National Aug 9, 2022
The Sapporo Regional Immigration Services Bureau granted the 30-year-old man the status on July 28 after court ruled in May that he would risk persecution if he returned to Turkey.
World Jul 26, 2022
Smuggling migrants at the U.S. border now a billion-dollar business
by Miriam Jordan
Title 42, introduced under the Trump administration, has authorized immediate expulsion of migrants caught crossing the border illegally, which has led to a substantial escalation in incursions.
National Jul 12, 2022
Japan to recognize Turkish Kurd as refugee after appeals court ruling
The man in his 20s would become the first Turkish Kurd to be granted the status in Japan, according to the secretariat of the Japan Lawyers Network for Refugees.
World Jul 3, 2022
The reinforcement of security in the last few months has not stemmed the arrival of migrants without visas.
Film Jun 23, 2022
Films and publications explore lives of Kurdish diaspora in Japan
by Sho Hirakawa
Recent releases about the everyday lives and culture of Kurds, some 2,000 of whom live in Japan, represent a shift in focus from political repression and hardships as refugees.
World Jun 16, 2022
U.K. could ditch European rights pact after Rwanda plan blocked
A last-gasp intervention by the European Court of Human Rights forced the government to cancel its first flight of asylum-seekers to the African nation.
World Jun 16, 2022
How asylum-seekers cross the U.S. border
by Kirsten Luce and Eileen Sullivan
Since U.S. President Joe Biden took office, migration at the southern border of the United States has increased to levels not seen in decades.
World Jun 15, 2022
U.K. cancels first flight deporting asylum-seekers to Rwanda
by Stuart Biggs and Kitty Donaldson
The government has faced a major backlash and challenges by refugee charities in the courts, while the Home Office has been forced to reduce the number of people it had intended to fly.
National | FOCUS Jun 13, 2022
Japan has opened the door to Ukrainians. Its tech sector may get a boost in return.
by Will Fee
Businesses are taking note of prewar efforts in Ukraine to improve its tech capabilities, and some see lessons for Japan as it attempts to level up its own digital economy.
World Jun 10, 2022
From Dhaka to Freetown, climate migration puts cities on alert
by Kim Harrisberg and Carey L. Biron
Climate change could prompt 216 million people to move within their countries by mid-century, including 86 million in sub-Saharan Africa alone.
Asia Pacific Jun 1, 2022
Almost 700,000 people have reportedly been forced to flee their homes since the toppling of Aung San Suu Kyi's government last year.
World Jun 1, 2022
Climate change, driven by rich nations, brings African refugees to their doors
by Antony Sguazzin, Katarina Hoije and Maya Averbuch
The number of Africans trying to make it to the U.S. southern border could potentially hit a record this year.