Japan’s Immigration agency holds lessons for school children on how to coexist with foreigners

Children cheerfully answer a quiz given by the Immigration Services Agency at Zaike Elementary School in Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, on Jan. 25, 2025. (Mainichi/Takuro Tahara)

Japan’s Immigration agency holds lessons for school children on how to coexist with foreigners

The Japanese Immigration Agency has taken steps to teach Japanese children how to coexist with foreigners as the agency held a class at an elementary school here Jan. 25 to deepen children's understanding of coexistence with foreigners. Officials from the agency in Saitama were present at the Kawaguchi Municipal Zaike Elementary School told a class for fifth-and sixth-grade students to learn about the best ways to co-habit with foreigners. During […]

January 28, 2025

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US arrest 956 persons in one day as Donald Trump strengthens crack down on illegal immigrants

By Emmanuel Akyereko A United States of America ICE crack down on illegal immigration resulted in the arrest of about 956 persons nationwide on Sunday, the highest since Donald Trump introduced the policy. The Trump administration has expanded the detention powers of several federal agencies since the introduction of the policy with many raids recorded in Miami, Chicago, and Newark. The 47th President of the United States of America has […]

January 28, 2025

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Court in Nigeria orders a lady to pay ¥15,000 to boyfriend after collecting lorry fare and failing to visit him

A court in Nigeria has found a lady named Rhoda Adu, guilty of collecting transportation from her boyfriend and failing to visit him as she promised. A Magistrate Court in Ilesa, Osun State in Nigeria has ruled that Ms Rhoda Adu should pay his boyfriend Olapitan Sola a sum of ¥15,000. According to the court, Sola sent a lorry fare of around ¥299 to Rhoda to visit him which she […]

January 27, 2025

Vietnamese in Hanoi in March 2021 take part in a test to gain a specified skilled worker visa for work in Japan. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)

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Japan government considering extending stays of pregnant skilled foreign workers

There is good news on the horizon for foreign skilled workers in Japan as the government of the East Asian country is considering extending the five-year residency limit for skilled foreign workers if they become pregnant. In Japan, there have been cases where holders of foreign skilled worker visas have had their employment appointments terminated after they become pregnant. And, the government is taking steps to ensure that foreign workers […]

January 27, 2025

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Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool in a transfer dogfight over this Ghanaian attacker

The attacker has been in electric form and has become the main target for the Gunners who have entered the transfer market shopping for a replacement for Bukayo Saka who is on a long-term injury layoff. Antoine Semenyo, 25, has been in great shape for Bournemouth who have enjoyed an impressive spell at the Vitality Stadium in the English Premier League. According to multiple reports from England, Arsenal have launched […]

January 26, 2025

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Murder witness gunned down outside courtroom in South Africa

By Emmanuel Akyereko A murder case witness, identified as Ashwin Mouwers, was shot dead while waiting to testify in an ongoing murder trial. Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo, the local police spokesperson, has confirmed that Mouwers was shot dead while he was about to testify as a witness in a 2021 murder case that took place in Eldorado Park, Soweto. The national police service in South Africa have launched a search […]

January 24, 2025

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Close to 100 dead in explosive fuel tanker blast in Nigeria

By Emmanuel Akyereko Ninety-eight people have been confirmed dead and several others have sustained multiple degrees of injuries when a gasoline tanker truck blasted in north central Niger during the weekend. The tragic incident happens when locals rushed to the scene with generators to siphon fuel from the tanker, triggering the explosion which left a devastating situation in the city which is close to Abuja. At least three times in […]

January 23, 2025

Ghanaian forward Prince Adu Kwabena scored for Viktoria Plzen in the Europa League

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Ghanaian forward Prince Adu Kwabena on target in Europa League

By Emmanuel Akyereko Ghanaian center-forward Prince Adu Kwabena cemented the victory for Czech Republican side Viktoria Plzen in their 2-0 triumph over Belgian outfit Anderlecht in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday night. Kwabena, 21, registered the comfort goal for the 6-time Czech champions. With just the last round of games to end the first phase of the competition, the victory has pushed Plzen to 11th place on the log. […]

January 23, 2025

US House speaker Mike Johnson. Photograph: Will Oliver/EPA

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US Congress passes Laken Riley Bill to tighten border control

By Emmanuel Akyereko The United States of America Congress has passed the Liken Riley Bill to tighten border control measure as the Donald Trump administration crackdown on illegal immigration in the US. The bill, which received an overwhelming vote in its favour, is awaiting the signature of President Trump. Republican whip, Thomas Earl Emmer Jr., posted the final vote on X, showing that it passed with 263 votes in favour […]

January 22, 2025

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