“Go Back To India”: Restaurant Owner Ordered To Leave Japan After 30 Years- “My children were born and raised in Japan, they only understand Japanese, their only friends are Japanese but we are being told to go back to India. What am I supposed to do?”
https://www.ndtv.com/feature/japan-deportation-threat-leaves-indian-resident-in-tears-my-kids-only-speak-japanese-11503937
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This is sad man….its fucked up
Unfortunately this is what the real agenda behind these new rule changes seems to be, they want as many reasons to get as many foreigners out as possible, and the only ones staying here will be tied into a job, paying taxes and pension, but not allowed to stay long term and collect it. It feels racially motivated and it also feels barely hidden.
…Though, since he’s been here for 30 years, it would appear to me that he could apply for permanent residence instead.
Japan should be fucking embarrassed. Like the US.
It’s bizarre to see Japan go down the same route as the US. The US does have illegal migrants cross the southern border. To my knowledge Japan doesn’t have a migrant problem and only 4% of the population are immigrants. So I can only assume they are just becoming frustrated with all the tourists and mistaking it as mass displacement?
There should be some exception, but 30 years, you raised an entire next generation here and never took the time to apply for pr before all the new ridiculous stipulations. At some point this is on him too.
According to Japan Times, authorities say the tougher rules were designed to stop people from using the visa as an easy route to long term residency without operating genuine businesses.
But he IS operating a genuine business.
For this Indian guy to remain in Japan for 30 years, he must be, at the very least, a law abiding person, right?
It’s sad many comment just distill this story and say: “You had 30 years, it’s time to go home”
Just shows when some Japanese say their true feelings, it is without empathy.
On Facebook many commenters are blaming him for not applying for residency.
Maybe he did ? I have not read an article that says he did not. Maybe he got denied ?
Maybe he kept getting 1 year visas ? I’m so tired of the trolls on FB defending jp all the time.
Yet people keep saying we should take Japanese names and never teach out kids their home language. 30yrs down the drain to a country that won’t even fight for you
Imagine people defending the authorities here would have the same happen to themselves (maybe a different context like no renewal etc). They would talk loudly about racism and that they thought it‘d only affect others bc they are the good ones. Like those voting Trump and now being affected by it.
This is very sad.
However I’m also curious how he ended up in a situation like this where he stayed in Japan 30 years and didn’t get a PR????
The first thing anyone should do while living in a foreign country is to secure visa stability. I understand that restaurant business may not be the most favored but I know several people who have secured their PR after 12 to 15 years being in the same industry. And considering he has kids, this should be on top of his priorities.
So there is definitely something that I’m missing here. Why didn’t he get his PR or more importantly why didn’t he qualify?
I think social media is finally showing the world how racist Japan is and it isn’t kawaii
“But but Japanese can’t be racist”
/s
If the same thing happens to a Japanese immigrant in any other country……..the world would’ve a meltdown— “Asian hate”.
But on the other hand…….Japanese people openly discriminate against “others”.
Very sorry for him and others. I hope they will find the way but I’m not sure it’s possible.
Kids may get university student visa if they qualify and then try to land a job…
Did he just continue to extend his visa that whole time, or did he apply for citizenship or permanent residency?
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It was much easier years ago. I came here in 1996 and got permanent residence 3 months later.
He could he not get his citizenship in 30 years?
Very uncivilised behaviour
Pretty sure he has tried for PR before.
I mean we all gotta try the gâcha.
Even when you lived your entire life in Japan, in the end they will treat you as outsider and will not accept as one of them. It’s time to focus another countries where you will be treated well.
OP made 2 errors: not getting a PR within the past 20 years (not eligible for the first 10 years) and not ensuring his children grew up bilingual / multilingual.
Running a restaurant is still a value add for Japan and deporting him will not benefit Japan.
Let Japan be on its own and watch it collapse from afar. It seems that they need to learn a lesson
My country at least has the right to discuss immigration as a valid topic given the numbers, but Japan has a ridiculously small amount of migrants. Why is it the only thing you hear about. They have no idea
What’s the name of the restaurant?