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Red Cross Vans Blocked in Ceuta, Hijabs in Japanese Convenience Stores
Society

Red Cross Vans Blocked in Ceuta, Hijabs in Japanese Convenience Stores

Video spread in Japan of residents in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta tracking and blocking Red Cross vehicles to halt their operations. In the same stretch of days FamilyMart wrote hijab-wearing into its staff dress code, drawing a widely quoted post from commentator Hiroyuki, and a government working group held its first meeting on who bears responsibility for Japanese-language learning by foreign residents. The three are separate events.

A Migrant Surge into Spain's Ceuta, and a Nepalese Man Arrested at a Saga Shrine
Society

A Migrant Surge into Spain's Ceuta, and a Nepalese Man Arrested at a Saga Shrine

Around 60,000 young people crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta by climbing fences and swimming, and many later returned to Morocco. Japanese threads seized on the 'nearly all sent back' framing, tied it to a Nepalese man arrested for overstaying at a Saga shrine, and turned to border control and moral-hazard arguments.

Tens of Thousands Cross Into Ceuta, and Most Are Back in Morocco by Nightfall
Politics

Tens of Thousands Cross Into Ceuta, and Most Are Back in Morocco by Nightfall

Spain's interior ministry put the number who crossed from Morocco into the enclave of Ceuta at 50,000, while the city's own president estimated 60,000, against a resident population of about 84,000. The military and police were deployed. By the end of 31 July the interior ministry said more than 48,000 had already returned to Morocco. In Japanese threads the argument was never really about Spain: it was about a court ruling on people who arrive by swimming, and about what protects Japan.

Thousands Cross Into Spain's Ceuta Enclave, and Japan Reads It as a Preview of Itself
Politics

Thousands Cross Into Spain's Ceuta Enclave, and Japan Reads It as a Preview of Itself

Thousands of people crossed by sea into Ceuta, the Spanish enclave of about 84,000 residents on the North African coast, on 31 July. At least 18 died and the Spanish military was deployed. Japanese threads spent almost no time on Spain itself: the argument was about a court ruling that people who swim across cannot be removed, and about whether Japan is heading the same way.