The Whole Block Goes Down
Refugees in Japan's detention centers during the pandemic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2134765 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David H Slater, David Slater (0000-0003-2777-9387, Sophia University, corresponding author), Rose Barbaran (Sophia University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Japan focus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1557-4660 • E-ISSN: 1557-4660 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1557466020030363 |
| OpenAlex | W3090620353 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
In the context of the global increase in displaced people, spiking to nearly 80 million in these corona times, Japan has also seen a dramatic increase in the number of applications for refugee asylum since 2010. Despite increasing numbers of applications, Japan has not increased its refugee recognition rate. Unable to return home to sure persecution when rejected, many refugees end up in Japanese detention centers once their visa expires. Like jails, hospitals and detention centers everywhere, detention centers in Japan are crowded and dangerous and unable to protect the detainees inside. Japan has been slower than many other countries to take precautions, including temporary release. This paper outlines some of the policy shifts that have led to this dangerous situation, the conditions of anxiety inside the detention centers themselves in Tokyo and Ibaraki and the problematic situation of "provisional release" of some detainees into a corona-infested Japan without any safety net or protection. We hope to not only point out the immediate danger of infection under COVID-19, but also the larger dynamic of using detention to manage a refugee asylum system that has proven to be ineffective and unjust
Criminology · Geography · Immigration detention · Pandemic · Persecution · Political science · Politics · Refugee · Sociology · Japanese History and Culture · Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies · Law · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2023 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |