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Japan immigration detention
![Japan Toughens Refugee Deportation Protocol Japan Toughens Refugee Deportation Protocol](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-05-03-174501.jpg)
Japan Toughens Refugee Deportation Protocol
By Thisanka Siripala
Despite growing calls to improve human rights in Japanese detention facilities, the latest bill falls short of fundamental reform.
![Japan’s Self-Destructive Immigration Policy Japan’s Self-Destructive Immigration Policy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-japan-1184122_1280.jpg)
Japan’s Self-Destructive Immigration Policy
By Markus Bell
Criminalizing asylum seekers and stigmatizing immigration is only worsening Japan’s demographic crisis.
![Japan’s Changing Immigration and Refugee Policy Japan’s Changing Immigration and Refugee Policy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-07-26_14-40-05.jpg)
Japan’s Changing Immigration and Refugee Policy
By Daisuke Akimoto
Tokyo has long been criticized for restrictive immigration policy. Can it change?
![The Desperation of Japan’s Detained Asylum Seekers The Desperation of Japan’s Detained Asylum Seekers](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-09-17-10.jpg)
The Desperation of Japan’s Detained Asylum Seekers
By Taku Suzuki
A look back at the wave of hunger strikes among detained asylum seekers in Japan last year.
![The Quiet Desperation of Refugees in Japan The Quiet Desperation of Refugees in Japan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_17145273160883.jpg)
The Quiet Desperation of Refugees in Japan
By Sakari Mesimaki
Anger at long-term detention is fueling a hunger strike at the East Japan Immigration Center.
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