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INSIDER

[Insider] Shibuya, Burning: How Japan’s Right Exploits the Information Void to Foster Hate

A Japanese nationalist started a fire in Shibuya Crossing and then fled the scene. Japan's right wing blamed the attack on...foreigners?

POLITICS

Saitama Lawmaker States Foreigners in Japan Have “No Fundamental Human Rights”

The lawmaker later backtracked on the statement, saying that he only meant they didn't have "the same rights" as Japanese citizens.

NEWS

Why Is Kawaguchi’s Kurdish Community Under Fire?

The Kurdish community in Kawaguchi faces growing hostility, blamed by locals for neighborhood unrest. But how do they see it?

LIVING IN JAPAN

Japanese School Wrongly Expels Kurdish Student Whose Immigration Status Lapsed

The sixth-year elementary student will return to school after the Japanese government said the decision contradicts its guidance.

LIVING IN JAPAN

Cancellation Calls for Kurdish Spring Festival in Saitama Renew Tensions

Why a conflict over a spring musical festival is renewing tensions between Kawaguchi and Saitama cities and the local Kurdish population.

NEWS

Kurdish Residents of Kawaguchi City In Media Spotlight For The Worst Reasons

Kurdish residents in Kawaguchi face scrutiny after an outbreak of violence - and one local party is calling for a foreigner "crackdown".