The government plans to expedite a new “quasi-refugee” system in which people fleeing conflicts who do not qualify as refugees in the country can still be protected under Japanese law.
The measure was included in a bill to amend the immigration control and refugee recognition law, which was scrapped last year. The government plans to resubmit the bill to parliament after this summer's House of Councilors election.
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