Okinawa’s Trusted Custodian
Considered an elder by Indonesian workers, Budi Firmansyah often provides his personal guarantee of Indonesians working in Okinawa. He began his overseas career as a ship’s crew member.
May 2, 2017
Budi Firmansyah
The police in Okinawa know who to contact if an Indonesian worker causes trouble on Japan’s outermost island. Budi Firmansyah is a manager at Ken Churashima Jigyo Kuodo in Kuimai, a company that assigns women from Indonesia. But Japanese law enforcement officers would contact Budi for assistance not because of his work, but because of his fluent Nihongo, his knowledge of Japanese law, and his personal guarantee of the good c
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