Society
Japan's Residency Crackdown and the Foreign-Worker Debate
Two immigration stories drew attention in Japan on the same day. An Indian curry-shop owner said that tighter criteria for the 'Business Manager' residence status would make renewal impossible in two years and force the shop to close. Separately, a watch activity in which Muslim men walked near schools under the guidance of the Gyotoku police drew criticism, and the force's attempt to calm it down drew more. Opinion split between sympathy for honest workers caught by a blanket crackdown and distrust of how the system is run on security grounds.