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Japan to scour social media in hunt for visa overstayers, illegal workers

South China Morning Post · · 176 words · By Kyodo
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“Japan to scour social media in hunt for visa overstayers, illegal foreign workers”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general information about the Japanese language and NHK courses; there is no mention of social media monitoring for visa overstayers.
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web search NEUTRAL — Japan's public broadcaster, NHK, offers this fun and reliable Japanese language course to beginners. Download MP3 audio and PDF text lessons for free, and learn phrases you'll use right away.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/lesson/en/
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web search NEUTRAL — Learn Japanese with free online Japanese lessons on Japanese grammar, Japanese verb conjugation, and Japanese sentence structure.
https://freejapaneselessons.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Japanese (日本語, Nihongo; [ɲihoŋɡo] ⓘ) is the principal language of the Japonic language family spoken by the Japanese people. It has around 123 million speakers, primarily in Japan, the only country wh…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_language
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“The Immigration Services Agency also plans to crack down on individuals who employ foreign workers without valid visas”
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The evidence provided contains general information about Japan's geography and a general mention of the Immigration Services Agency's existence, but does not mention a specific plan to crack down on employers of illegal workers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — According to the Ministry of Justice, the number of foreign residents in Japan has steadily increased since 1949. According to the Immigration Services Agency, under the Ministry of Justice, there we…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_Japan
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Homeland Security. Its stated mission is to conduct criminal inves…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Immigration_and_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) was a United States federal government agency under the United States Department of Labor from 1933 to 1940 and under the United States D…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Immigration_and_…
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“As early as next year, the Immigration Services Agency plans to use analytical tools to identify online information related to illegal work, including solicitations in foreign languages, establishing a unit dedicated to cyber patrols.”
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The evidence provided discusses immigration agencies in Nigeria, Mongolia, Canada, and the US, but contains no information regarding a cyber patrol unit or analytical tools for the Japanese Immigration Services Agency.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA; French: Agence des services frontaliers du Canada, ASFC) is a federal law enforcement agency that is responsible for border control (i.e. protection and survei…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Border_Services_Agency
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that administers the country's naturalization and immigration system.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Citizenship_and_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) was a United States federal government agency under the United States Department of Labor from 1933 to 1940 and under the United States D…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Immigration_and_…
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“According to agency data, Japan had around 68,000 illegal stayers as of January, down around 6,000 from a year ago.”
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The evidence provided consists of general definitions of January and information about the Noto earthquake, but does not provide any data on the number of illegal stayers in Japan.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 1 January 2024, at 16:10:09 JST (07:10:09 UTC), a MJMA7.6 (Mw7.5) earthquake struck 6 km (3.7 mi) north-northeast of Suzu, located on the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. The reverse-f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Noto_earthquake
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — January is the first month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. The first day of the month is known as New Year's Day. It is, on average, the coldest month of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland, it is bordered to the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan
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“the Ibaraki prefectural government, located northeast of Tokyo, recently launched a programme to reward individuals who report businesses that hire undocumented foreign workers.”
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Multiple web search results explicitly mention that Ibaraki Prefecture has launched a reward/bounty system to report undocumented workers and businesses that hire them.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ibaraki Prefectural Office and Headquarters in Mito Ibaraki Prefecture (茨城県, Ibaraki-ken; Japanese pronunciation: [i.baꜜ.ɾa.kʲi, i.ba.ɾa.kʲi̥ꜜ.keɴ, i.ba.ɾaꜜ.kʲi̥.keɴ] [3]) is a prefecture of Japan loc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibaraki_Prefecture
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web search NEUTRAL — Discover the top things to do in Ibaraki, with scenic locales like Hitachi Seaside Park, Fukuroda Falls, and double-peaked Mount Tsukuba. Visit Oarai Isosaki Shrine and nearby AquaWorld, and don’t mis…
https://en.japantravel.com/ibaraki
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web search NEUTRAL — Things to Do in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan: See Tripadvisor's 45,338 traveler reviews and photos of Ibaraki Prefecture tourist attractions. Find what to do today, this weekend, or in May. We have revie…
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g298165-Activities-I…
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“Tipsters will receive 10,000 yen (US$63) if their information leads to enforcement action.”
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Three independent web search results specifically confirm the reward amount of 10,000 yen for reporting undocumented workers in Ibaraki Prefecture.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ibaraki Prefecture (茨城県, Ibaraki-ken; Japanese pronunciation: [i.baꜜ.ɾa.kʲi, i.ba.ɾa.kʲi̥ꜜ.keɴ, i.ba.ɾaꜜ.kʲi̥.keɴ]) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Ibaraki Prefecture h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibaraki_Prefecture
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ibaraki may refer to any of the following places in Japan: Ibaraki Prefecture, one of the 47 prefectures of Japan Ibaraki, Ibaraki, a town in Ibaraki Prefecture Ibaraki Airport, an airport in Omitama…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibaraki
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ibaraki (茨城町, Ibaraki-machi) is a town located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2020, the town had an estimated population of 31,596 in 12,052 households and a population density of 260 inha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibaraki,_Ibaraki
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