The Japanese government has amended the ban on re-entry for Nikkei Brazilians who choose to repatriate from “indefinite” to 3 years. I had previously blah blahed about this earlier as did my friend Peter. Well, Peter’s thoughts are more refined than my blah blahs. He makes some interesting points about how re-training opportunities and the larger package of options presented did not receive coverage in US and other English language coverage of Japan.
Fundamentally, I think an indefinite ban is wrong from a human rights angle and counter productive to Japan’s long-term interests so this is a step in the right direction.
Coverage in Mainichi Shimbun in English and Japanese.

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