A girl stands near Shibuya Station in Tokyo. Photo: Ramiro Vargas / chilanga.com Some deaths are loud, others disappear behind institutional walls. In 2021, Sri Lankan detainee Wishma Sandamali died while in the custody of Japan’s immigration system, a place meant for administrative control, not medical neglect. Years later, the facts remain chilling. At a Nagoya District Court hearing, Dr. Masamune Shimo testified that Wishma’s life could have been saved at three critical ju
