In 2022, 1,997 people were newly admitted as refugees in Japan. The number included people who were initially denied refugees status but were later granted special permission to stay in the country. The breakdown by category for 2022 showed that 202 people were recognized as refugees according to the 1951 Refugee Convention.
Number of newly admitted refugees in Japan from 2013 to 2022
Including treaty refugees according to the 1951 Refugee Convention, refugees for resettlement, and people who were denied recognition as a refugee in the primary examination but were later found to have enough grounds for being granted special permission to stay in Japan by the Minister of Justice, in accordance with Article 61-2-2 (2) of the Immigration Control Act.
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Ministry of Justice (Japan). (December 11, 2023). Number of newly admitted refugees in Japan from 2013 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115316/japan-number-of-admitted-refugees/
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Ministry of Justice (Japan), Number of newly admitted refugees in Japan from 2013 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115316/japan-number-of-admitted-refugees/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Number of newly admitted refugees in Japan from 2013 to 2022 [Graph], Ministry of Justice (Japan), December 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115316/japan-number-of-admitted-refugees/