[Japon] Criticism widens over ‘outdated, discriminatory’ re-entry ban
Despite her repeated pleas, a German woman remained stuck in Kyushu while her father was dying in her home country. Even after he died at the age of 76 on June 3, his 44-year-old daughter didn’t dare leave Japan to attend his funeral. “I had to give up on the idea of going to Germany after considering the risk of not being able to return to Japan,” she said.