Japan took in just 27 refugees last year. Yes, for the entire year.

Data from Japan's Justice Ministry show that the country received a dramatic surge in applications for refugee status last year, with the total figure almost doubling to 7,586. But despite this surge in applications, Japan only granted refugee status for 27 people. That means that, in total, just 0.4 percent of applications for asylum status were accepted. While […]











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