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Muslims file suit over antiterror investigations
A group of 14 Muslims has filed suit against the central and Tokyo metropolitan governments, demanding 154 million yen in compensation for violations of privacy and religious freedom after police antiterrorism documents containing their personal information were leaked onto the Internet.
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Media starting to tally the economic effects of foreigner flight
Common factors among companies whose foreign workers chose not to leave after the disaster, [can be] compiled mnemonically as A-B-C-D, which stand for “Accountability” (dispelling anxiety by working to keep the foreign staff informed); “Bonds” (building relationships that will make them want to stay); “Career” (making the acquisition of “knowledge” their motive for staying on…
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インドネシア人看護師、岩手での活動報告 姫路
日本との経済連携協定（ＥＰＡ）に基づき来日、姫路赤十字病院（姫路市）で勤務するインドネシア人看護師、スワルティさん（３２）が、東日本大震災の被災地岩手県山田町での支援活動を終え９日、同病院で記者会見した。スワルティさんは「今後も支援できる方法を考えたい」と話した。
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外国人雇用に積極姿勢＝被災地の農漁業再生－復興会議議長
政府の東日本大震災復興構想会議の五百旗頭真議長（防衛大学校長）は１３日、日本記者クラブで会見し、被災地の農業や漁業の再生に関し、「外国人をどう活用するか。国際的な人材を吸引するという在り方も考えなくてはいけない」と述べ、外国人の雇用を積極的に進める方策を検討する考えを明らかにした。
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90% of foreigners to stay put: poll
More than 90 percent of non-Japanese studying or working in the country are willing to stay despite the risks and damage caused by the March 11 disasters, an online survey indicated. The International Foreign Students Association conducted the survey from March 22 to 26 and received 392 responses. A breakdown of the respondents showed that…
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Psychiatrists aid traumatized foreigners
A group of psychiatrists who have been providing mental health support for foreign residents has set up an emergency committee to aid non-Japanese suffering from stress and trauma from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. “Those who are suffering the most are the elderly, children, the handicapped and foreigners. And foreigners are particularly prone to…
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Industries left short-handed after foreign workers flee Japan following nuke accident
Tens of thousands of worried foreign workers left Japan shortly after a crisis at the nuclear power plant that was crippled by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, causing serious labor shortages in some industries.
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原発事故：戻らぬ中国人労働者 縫製業は減産も
東日本大震災と東京電力・福島第１原子力発電所事故の影響で、日本国内で働いていた外国人労働者が大量に国外流出した影響が深刻化している。原発事故後に一時、東日本や日本からの避難勧告を出した国々は勧告を解除し、欧米系の外国人は徐々に戻りつつあるが、中国など近隣のアジア系外国人の戻りは鈍いままだ。
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Will Japan Treat its Foreigners Better After the Earthquake?
Soon after the earthquake and tsunami that devastated northern Japan on March 11, Haruki Eda, a Korean-Japanese man living in the United States, posted a blog for Eclipse Rising, a U.S.-based organization that works to support and fundraise for Japan’s Korean community. “This havoc will no doubt transform Japanese society,” writes Eda, “but in which…
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Loyal Filipinas refuse to abandon elderly patients
“How can I leave these people who are relying on me?” [Juanay, a 45-year-old Filipino woman undergoing on the job training to become a certified caregiver] said. Fanai is not the only Filipina who chose to stay on at the home despite the natural disaster and the aftershocks, coupled with the ongoing crisis at the…