A woman from Myanmar involved in her country's democracy movement says she has been granted refugee status in Japan, after applying for it last September citing political persecution.
Japan's ruling bloc and two opposition parties agree to revise a controversial bill that, if passed, would amend an immigration law enabling authorities to deport individuals who apply repeatedly for refugee status.
The U.N. chief for refugee affairs on Wednesday praised Japan for accepting Ukrainian evacuees and requested that Tokyo take in more displaced people from around the world. U.N. High Comm
Japan granted refugee status to 74 people seeking asylum in 2021, the highest level since it began recognizing refugees in 1982, according to the immigration agency