Arrested in Japan

What to do if you’re arrested in Japan?


First of all, if at all possible, avoid getting arrested (or doing things that may get your arrested). With a near-100% conviction rate, chances are, that one phone call you make (if they let you make it) won’t do you much good.

Changes in Japanese Immigration rules coming

Changes in the law governing immigration into Japan as well as the ways in which the government handles immigration cases are coming into effect soon and we thought it was time to give you an idea of what to expect. The important thing to remember here is that not everything has been decided, other than the fact that change will happen, so the list below is vague on purpose.

Foreign crimes in Japan - Dorobo Gaijin-san in Nihonland

Foreign criminality in Japan


How bad is foreign crime in Japan ?

Japan's National Police Agency (NPA) reported 40,615 cases of crimes or offences involving foreigners for 2003. This was an increase of 16.9% from the previous year and topping the 40,000 line for the first time in history. But what is hidden behind these figures ? Do foreigners really commit much more crimes than Japanese ?
Foreign crime in Japan is increasing, but so does Japan's foreign population. In 1980, there were 782,910 foreigners registered in Japan. In 1990, it had increased to 1,075,317, then to 1,686,444 in 2000, and around 1,9 million in late 2003. That is an increase of 45% in 10 years, compared with 2,1% growth in the total population.

The 16% increase in criminal cases and 19% increase in number of people arrested from 2002 to 2003 is hardly significant, as number fluctuate a lot from year to year and had even decreased by 11% (cases) from 2000 to 2001. Over the 10 year period between 1993 and 2003, the number of cases has grown by 52%, while arrests have only increased by 38%, compared to the 45% increase in registered foreigners. Contrarily to the myth that Japanese officials want to convey, foreigners are not getting more dangerous than before.

online African food shop in japan

Good news for all the african community and  african food lovers .
Now you can shop all your african groceries online  
and have them delivered  at your home .
The Ghanaians , they have kenkey, waakye ,shito , meat pie  & Even ice kenkey .
Wow  just like home - Visit their website for more information 

African Husband & Japanese Wife

Chamba youth association in Japan