Japan’s revised Immigration law sparks deportation worries

The Japanese flag. - Yomiuri Shimbun file

TOKYO: Japan’s revised immigration control and refugee recognition law, set to take full effect Monday (June 10), has raised alarms among those facing potential deportation under the new regulations.

Marking a major change in the rules on detention and repatriation of foreigners without resident status, the revised law allows the government to deport individuals who have applied for refugee status three times or more even while their applications are being processed, unless they have a valid reason.