News Japanese-Brazilian woman applying for public assistance told to go home

A Japanese-Brazilian woman who tried to apply for public assistance was told to "go home" to her native land if she could not make a go of life in Japan. The woman in her 40s is a third-generation Japanese-Brazilian who has lived in Japan for about ten years. Her husband, who worked at an auto parts factory, lost his job during the Coronavirus pandemic and was arrested after driving without a license. The city hall of Anjo (Aichi Prefecture) told her to return to her own country, as public assistance is not offered to foreigners and that her entry visa would be revoked if her husband was arrested (not true). Fortunately, there was a happy ending.

The woman went back to the Anjo city government office on Nov. 22 with her lawyer but was told to return to her home country if she found living in Japan so difficult. The official did not accept her public assistance application due to unexplained problems with her residence card. Only in mid-December, after the lawyer talked with city government officials, the woman finally began receiving public assistance. Her supporters said not accepting the application was illegal. The city government official handling her case apologized to her and the lawyer.

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I assume her husband is a foreigner too?

Years back , we had a lot of members living in Brazil who had ties to Japan in their family history if my memory serves me. Not sure , it was so many years back.