Japan's new deportation rule for asylum seekers raises rights concerns

Rules make it easier to deport people repeatedly applying for refugee status

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Some critics are concerned that the newly implemented immigration reforms could reduce the number of people who want to work in Japan. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)

ALICE FRENCH, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan implemented revised immigration legislation on Monday, with critics taking aim at rules making it easier for authorities to deport people repeatedly applying for refugee status.

The new law has stirred debate around Japan's treatment of undocumented immigrants while the country looks to attract more foreign workers to tackle its demographic decline.

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