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> For example, I read somewhere it gets less than 100 asylum seekers a year. I'll clarify that image by tell you they roughly get 9000 asylum requests a year a
by ersii 9y ago
> For example, I read somewhere it gets less than 100 asylum seekers a year.
I'll clarify that image by tell you they roughly get 9000 asylum requests a year according to the Japanese Government themselves [1]. They are however extremely reluctant in accepting any of the requests, which is what I assume you were speaking about.
To some I can imagine that's quite a shock and horror, for some, it's a dream.
"Japan accepted just three refugees in the first half of 2017 despite receiving a record 8,561 fresh asylum applications, the government said on Tuesday"
"Only four refugees were accepted in the first half of 2016, when fresh asylum applications totaled 5,011, the Justice Ministry said."
[1] https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-accepts-3-refugees-in-first-half-of-2017-despite-record-asylum-seekers https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-accepts-3-ref...
- barking 9y agoI hadn't known the reason for there being so few. I assumed it was because it was 'off the beaten track'.
- krapp 9y agoAnd, it may be worth mentioning that Japan is more tolerant of immigration than asylum-seekers. Often, when Japan's refusal to accept refugees is held up as an ideal, the fact that not most foreigners in Japan aren't refugees seems to be overlooked.