• Japan: number of admitted refugees by category

In 2020, Japan recognized 47 people as refugees under the 1951 Refugee Convention. Some reports pointed out that Japan only recognizes people who are individually targeted as refugees, which excludes those who are persecuted because of their group identity as well as those who are fleeing war.

Number of newly admitted refugees in Japan from 2011 to 2020, by category

Characteristic	Treaty refugees*	Resettlement refugees**	Others***
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Release date

November 2021

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

2011 to 2020

Supplementary notes

*The number of persons recognized as treaty refugees according to the 1951 Refugee Convention includes those who were denied recognition as a refugee in the primary examination, but were recognized as a result of the filing of an objection.

**The number of the “Refugees for resettlement” consists of accepted Myanmar refugees who had been protected temporarily in Thailand (2010〜2014) and Malaysia (2015〜). The number includes those who were recognized as treaty refugees after resettling in Japan.

***The number of “Others” includes those 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.

Data prior to 2015 come from previous reports.