Kirk here with an update regarding a national issue (not limited to Kumamoto) that we’ve discussed here in the recent years: getting stopped and questioned by police merely because one happens to look foreign. I’m glad to say that the issue of treating people as potential criminals merely because of how they look (that is, racial profiling) has gotten increased attention in recent years. I say “I’m glad” because I’m hoping that such attention will help to keep such abuses of power in check, at least to some extent. The image is of a book published this year but a lawyer who is particularly concerned about the rights of foreigners. I’ve just started reading it but it seems quite good. I’ll put links in comments to this post.