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REFUGEES

Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 20, 2017
UNHCR chief praises Japan's willingness to address 'most serious refugee crisis since '90s'
While praising Japan's efforts to provide humanitarian aid, visiting U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said Monday the ongoing Rohingya crisis in Myanmar and Bangladesh is the "most serious refugee crisis since the '90s."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Nov 20, 2017
Bangladesh says it's in talks on Rohingya repatriation deal but Myanmar insists refugees must prove residence
Bangladesh is in negotiations with Myanmar aimed at a deal to repatriate displaced Rohingya and Dhaka's foreign minister will address the matter at talks in Myanmar this week, the Bangladeshi foreign ministry said on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 14, 2017
Jordan switches on world's largest solar plant — in refugee camp
Jordan has switched on the world's largest solar plant inside a refugee camp, providing renewable energy to nearly 80,000 Syrians, the United Nations refugee agency said on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 13, 2017
As fears of Korean conflict loom, health ministry eyes halting outbreaks amid refugee influx
Japan probes how to combat outbreak of disease in hypothetical mass influx of North Korean refugees.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 13, 2017
Purgatory under the sun as Myanmar forces let fleeing Rohingya masses languish on border beach
Some 1,000 Rohingya Muslims desperate to leave Myanmar are camped on this exposed, sun-baked beach on the Bay of Bengal waiting for a boat to carry them to sanctuary in Bangladesh.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Oct 30, 2017
Rohingya asylum seekers face dim prospects of gaining refugee status in Japan
The plight of Rohingya Muslims has made headlines as the Myanmar military's escalating attacks against the ethnic group, often described in media reports as "one of the world's most persecuted minorities," have captured global attention.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 24, 2017
U.S. says it is considering sanctions over Myanmar's treatment of Rohingya
The United States is taking steps and considering a range of further actions over Myanmar's treatment of its Rohingya Muslim minority, including targeted sanctions under its Global Magnitsky law, the State Department said Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 23, 2017
Australia to spend up to $195 million housing refugees after PNG detention center closes
Australia will spend up to 250 million Australia dollars ($195 million) housing nearly 800 refugees and asylum seekers in Papua New Guinea for the next 12 months after its controversial detention center closes this month.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 19, 2017
U.N. jury still out on whether to declare Myanmar violence against Muslim Rohingya genocide
The United Nations has yet to determine whether violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar meets the legal definition of genocide, Jyoti Sanghera, Asia-Pacific chief at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 15, 2017
Wild elephants trample to death four Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
Wild elephants trampled sleeping Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh in the early hours of Saturday, killing three children and a woman in the second such incident since the arrival of hundreds of thousands of refugees from Myanmar in just a few weeks.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 13, 2017
Disasters make 14 million people homeless each year, U.N. says
About 14 million people are being made homeless on average each year as a result of sudden disasters such as floods and storms, new figures show.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 10, 2017
U.N. trying to aid thousands of migrants detained in Libyan smuggling hub of Sabratha
The U.N. migration agency said on Monday it was trying to provide assistance to large numbers of migrants who had been held in the smuggling hub of Sabratha as rival factions battled for control of the city.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 9, 2017
Two dead, unknown number missing as boat carrying refugees from Myanmar to Bangladesh flips
At least two people have died after a boat carrying refugees fleeing Myanmar capsized on its way to Bangladesh on Sunday, local authorities told Reuters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 5, 2017
Bangladesh destroys boats ferrying Rohingya from Myanmar, claims they carried drugs
Bangladeshi authorities have destroyed about 20 boats that ferried Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar, accusing smugglers of using the huge exodus to bring methamphetamine into the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2017
Japan accepts three refugees in first half of 2017, despite record number of asylum seekers
Japan accepted just three refugees in the first half of 2017 despite receiving a record 8,561 fresh asylum applications, the government said Tuesday, highlighting the nation's reluctance to accept immigrants.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 26, 2017
Japan can do more for the Rohingya
The intention was to rebuild a peaceful political society in Myanmar, but the Rohingya have been left out.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 25, 2017
German election result could spell trouble for Merkel-Macron deal on Europe
Weakened by the worst result for her party since 1949 and facing a more fractious political landscape at home, German Chancellor Angela Merkel could be forced to rein in plans to reshape Europe together with French President Emmanuel Macron.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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