Man becomes scrivener to support foreigners

TSU, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 16, 2013 in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, shows Masafumi Inagaki, an administrative scrivener who provides free consultations to foreigners over procedures to apply for a visa or to marry Japanese among other issues. Inagaki became a scrivener in his 50s to support foreign residents who he believes are socially vulnerable yet will become important members of fast-aging Japanese society.

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