By KAZUYA ITO/ Staff Writer
May 15, 2021 at 13:25 JST
The meeting room of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee remains empty on May 14 after a breakdown in talks meant that no vote would be held on legislation to revise the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Law. (Ryo Ikeda)
The government brushed aside opposition calls to release further information on the death of a Sri Lankan woman in an immigration detention facility and forged ahead May 14 with plans to revise the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Law without amendments. [Read More]
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