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IMMIGRATION

People hold signs reading “Sanctuary” as the Los Angeles City Council meets to consider adopting a “Sanctuary City” ordinance at City Hall, in Los Angeles, California, in November 2024.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 15, 2026
Trump threatens funding for states over sanctuary cities as clashes intensify in Minneapolis
The move expands the U.S. president’s attacks on mostly Democratic-run cities following days of chaotic clashes on the streets of Minneapolis.
"Immigration minister" Kimi Onoda and Reiko Hayashi, the director-general of the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, hold up a government expert panel's final report on recommendations for foreigner-related policies on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 14, 2026
Government panel proposes mandatory integration program for foreign residents
If adopted, foreign nationals would be required to take part in the proposed program to gain basic knowledge about Japanese society and administrative procedures.
Federal officers stand guard as protestors gather while ICE operates in a residential neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 14, 2026
More migrants are dying in ICE detention under Trump
Press releases from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement revealed that four people died in custody in the first few days of 2026.
Demonstrators march against increased immigration enforcement in Minneapolis on Saturday following outrage over the recent fatal ICE shooting in the city.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 14, 2026
Simple reforms could help prevent the next ICE shooting
Experts warn deploying thousands of undertrained federal agents who don’t coordinate with local authorities risks public safety.
Joe Thompson is one of six Minnesota federal prosecutors who resigned on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 14, 2026
Six U.S. prosecutors resign in Minnesota as Trump crackdown builds
The sudden departures among Minnesota prosecutors follows a pattern in other liberal-leaning districts where the Department of Justice has surged immigration enforcement resources.
Federal law enforcement agents speak to a pedestrian in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 12, 2026
U.S. Homeland Security to send hundreds more officers to Minnesota
The move comes after tens of thousands of people marched through Minneapolis to protest the fatal shooting of ‍a woman ⁠by an immigration agent.
Children hold signs Saturday on the porch of a house as protesters march in Minneapolis after the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an immigration agent.
WORLD
Jan 11, 2026
Rallies across U.S. against shooting of woman by immigration agent
Organizers said more than 1,000 events were planned across the U.S. under the slogan “ICE, Out for Good.”
People hold signs as they gather in front of the Minnesota State Capitol during a demonstration over the fatal shooting of Renee Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Friday.
WORLD
Jan 10, 2026
New video emerges of Minnesota shooting, further inflaming tensions
The 47-second video shows 37-year-old Renee Good telling the officer, “That’s fine, dude, I’m not mad at you,” moments before he opens fire.
Portland police officers secure an apartment complex near where a shooting involving a federal agent took place in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday.
WORLD
Jan 9, 2026
U.S. border agent shoots and wounds two people in Portland
Local officials called for calm given public outrage over the ICE shooting death of a Minnesota ​woman a day earlier.
Radio hosts Floyd Gillis and Thelma Sasao, Nishinomiya residents who hail from Canada and the Philippines, respectively, record a conversation with guest Leslie Ou (right) for an episode of "Bridges Across World Communities" airing on Sakura FM.
COMMUNITY / Issues / The Foreign Element
Jan 9, 2026
Local radio connects Nishinomiya’s foreign residents
Since 2007, “Bridges Across World Communities” has been both a conversation hub and a purveyor of information to the growing population of foreign residents in this commuter town.
Demonstrators gather in protest of the migrant crackdown by Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, on Thursday.
WORLD
Jan 9, 2026
Minnesota and U.S. officials clash over ICE shooting investigation
The FBI has taken control over the investigation and excluded state officials over the objections of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
Federal agents gather next to a vehicle with a bullet hole in the windshield after its driver was shot by a U.S. immigration agent, according to local and federal officials, in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 8, 2026
ICE Minneapolis shooting sparks anger and deepens political divisions
Within hours, the Minneapolis killing ignited protests as far away as New York City, where an evening demonstration backed by the New York Immigration Coalition was planned.
Undated photos of migrant workers and their families at the Canada Museum in Mio, Wakayama Prefecture
JAPAN
Jan 4, 2026
Tracing the family tree: Roots tourism gains traction in Japan
More and more overseas residents of Japanese descent are hoping to learn more about their family history, heritage and traditions.
Rohingya refugees attend a rally organized by the United Council of Rohang at the Balukhali refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, on Dec. 20.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Dec 29, 2025
Rohingya refugees hope new leaders can pave a path home
The refugees living in squalid camps in Bangladesh have elected a council, hoping it can improve conditions and revive efforts to secure their return to Myanmar.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's latest call to “rearm Europe” is reminiscent of Albania’s bunker-building campaigns.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 28, 2025
The year that could be
Progress is never guaranteed, but it is always possible, provided we act as if it were.
A Paraguayan woman whose relative was detained by federal agents scuffles with officers in the halls of immigration court in New York in July.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 26, 2025
Trump and the end of American hegemony
His unlawful policies following his return to the White House have already upended the postwar era of globalization.
Surangel Whipps, president of Palau, speaks at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept. 25.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 25, 2025
Pacific archipelago Palau agrees to take migrants from U.S.
The island nation will let in up to 75 third-country nationals, in a deal worth $7.5 million.
Foreign technical interns working at a factory. Immigrants are rarely hired full-time or promoted to senior positions because they are still viewed as temporary fixes for short-term labor shortages.
JAPAN / Society
Dec 25, 2025
Stick over carrot approach doesn’t help foreign residents integrate, professor says
Regulatory proposals such as higher visa fees outnumber measures aimed at supporting integration, such as improving Japanese language education.
Tape marked 'immigration' indicates where people should wait in line. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s headquarters on foreign-national policy has compiled an interim draft of recommendations to submit to the government in January, aiming to tighten coordination across ministries and local governments on policies affecting foreign nationals.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 24, 2025
LDP policy panel drafts interim report on foreign nationals
The party has set up three project teams to tighten coordination across ministries and local governments on policies affecting foreign nationals
Omatule Ameh, 39, from Nigeria, is an overnight support worker for children with learning disabilities in rural southeast England.
WORLD / Society
Dec 24, 2025
‘We are ghosts’: Britain’s migrant night workers
In the last decade, Britain’s nighttime workforce has become increasingly reliant on migrants as the number of U.K.-born workers doing night work shrinks.
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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