At least 17 foreigners who applied for refugee status have been deported since stricter provisions took effect last year ...

Japan accepted a record number of refugees last year but its refugee admissions program is still a far cry from international standards. Japan has a long way to go to shed its image as a nation ...

The number of foreign nationals residing in Japan reached over 3.7 million as of the end of 2024, up 10.5 percent from a year ...

Japanese immigration authorities recognized 1,661 people as "quasi-refugees" in 2024, the first year after the new status was ...

Nearly Half Want to Stay as Long as Possible The percentage of Ukrainian refugees who wish to remain in Japan is basically unchanged from the previous year, at over 70%. Those who want to stay in ...

In Japan, there is widespread community support for Ukrainian refugees. But that does not mean the government will offer to resettle them. Last year, Japan took in just 74 refugees in total ...

This support not only helps to meet their immediate food needs but also promotes food security and stability within refugee settlements. “We deeply appreciate the unwavering generosity and solidarity ...

UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency in Romania welcomes a contribution of US$ 450,000 from the Government of Japan for providing counselling and various programmes dedicated to the socio-economic ...

Aonishiki, who is 182cm in height and weighs a relatively modest 136kg, discovered sumo as a boy, practicing judo and freestyle wrestling before encountering sumo athletes visiting his gym in Ukraine ...

The Government of Japan and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) signed an agreement on Monday to launch the Sustainable Solid Waste Management project in Cox’s Bazar. The signing ceremony ...

A lack of funds will force rations to be halved for around 1 million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh from next month, the United Nations food agency has said. Huge numbers of the persecuted and ...