The number of foreign people who applied for refugee status hit a record high of 10,901 last year, up 44 percent from the previous year, the Justice Ministry said Friday.
Indonesians topped the list.
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Children standing at the entrance of their apartment in a summer resort on April 20, 2016, in Myrsini, Greece, which shelters nearly 350 Syrian refugees. According to the Japanese ministry, only 69 Syrian citizens sought refugee status in Japan from 2011 through 2016. | AFP-JIJI
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