Asylum seekers on provisional release in Japan are facing poverty, as insufficient support from the central government has left a heavy burden on local authorities and private aid groups providing them with medical and educational assistance.Such asylum seekers, who are subject to deportation but exempt from being detained for health or humanitarian reasons, are prohibited from working and cannot access the national health insurance system due to not having residential status. A revised immigration law that took effect in June limits the number of times foreign nationals can apply for asyl…READ FULL ARTICLE
