife attack on June 8 left a man seriously injured and prompted police to declare a critical incident, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 10, 2026
U.K. police call for calm after brutal knife attack in Belfast
The incident led to the arrest of a Sudanese national and prompted protest calls from the far right.
The fee on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers was raised from about $2,000 to $5,000, depending on various factors, to $100,000 following an announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump in September last year.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 9, 2026
Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee is unlawful, U.S. judge rules
U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin concluded that the fee on the visas for highly skilled foreign workers constituted an unlawful tax Congress never authorized.
The official FIFA World Cup 2026 match ball, Trionda, is displayed in during a media tour day at Kansas City Stadium (temporarily renamed from Arrowhead Stadium) in Kansas City, Missouri on Monday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 9, 2026
Somali soccer referee will miss World Cup after U.S. denies entry
Omar Abdulkadir Artan, who was named the Confederation of African ​Football’s Best Male Referee for 2025, reportedly had a valid visa.
The number of public school students requiring special Japanese-language instruction reached a record high of 84,759 in fiscal 2025.
JAPAN
Jun 9, 2026
Japan to launch language support project for foreign children
The number of public school students requiring special Japanese-language instruction reached a record high of 84,759 in fiscal 2025.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers a policy speech before the country's parliament in Tokyo in February. The Japanese leader recently argued that requiring candidates to disclose prior citizenship would violate equality before the law.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 8, 2026
In trust’s name, disclose candidates’ prior citizenship
The issue is whether voters have the right to know the backgrounds of the people seeking to govern them. In any healthy democracy, the answer is yes.
A Hotel Belvoir staff member sets a table on a terrace overlooking Lake Zurich, ahead of a June 14 vote on a plan backed by the right‑wing party to limit population growth to 10 million inhabitants, in Ruschlikon, Switzerland, on May 27.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 8, 2026
Businesses fear for economy if Swiss vote to cap population at 10 million
The Swiss population had grown to 9.1 million by the end of 2025, from 7.3 million when free movement of people between Switzerland and the European Union was introduced in 2002.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.

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