The number of foreign people who applied for refugee status hit a record high of 10,901 last year, up 44 percent from the previous year, the Justice Ministry said Friday.
Indonesians topped the list.
In 2016 Japan only accepted 28 refugees, an increase of only one from the previous year.
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