Welcome to Black Tokyo! In a good demonstration of why the Japanese government doesn’t like surrogate births, a baby conceived of a Japanese father’s sperm and an unidentified donor’s egg and who was born in India in July, has been given a temporary one year visa to enter Japan with the father’s family. The complication [...]
I am pretty sure that those of mixed-heritage in Japan (sometimes referred to as half or double) will not take to being called a half-breed too kindly (they are not dogs or plants) but the article by J-cast below is none the less interesting. Here are some previous Black Tokyo reports that provide additional information. [...]
Obtaining U.S. citizenship is now easier for servicemembers’ foreign-born spouse thanks to a new law that allows interviews and swearing in on U.S. military bases overseas.
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Hello! I received this from Debito: “I just received information about a hotline which will be open from 1 to 5pm on Sunday June 1st providing free legal advice to foreigners living in Japan. This is to test the demand for such a service in relation to research by the Japan Law Foundation being made by lawyers, NGOs and [...]
Arudou Debito & Higuchi Akira
A new bilingual book by lawyer Higuchi Akira and author-activist Arudou Debito went on sale in March 2008. The book includes advice on securing stable visas, establishing businesses and secure jobs, resolving legal problems, and planning for the future from entry into Japan to death.?In this extract, they explain the [...]
