By ICHIRO MATSUO/ Staff Writer
October 11, 2021 at 16:03 JST
Kimiko Tanaka, head of a civic group that supports foreign detainees at the East Japan Immigration Control Center in Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, on the road leading to the facility on Oct. 6. Signs prohibiting taking photos were posted at many places on the premises. (Ichiro Matsuo)
USHIKU, Ibaraki Prefecture--A Russian being held in an immigration detention facility here who swam about 20 kilometers in August to defect to Japan said he feels relieved after leaving his stressful life in Russia. [Read More]
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