Japan to take in 150 Syrians as exchange students after criticism of harsh refugee policy
japantimes.co.jp
...Every year, 30 Syrian students who are either in Syria or who have fled to other countries will be selected to attend Japanese universities in the five-year period. Japan will receive them students through the government-sponsored exchange program and a program of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the nation’s aid agency...
...[Japan] received a record 7,586 applications for refugee status in 2015, but only 27 were granted.
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In 2015, Japan rejected 99 per cent of asylum applications, accepting only 27 refugees.