Entertainers protest Japan's plan to tighten immigration rules

MANILA, Philippines - About 3,000 Filipino entertainers, their managers and members of the agencies that send them to Japan gathered in front of the Japanese Embassy on Dec. 16 to protest a plan by the Japanese government to adopt stricter rules in admitting foreign entertainers to Japan.

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