The alert was based on multiple, credible reports of suspected racial profiling of foreigners, including American citizens, ABC News has learned.
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Non-Japanese people were being stopped and searched by the police, as well as being detained and interrogated under questionable circumstances, the embassy said. “U.S. citizens should carry proof of immigration and request consular notification if detained,” read an alert it posted on Twitter and Facebook.
The Japanese government was quick to respond to the warning. The Kishida administration's top spokesman, Hirokazu Matsuno, denied the allegation against Japan’s law enforcement, maintaining that police investigate people when they believe they have committed a crime or have exhibited suspicious behavior.Accounts of non-Japanese people being singled out by police for questioning and searching are widespread in Japan’s foreign community.
Suspects have rights under Japanese law, such as the right to remain silent and have legal counsel, but exercising those rights is a challenge, said Tokyo-based attorney Atsuko Nishiyama.
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