Kirk here with news about a workshop that, unfortunately, has stopped taking applications to participate because all seats have been sold out. But, since I've written about anti-immigrant hate on this page, I thought that I should share the very positive, welcoming message of this workshop, even though it's too late to participate directly. Here's part of the English-language summary that appears on the page.

10 Years After the Kumamoto Earthquake: Building a Multicultural and Multiethnic Inclusive Society from the Community, Beyond Discrimination and Exclusion
    Japanese society has already become an immigrant society, where many foreign workers, long-term residents through international marriage, and children and young people with foreign roots live together. At the community level, various initiatives toward coexistence have begun to take shape. At the same time, however, the Japanese government has not only failed to change its long-standing approach of strict control over foreign residents, the exclusion of undocumented migrants, and the acceptance of foreign workers as disposable labor, but under the current administration, policies emphasizing control and surveillance are being further intensified.
    This year’s two-day workshop will be held in Kumamoto, which marks the 10th anniversary of the earthquake. Through reports on the realities of immigrant communities and local initiatives, as well as discussions on specific thematic issues, we hope to revisit the vision of a multiethnic and multicultural society. Together with all participants, we aim to reflect on what kind of society we want to build going forward.
＜Event Details＞
Dates/Times: Sat 13, 13:00 - Sun 14, 12:00, June 2026
Place: Kumamoto City International Center 6-7F(for the keynote speech on 13th, the plenary sessions on 14th), 3-5F meeting rooms（for breakout sessions on 13th）
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