Hoping to give the public an opportunity to learn more about people seeking political asylum in Japan, refugee applicants being processed by the Nagoya Regional Immigration Bureau held a community outreach party last weekend.
Displaced people from various parts of the world gathered at Nanzan University in Showa Ward, Nagoya, along with supporters to hold the unusual event, serving dishes from their home countries.
"We hope sitting together with us around the table to eat will help Japanese people feel more familiar with the refugees issue," one of them said.