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Iwate Prefectural Police Arrest 13 Missing Vietnamese Technical Intern Trainees and Others on Suspicion of Illegal Residence; Chinese Brokers May Be Involved

On the 16th, Iwate Prefectural Police announced that they had arrested 13 Vietnamese men and women aged between 21 and 46 on suspicion of violating the Immigration and Refugee Recognition Act (including illegal overstaying). Eleven of the suspects entered the country as technical intern trainees and are believed to have disappeared after their residency expired. A Chinese broker operating a farm in Iwate Prefecture is suspected to be involved in…
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On the 16th, Iwate Prefectural Police announced that they had arrested 13 Vietnamese men and women aged between 21 and 46 on suspicion of violating the Immigration and Refugee Recognition Act (including illegal overstaying). Eleven of the suspects entered the country as technical intern trainees and are believed to have disappeared after their residency expired. A Chinese broker operating a farm in Iwate Prefecture is suspected to be involved in…

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産経ニュース broke the news in Japan on Thursday, October 16, 2025.
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