Why does Japan recognise so few refugees?

Blog post by Naoko Hashimoto, a Research Affiliate of the RLI. Naoko has a number of years’ practical experience in refugees and forced migration issues, as a staff member of UNHCR, IOM, and the Government of Japan.  She is currently undertaking PhD research focusing on refugee resettlement at the School of Law, Politics and Sociology of the University of Sussex, as an International Fellow of Nippon Foundation.* (more…)