Regarding a Japanese language school in Fukuoka City, the Immigration and Immigration Services Agency has canceled the notification that it is a Japanese language school because it violated human rights by detaining foreign students with metal chains. I was.
Nishinihon International Education Academy, a Japanese language school located in Minami Ward, Fukuoka City, was punished.
According to the Immigration Services Agency, in October last year, in the staff room of this school, a staff member used a metal chain and a padlock on a Vietnamese male student in his 20s to tie the belt of his trousers together. It means that acts that violate human rights, such as detaining them for hours and placing them under the supervision of multiple officials the next day, were recognized.
At that time, the international student and the school were in trouble over the transfer, and the school admitted to the Immigration Bureau's investigation that they had detained him, and explained, "It was a prank. It was a prank." It means that there is
Based on the maliciousness and seriousness of the case, the Immigration Bureau took action to cancel the notification of recognition as a Japanese language school.
This is the first time such a disposition has been made since 2016, when the standards for "erasure" were established.
According to the Immigration Bureau, about 600 international students are currently enrolled at this school, but due to this disposition it will not be possible to accept international students, and the school will instruct the current students to transfer schools.
On the other hand, "West Japan International Education Institute" said, "I do not know the situation, so I would like to confirm it."