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The Straits Times A Sri Lankan's tragic death in Japan casts a harsh spotlight on controversial refugee system Ms Ratnayake Liyanage Wishma Sandamali died on March 6, having lost 20kg in detention over a stress-induced stomach condition.PHOTO: WISHMA RATHNAYAKE/FACEBOOK https://str.sg/JFgf They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for you Read now Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month for the first 3 months.

Two Vietnamese trainees turned to a Buddhist temple in Tokyo for help in January after they lost their jobs at a supermarket in Shikoku. (Mari Fujisaki) Two Vietnamese trainees in their 20s, fired by a Shikoku supermarket at the end of last year as a result of the pandemic economy, came all the way to Tokyo to get help from a support group to find new work. The Japan-Vietnam Coexistence Support Group, which assisted the two fired workers, is trying to place unemployed Vietnamese trainees at dozens of companies across Japan that are known to be trustworthy employers. Jiho Yoshimizu, a nun who ...

news Virus job losses highlight flawed system that gathers foreigners to Japan for 'single-use' The Mainichi © The Mainichi Rice, vegetables, canned food, and other items are being distributed to individuals, including foreign residents, who are struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic, as part of a consulting event in the eastern Japan city of Ota, Gunma Prefecture, on Dec. 28, 2020. (Mainichi/Jun Ida) TOKYO -- The coronavirus pandemic has been aggravating the lives of technical intern trainees and other foreigners who are already placed in vulnerable positions in Japanese...