Sean: 難民

[Email subscription to blog articles]

Posted by Sean:
難民
http://whiteperil.com/posts/1217174975.shtml


   Japan is [1]taking another step to change its xenophobic image:

     Japan plans to accept more refugees in response to growing
     criticism that the nation gives money to help refugees but shuts
     its doors when they seek shelter, sources said.
     ...
     Japan joined the U.N. Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees
     in 1981.
     However, the number of people granted official refugee status here
     pales in comparison with other industrialized nations.
     For example, Japan gave official refugee status to 41 people in
     2007. In the same year, 14 nations, including the United States and
     European countries, accepted about 75,000 refugees from Myanmar,
     Iraq and other areas.

   Lest any Japanese readers worry that the place will be flooded with
   foreigners, note that the plan is rather modest: "Japan will become
   the first Asian nation to introduce the program, and will accept about
   30 refugees, possibly people from Myanmar (Burma) who are now in
   Thailand, in fiscal 2010 at the earliest, the sources said."

References

   1. http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200807250123.html