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Japan received a record 19,628 asylum applications in 2017, but only 20 were successful, according to preliminary figures released by the Justice Ministry on Feb. 13.
There were 8,727 more applications compared with 2016, when 28 people were granted refugee status. The total number of asylum seekers in 2017 marked a high for the seventh straight year.
The outcome was criticized bv Saburo Takizawa, chairman of Japan for UNHCR, a nonprofit organization assisting the U.N. Refugee Agency, who said it calls into question the relevance of Japan’s system granting refugee status.
“Japan’s system that rescued only 20 individuals (in 2017) is losing the meaning of its existence,” he said.
Among the 20 individuals who were recognized as refugees were five Egyptians, five Syrians and two Afghans.
Four Syrians, three Burmese and 38 other asylum seekers were refused refugee status, but were allowed to stay on in Japan out of humanitarian consideration, according to the ministry.
There were 8,727 more applications compared with 2016, when 28 people were granted refugee status. The total number of asylum seekers in 2017 marked a high for the seventh straight year.
The outcome was criticized bv Saburo Takizawa, chairman of Japan for UNHCR, a nonprofit organization assisting the U.N. Refugee Agency, who said it calls into question the relevance of Japan’s system granting refugee status.
“Japan’s system that rescued only 20 individuals (in 2017) is losing the meaning of its existence,” he said.
Among the 20 individuals who were recognized as refugees were five Egyptians, five Syrians and two Afghans.
Four Syrians, three Burmese and 38 other asylum seekers were refused refugee status, but were allowed to stay on in Japan out of humanitarian consideration, according to the ministry.