TOKYO -- The number of people applying for refugee status in Japan has been increasing at a record pace this year. Most of the applicants are coming from other Asian countries, including Nepal and Sri Lanka. The influx may mirror the ongoing refugee crisis in Europe and the Middle East.
But things are a bit different in Japan.
"I know that these kanji characters mean yuryo, or excellent," one of two girls from Myanmar in their late teens said while studying Japanese at Support 21 Social Welfare Foundation, a support group for refugees in Tokyo. "I've seen the word on a resume. I knew the word yuryo [not free of charge], but this one is different." (Courtesy of asia.nikkei.com)
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