In 2017, JT readers helped aid refugees, educate children and preserve Laotian forests
Donations made last year by readers of The Japan Times have been used to help asylum-seekers start a new life in Japan, to support the empowerment of female Syrian refugees, to offer basic education to children in the Philippines and to preserve Laotian forests. In ...
Proceeds from The Japan Times Readers' Fund go to four worthy causes
Every yen counts. In 2015, The Japan Times Readers' Fund received ¥730,012, which was distributed among four charity groups. Donations offered by readers of The Japan Times last year have been used to help asylum seekers start a new life in Japan, to support Afghan female ...
Asylum seekers hit record high exceeding 2,600
At the end of October, there were more than 2,600 asylum seekers in Japan, a record high, the Japan Association for Refugees said Wednesday. Their numbers are only likely to increase in the coming months, said JAR Executive Director Hiroaki Ishii, who noted the current ...
