RESETTLEMENT

National | RESETTLEMENT Dec 16, 2010

Pilot resettlement program put to test with first Karens

by Masami Ito

This fall, five families from Myanmar arrived in Japan filled with hope and excitement for a new life. For the 27 ethnic Karen allowed to resettle here, it was the start of a new chapter in their lives, having first fled their home to escape ...

National | RESETTLEMENT Dec 16, 2010

Critics slam settlement program's lack of vision

by Setsuko Kamiya

Lawyers and supporters of asylum-seekers in Japan have cast a critical eye on the start of the government's third-country refugee resettlement program. They claim that while the government is seemingly opening the country for more refugees through the pilot program, the situation for individuals who ...