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How We Can Be Involved In Japan - Amnesty Japan Kamakura Group

Thank you for listening to this episode of Rentaikan, the official podcast of Amnesty International Nagoya Multicultural Group. We're excited to be back and to share with you about Kamakura group.  In the first episode of the How We Can Be Involved In Japan series, we're interviewing group members Heather Willson and Tetsu Sadotomo about Amnesty Japan Kamakura Group. They have shared with us about the history of the group, its demographics, its activities, and its values. You can find out more about how to join Amnesty International Japan Kamakura group by contacting amnesty.kamakura@gmail.com [amnesty.kamakura@gmail.com] or contact Amnesty International Japan head office via 03-3518-6777 and ask for Kamakura group. If you'd like to donate to AHBAP to support those affected by the recent 7.8-Richter earthquake, you can find its donation information in English on: ahbap.org/disasters-turkey [https://ahbap.org/disasters-turkey]. Join us on SNS ▲Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/aimcgnagoya] ▲Twitter [https://www.twitter.com/aimcg_nagoya] ▲Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/aimcg_nagoya] Reading List: 資産の概要 (Description of Heritage Site) [http://www.bukenokoto-kamakura.com/contents/range.html] 武家の古都・鎌倉 (Kamakura: Home of the Samurai) Climate change is triggering more earthquakes. Big Oil's interests are a factor [https://www.euronews.com/2023/02/09/climate-change-is-triggering-more-earthquakes-big-oils-interests-are-a-factor] (2023) Euronews ****** Music provided to YouTube by http://chriszabriskie.com [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0lVdjQ0Qy00eUhMSXJoRERyQmM4VmJJcFE1UXxBQ3Jtc0tuMElSOXBnVUVWOGJQckthX0l2TEhFalRlLUZnbFFSZGMtNGl5dnVFME1vU05RcjFpZkJLc0hlc2dzT0dSbzk4b29ZYXhHajRQWEtfX1ZkSmZjU3dUSkE2eURkMUlBa0RnLVN4aUx1bmZQSmF0VzdDdw&q=http%3A%2F%2Fchriszabriskie.com] Oxygen Garden · Chris Zabriskie Oxygen Garden ℗ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbE5CZjZmcURZSzFNWVIwTllSNkFReExaUFpsQXxBQ3Jtc0trTGR3UHZmQU4yX2tnUU9rOHhONkFmaXdtMlZQVHZlRHhZMTJZbHA5aFM5aTc4bkVrdFREQVRSY1h4NUhIOHVxYl9DWTVKbW9BTW5na2MzaTBqWGFfa0MybE9aWWJMMXNBN1lmdnVXM05SNTk4bS00WQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Flicenses%2Fby%2F4.0%2F] Released on: 2015-08-15 Auto-generated by YouTube. Music provided to YouTube by http://www.twinmusicom.org [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFhtOUc3NThGdnZYU1I1OVNLbVdLQVBMNkFxd3xBQ3Jtc0tuSUU2R2gyenFNYUNBR0IzVXFrMFVoTjBZSy00Y1dUMEpJSE1JUkFHbVlHU1pGaTZyNG8zUHduUG1UX2docElFSDNZd3dwZnFkUWJZQU5SWGp1cHFxZ0NSN1VYSXJHNmNDWGVjTVpxSHAwdXppdjJzdw&q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twinmusicom.org%2F&v=PXAdT8S3HV4] Rhodesia · Twin Musicom Rhodesia ℗ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbE5CZjZmcURZSzFNWVIwTllSNkFReExaUFpsQXxBQ3Jtc0trTGR3UHZmQU4yX2tnUU9rOHhONkFmaXdtMlZQVHZlRHhZMTJZbHA5aFM5aTc4bkVrdFREQVRSY1h4NUhIOHVxYl9DWTVKbW9BTW5na2MzaTBqWGFfa0MybE9aWWJMMXNBN1lmdnVXM05SNTk4bS00WQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Flicenses%2Fby%2F4.0%2F] Released on: 2015-08-29 Auto-generated by YouTube.

The Plight of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Japan: The Future (Part 3)

Thank you for listening to this episode of Rentaikan, the official podcast of Amnesty International Nagoya Multicultural Group. Our deepest apologies for the slight delay involved in releasing this episode, but thankfully we finally managed to get this uploaded. This episode is the last in a three part series concerning the situation regarding refugees in Japan. In this episode, we interview Maho Hadano, the coordinator of Door to Asylum Nagoya, and Jane Best OBE, the executive director of Refugee Empowerment International, to discuss the domestic and international situations concerning asylum seekers, refugees and displaced people and ways in which the situation can be improved at both a civic, governmental and individual level. For those who would like to know more about Door to Asylum, you can visit their website here [https://www.door-to-asylum.jp/] or you can follow them on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/door.to.asylum]. If you would like to donate to any of their appeals, please be sure to email them at info@door-to-asylum.jp. For those who would like to find out more about Refugee Empowerment International, please click the following link [https://rei-npo.org/ja/] to access their website or check out their Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=refugee%20empowerment%20international], Twitter [https://www.twitter.com/REI_intl] or Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/refugeeempowermentintl/]. Join us on SNS ▲Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/aimcgnagoya] ▲Twitter [https://www.twitter.com/aimcg_nagoya] ▲Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/aimcg_nagoya] Reading List: Refugee and Asylum Seeking in Modern Japan: Analysis of Japan’s Humanitarian Commitments and Xenophobic Problems [https://gam.gov.tr/files/6-3.pdf] (2017) The Journal of Migration Studies False Beliefs About Asylum Seekers to Australia: The Role of Confidence in Such Beliefs, Prejudice, and the Third Person Effect [https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-pacific-rim-psychology/article/false-beliefs-about-asylum-seekers-to-australia-the-role-of-confidence-in-such-beliefs-prejudice-and-the-third-person-effect/90D67E5BC6E261B68BD5B9E77C60931B](2017) Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology National Identity Crisis: The Politics of Constructing National Identity and Mandatory Detention of Asylum-Seekers in Australia and Japan [https://www.zjapanr.de/index.php/zjapanr/article/view/244/253] (2007) Journal of Japanese Law ****** Music provided to YouTube by http://chriszabriskie.com [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0lVdjQ0Qy00eUhMSXJoRERyQmM4VmJJcFE1UXxBQ3Jtc0tuMElSOXBnVUVWOGJQckthX0l2TEhFalRlLUZnbFFSZGMtNGl5dnVFME1vU05RcjFpZkJLc0hlc2dzT0dSbzk4b29ZYXhHajRQWEtfX1ZkSmZjU3dUSkE2eURkMUlBa0RnLVN4aUx1bmZQSmF0VzdDdw&q=http%3A%2F%2Fchriszabriskie.com] Oxygen Garden · Chris Zabriskie Oxygen Garden ℗ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbE5CZjZmcURZSzFNWVIwTllSNkFReExaUFpsQXxBQ3Jtc0trTGR3UHZmQU4yX2tnUU9rOHhONkFmaXdtMlZQVHZlRHhZMTJZbHA5aFM5aTc4bkVrdFREQVRSY1h4NUhIOHVxYl9DWTVKbW9BTW5na2MzaTBqWGFfa0MybE9aWWJMMXNBN1lmdnVXM05SNTk4bS00WQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Flicenses%2Fby%2F4.0%2F] Released on: 2015-08-15 Auto-generated by YouTube.

The Plight of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Japan: The Present (Part 2)

Thank you for listening to this episode of Rentaikan, the official podcast of Amnesty International Nagoya Multicultural Group. Our deepest apologies for the delays involved in releasing this episode, but thankfully we finally managed to get this uploaded. Also, despite the show intro saying we are still provisional, we transitioned into official group status some months ago! *TRIGGER WARNING* Discussions concerning attempted suicide This episode is the second in a three part series concerning the situation regarding refugees in Japan. In this episode, we interview Naoya Kawaguchi, an attorney, a director of Door to Asylum Nagoya, the director general of the Nagoya Lawyers' Network for Refugees, and a member of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations' Civil Liberties Commission to discuss the difference between de jure regulations and de facto treatment asylum seekers and refugees receive in Japan, the non-legal barriers put in front of them besides those related to definitions put forth in international treaties, and the role that provisional release and mandatory detention play in discouraging asylum seekers. For those who would like to know more about Mr. Kawaguchi's work, you can access his profile here [https://www.bengoshikai.jp/search/detail.php?id=26461] (Japanese only) For those who would like to find out more about Door to Asylum Nagoya, please click the following link [https://www.door-to-asylum.jp/for_refugees_and_asylum_seekers.html] to access their website or check out their Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/door.to.asylum]. Join us on SNS ▲Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/aimcgnagoya] ▲Twitter [https://www.twitter.com/aimcg_nagoya] ▲Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/aimcg_nagoya] Reading List: Japanese government presents immigration law revision but questions remain [https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/1526/] NHK World Japan, February 2021 Family of woman who died in detention files complaint against Japan officials BBC [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-59202306] November 2021 We would like to thank Kawaguchi Sensei and Kusumoto San from Kawaguchi Law Office and Maho Hadano from Door to Asylum Nagoya for helping to organize this.

The Plight of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Japan: The Past (Part 1)

Thank you for listening to this episode of Rentaikan, the official podcast of Amnesty International Nagoya Multicultural Group (Provisional). This episode is the first in a three part series concerning the situation regarding refugees in Japan. In this episode, we sat down with Dr. Naoko Hashimoto, an Associate Professor who lectures on global issues that include those related to refugees and migration in both English and in Japanese at the Graduate School of Social Sciences, at Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo. We talked about the history and processes surrounding asylum applications in Japan, why Japan has a low acceptance rate compared to other nations and whether focusing on rates is productive as an advocacy tool, as well as what her take was concerning how the system could be reformed. For those who would like to know about Dr. Hashimoto's work, you can access her ResearchMap profile here. [https://researchmap.jp/7000029508?lang=en&fbclid=IwAR0MTCjl9g948TXUet-kW49kjfCPxN4yMMZZLc7DnMyg1gOh-AQdoCPRNuU] For more info on Refugee Empowerment International's Virtual walk from Kigali to Goma, please click this link [https://rei-npo.org/en/fundraising/virtual-marathon/]. Join us on SNS △Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/aimcgnagoya] ▲Twitter [https://www.twitter.com/aimcg_nagoya] ▲Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/aimcg_nagoya] Reading List: Complementary Protection in Japan: To What Extent Does Japan Offer Effective International Protection to Those who Fall Outside the 1951 Refugee Convention? [https://www.mdpi.com/2075-471X/10/1/16/htm] by Brian Aycock and Naoko Hashimoto, Laws 2021 UNHCR Figures at a Glance [https://www.unhcr.org/figures-at-a-glance.html?fbclid=IwAR1TtU3w4Cx1ZgxvspFA8sN6jl9eT6LE28SvbtVPv8_U1RXVLGM7Se3uU_8] UNHCR Asia Pacific

The Black Lives Matter Movement in Japan: The Future (Episode 3)

Thank you for listening to this episode of Rentaikan, the official podcast of Amnesty International Nagoya Multicultural Group (Provisional). This episode, a collaboration with Black Lives Matter Tokai, is the last in a three part series on the Black Lives Matter Movement in Japan, and will focus on the individual stories of 3 people living in Japan possessing a link to Black identity or activism in Japan: half Japanese/half African American Aichi business owner, Leila Odagaki as well as the cofounders and conveners of Japan for Black Lives [https://japan4blacklives.jp/], Terry Wright and Naomi Kawahara. We also look at ways we can elevate the conversation concerning Black people in Japan. Music Licenses: Use of Oxygen Garden  by Chris Zabriskie has been authorized under the Creative Commons Creative License 4.0  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/divider/ [http://chriszabriskie.com/divider/] Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ [http://chriszabriskie.com/] Use of Rhodesia by Twin Musicom has been authorized under the Creative Commons Creative License 4.0  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/ [http://www.twinmusicom.org/] Join us on SNS △Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/aimcgnagoya] ▲Twitter [https://www.twitter.com/aimcg_nagoya] △Meetup [https://www.meetup.com/Amnesty-International-Multicultural-Group] ▲Instagram (NEW) [https://www.instagram.com/aimcg_nagoya] Black Lives Matter Tokai SNS/Media △Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/BLMTokaiJPN] ▲Twitter [https://twitter.com/BlmTokai] △Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/blmtokai/] ▲Website [https://www.blacklivestokai.com/] Our Guests Social Media: △Japan For Black Lives: Instagram [http://www.instagram.com/jp4blacklives]/Twitter [http://www.twitter.com/jp4blacklives] ▲Naomi Kawahara: Instagram [http://www.instagram.comfabfivetokyo/]/Twitter [http://www.twitter.com/fabfivetokyo] △Terry Wright: Instagram [http://www.instagram.com/brooklynterryef]/Twitter [http://www.twitter.com/brooklynterry] ▲Leila Odagaki: Instagram [http://www.instagram.com/lei_in_japan] Black Lives Matter Twitter: △Fukuoka [https://twitter.com/BLMfuk]/Kansai [https://twitter.com/blmkansai]/Tokyo [https://twitter.com/blmtokyojp]