Category: Japan
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Photography: Royal Trading Portraits
Here are a couple of portraits from Royal Trading, a Pakistani-owned car export business in Japan. These were taken after Iftar one evening during Ramadan. I’ve written more about Royal Trading in previous posts.
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Photography: Refugees United
I’ve just watched a video about Refugees United, an organization that helps to reconnect displaced refugees with their families. Some of the refugees I am photographing here in Japan are lucky enough to be in touch with their families thousands of miles away, but some are not. Hopefully organizations like this can help the less…
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Photography: Mohamed
Mohamed, a Myanmar refugee, came to Japan 5 years ago. Unlike the majority of refugee applicants I’ve met in Japan he applied for refugee status upon arrival at Narita airport. This means the Japanese government treats him slightly different to other applicants here with the main differences being the ability to work, and only having…
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Photography: Money Problems
One obvious problem with being a refugee applicant is the restrictions on work. In Japan applicants are not allowed to work and instead have to rely on a small allowance from the government (around ¥40,000 per month) and donations from charities such as Second Harvest . 難民申請中の方は働くことが禁止されています。そのかわりに政府から毎月約¥40,000の支援やSecond Harvest などのチャリティーから支援を貰っています。
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Photography: Ugandan Protest in Tokyo
I went to Tokyo yesterday to photography a demo against the Ugandan government as part of my Tokyo Documentary Photography Workshop project. One of the subjects I’m shooting for my refugee project took part in the demo. The weather was terrible but that didn’t stop anybody. 昨日Tokyo Documentary Photography Workshopの難民プロジェクトの取材の為東京に行って、反ウガンダ政府デモを撮影しました。名古屋で撮影している難民の方がデモに参加しました。台風でしたが、皆さんが天気を気にせずにデモをしました
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Photography: Monthly Immigration Visits 1
Part of being a refugee applicant are the monthly visits to Immigration. Victoria has been going every month for the past 9 years to extend her children’s and her own provisional release from detention despite having her hands full as a mother. 難民の方が毎月入国管理局に行けなければなりません。ビクトリアさんが家族の為に9年間前から仮放免期間延印を取りに行っています。
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Photography: Victoria
This is Victoria and her children. Victoria is originally from Tanzania but has been living in Japan for the past 9 years. Her husband is Ugandan and their children were all born and raised in Japan. They speak only Japanese and go to Japanese schools like other children their age. Due to Japanese law the…
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Photography: Communication
One of the hardest things for refugees in Japan is the language. Luckily there are volunteers willing to help out and help them learn. Here are a couple of snapshots from today. Photographed all afternoon and was then told by subjects that they are scared of what will happen if I use photos that identify…
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