Tokyo police have arrested four people on suspicion of illegally arranging cleaning jobs for Indonesians admitted to Japan as agricultural workers.
Those arrested by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department include Hihara Tatsuhito, the president of a temporary staffing company in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan. Kobayashi Kansei, an executive of a laundry plant, was also arrested.
The police say the four are suspected of violating the immigration control law by arranging jobs at the plant for three Indonesians from last October through June. The three have residency status as specified skilled agricultural workers.
Investigators say Hihara partially denied the allegation, saying he believed they could legally work in an industrial laundry if there were no agricultural jobs.
Kobayashi is said to have admitted to the allegation. He was quoted as saying he had no choice but to use the workers to cover serious staff shortages, adding that he wanted to keep the business running.
Police suspect that Hihara's company illegally dispatched about 120 foreigners to the same plant during a period of over two years through June.
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Quiz 1:
Who is one of the people arrested by Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department in relation to the illegal arrangement of cleaning jobs?
A. Hihara Tatsuhito
B. Kobayashi Kansei
C. An executive from a different laundry plant
D. One of the Indonesians with residency status as specified skilled agricultural workers
Quiz 2:
What is the residency status of the three Indonesians involved in this case?
A. Tourist visa holders
B. Specified skilled agricultural workers
C. Permanent residents
D. Student visas holders
Quiz 3:
How many foreigners, approximately, did Hihara's company illegally dispatch to the same plant during a period of over two years through June?
A. More than 120
B. Exactly 120
C. Less than 120
D. It is not mentioned in the article
Those arrested by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department include Hihara Tatsuhito, the president of a temporary staffing company in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan. Kobayashi Kansei, an executive of a laundry plant, was also arrested.
The police say the four are suspected of violating the immigration control law by arranging jobs at the plant for three Indonesians from last October through June. The three have residency status as specified skilled agricultural workers.
Investigators say Hihara partially denied the allegation, saying he believed they could legally work in an industrial laundry if there were no agricultural jobs.
Kobayashi is said to have admitted to the allegation. He was quoted as saying he had no choice but to use the workers to cover serious staff shortages, adding that he wanted to keep the business running.
Police suspect that Hihara's company illegally dispatched about 120 foreigners to the same plant during a period of over two years through June.
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Quiz 1:
Who is one of the people arrested by Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department in relation to the illegal arrangement of cleaning jobs?
A. Hihara Tatsuhito
B. Kobayashi Kansei
C. An executive from a different laundry plant
D. One of the Indonesians with residency status as specified skilled agricultural workers
Quiz 2:
What is the residency status of the three Indonesians involved in this case?
A. Tourist visa holders
B. Specified skilled agricultural workers
C. Permanent residents
D. Student visas holders
Quiz 3:
How many foreigners, approximately, did Hihara's company illegally dispatch to the same plant during a period of over two years through June?
A. More than 120
B. Exactly 120
C. Less than 120
D. It is not mentioned in the article
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Tokyo police arrested Hihara Tatsuhito, a temporary staffing company president, and Kobayashi Kansei, an executive of a laundry plant, for illegally arranging cleaning jobs for Indonesians holding residency as specified skilled agricultural workers. The three Indonesians worked at the plant from
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250911_16/
Date: Sept. 11, 2025
Created: 2025/09/11 19:01
Updated: 2025/12/08 02:14
Last Read: 2025/09/11 19:20