Why does Japan accept so few refugees? BBC News
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- Опубликовано: 8 июн 2016
- In Germany and Canada around 40% of applications for asylum are approved, in Britain more than 30%. But in Japan the number is 0.2%, and the process is gruelling. Rupert Wingfield-Hayes in Tokyo has been trying to find out why.
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Japan accepts so few refugees because they are _smart_ and want to have 'one culture'.
Anyway, this is a propaganda of the BBC. This propaganda mixed illegal residents and refugee.
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Praveen Elango
Wrong! I am only a disgrace to what _you_ think Canadians should be.
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And you can't even spell.
+infinitecanadian the good ol spelling correction bitch ya now blame my spellings nd shit because you are pointless nd trying to slip away from the real truth because you know you are wrong nd mean
Saudi Arabia is the one which should accept refugees the most.
I agree.
Agree too.
So true, Cavin.
***** Give data. Give some info.
agree
"Why does Japan accept so few refugees?" You never told us why Japan accepts so few refugees.
LaHannita96 To preserve their culture - xenophobia.
they just told us how shit it was
Black Knight Look what Europe has become only in few years and stop asking why.
Agree, by illegally entering the country, they are already criminals.
Is that a bad thing?
Why should they accept refugees? The Japanese people did not get involved with Syria at ALL. So please let them decide and do not judge.
Yibo Du Neither most of European countries did and still they floo here from 33 different 3th world countries pretending to be syrians.
Most of Europe did get involved with Syria, you really haven't been paying any attention have you? But Japan has no obligation to take in Syrian refugees considering they did not take a political stance in the Syrian war and remained neutral, unlike Europe, US, Canada, etc.
japan is not a large island. they have a really large population compared to land mass.
***** also considering how Japanese people are an isolated environment they have the right to thoroughly screen someone from the notoriously borderline 3rd world countries that is the eastern European nations where disease is rampant.
Do you offer your home to every homeless man, woman and child in your area? Is there not room to spare in your area that you *DON'T* need solely for you in your home?
America is the country destrying Syria, and they don't want to accept refugees. I can't blame Japan. It is America's responsibility .
Why don't you do the same thing in Britain? The advanced country is not the hotel of refugees.
because the EU does not allow Britain to do so.
'Hotel' implies they're paying customers.
There are people paying out of our taxes....
@Calvin K SO, Vote "LEAVE". It's your freaking country, Make it safe and beautiful again.
Japan is the cleverest country on earth.
Cleverest isn't a word mate
yes it is, for example i could say, "your comment wasn't the cleverest"
adjective, cleverer, cleverest.
simhopp which is exactly why you never hear anyone calling anyone else a "clever ass"
+Dojocho How is Japan the puppet of the US, if the American soldiers are obliged to protect Japanese ppl whenever someone attack Japan. This sounds more like the US is the puppet of Japan.
It's common sense to detain them if they arrive in a foreign country without any documents or proof of who they are, whereas in the UK they jump off the back of a lorry in Dover and border officers let them roam freely into the country
Jon Doe ?
Japan doesn't want the same thing in Europe happen to them. there are good and peaceful refugees out there but it's hard and time consuming to cherry pick them out do the next best thing is to not let them in
Clearly another idiot here, let me help you /watch?v=9yEfCYJzh2M
dan taylor I don't know if you live in Europe, but I do. Let me tell you what it is like. People need to live on the streets, and the streets are not very safe. People lose their jobs because the gouvernement needs the building for refugees. Classes are getting bigger, but the classrooms aren't. People are more suspicious and scared of the refugees because of what kind of country they come from. People discriminate more, out of fear. Prices are going up and the city's are flooding. Japan has a lot of big city's and they don't want it to get even fuller. I'm not saying I hate refugees. I think they are very brave. And it brings us great joy to help them. I'm not saying what Japan does is right, I'm just saying I understand why they are doing this, even if I don't like the way they're doing it.
Recommend watching /watch?v=Z3BYCK-3jPc
I live in Europe boy, have done my entire life and I can assure you people do not NEED to live on the streets they do so because their governments refuse to take responsibility for them, doubt Switzerland or Norway has major problems with homelessness, but UK, well that's obvious the Tories being in power has directly affected the number of homeless with astonishing neglect for them. People DON'T lose jobs "because the gouvernement [sic] needs the building for refugees" that's where your economics is appalling! Jobs were lost long before immigration issues in the UK, lest we forget immigration levels of the early 21st century and minimal unemployment, most people had jobs and held onto a permanent job under Labour like that fact or not. Do you not think it's far more likely people lose jobs AFTER 2008 crash? You'll believe anything if you read enough weak media. Trust me Japan will pay severely with their elderly if they do not
1. accept more immigrants
2. start increasing the birth rate
Me personally I couldn't give two arses about Japan nor any other nation for that matter, humans are all scum and the sooner we obliterate ourselves from the planet the better!
Black pigeon? Awful video, undocumented, unreviewed, unchecked for factual content. Piss poor opinion, facts are relevant, opinionated you tubers are not.
I love my country! We're not racist at all. It's not racist to protect your own country and people. Most of us here in Japan don't see this as bad. It's our tax paying for this program to help the refugees! Why are you showing this video to the world as if it's a negative thing? Look what's happening to Germany and it's people. LEAVE US ALONE!!
Agreed. If anything other countries should do this more. Neither the European nations, nor America, nor Japan has any natural moral duty to help out these refugees, especially when it seems so many of them refuse to conform to the native culture.
A country must go out of its way for its citizens who've sworn allegiance to its laws and constitution, there is no reason for a country to go out of its way for a flood of strangers from foreign lands. Also, how fair would that be for people who took the time to go through the necessary legalities and checks in order to get into the country? Not very much, if you ask me.
Japan made the right call here. Let in only as many refugees as it is comfortable with. Because, again, it has NO obligation to these people.
lol, troll much?
*****
When your people destroyed other people? What's wrong with winning? If you ask me, you should have a little more pride in your ancestors. Conquering the world was an admirable goal at the time. No one appreciates the guilt, and to be honest, it feels a little condescending.
I'm not arguing anything. I'm just saying, that with the way the world is right now, having some caution when it comes to dealing with people fleeing the Middle East isn't a bad thing. People fear loss more than they desire gain. Doesn't matter if a country gains more by letting a hundred good people in, if one radical asshole gets in and makes everyone else feel uneasy, all is undone. And it will stay like this until we finally settle things in the Middle East and people can start communicating again without fear of being bombed or stabbed. It's the terrorists bloody fault things have to turn out like this! It's their fault people are forced to be wary of otherwise normal people! Focus on wiping them out rather than how people try to defend themselves! And if they truly will not bend or adapt because some fundamental part of their identity refuses to make peace with the rest of the world? Then that sense of identity needs to be crushed.
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You're German?What a coincidence! I was just talking to a German a while ago about this particular subject.
Here's the thing: Enough with the guilt. You guys did WWII. That's sad and bad, and you guys know it, but most of the people who were around at the time are now dead. Time to forgive yourselves! Never forget, but for God's sake, there's nothing wrong with celebrating who you are as a people and valuing it.
And I never said all stereotypes were going to be smart...Smarter people tend to have a better grasp of things to generalize. Morons don't do so well with that, I'm afraid. Unfortunately, morons are everywhere, hence the reason I'm skeptical about just letting a flood of people unchecked into my borders. With every crowd of people, I _know_ there's going to be a few horrible idiots out there...and I'd really, _really_ like for them to, you know, stop breathing the air around me as much as possible.
*****
Welcome to war! It's ugly and brutish and brings out some of the most pronounced emotions in the human condition. Enjoy the cookies. Besides, it's not like you guys were the only ones guilty of war crimes. We were at war--we all did terrible things at the time, because war is a terrible situation to be in.
The Japanese were the West's enemies back in WWII. The camps were unfortunate, but again, the public needed to feel safe. To combat the bad image, Japanese-Americans volunteered to fight in the war. It's these things that ultimately make a difference in how a people are perceived by another. It's unfortunate it has to be this way, but that's how people operate. We wouldn't be where we are now without putting up guards when we feel threatened.
Leave Japan alone! Why don't you report about Saudi Arabia?
Japan can do what it wants. No wonder its so clean and people are treated with respect.
so true.
They are imprisoning people for 15 hours a day literally not treated like beings how can you justify that by saying “they can do what ever they want” because if you can say that then there is a dictatorship waiting around the corner who would love to hear your imput
@@staryhat6511 It’s not these peoples country just because the rest of the world has gone walking retarded doesn’t mean the Japanese should follow suit
@@CR1T1KaL714 so they should be put in jail just because they are trying to escape a bad situation they have no control over
And also that isn’t the appropriate use of the word retarded just so you know
@@staryhat6511 its their country and their choice if they will accept someone in. borders exist for a good reason as we learned in the past decade
The east declining immigrants: Eastern part is best part.
The west declining immigrants: Riot.
Westerners are crazy hahahah.
In the West, the stupids have way too much freedom that's why. Your empire is a sinking ship thanks to letting stupids run the show.
@@longdragon3 Agree. The government needs to consult its own citizens before bringing in millions of immigrants. The problem is that they don't do that hence the backlash.
Man the West needs to learn from the East especially when it's dealing with a culture or religion so stark in contrast with its native culture/traditions.
I mean just look at this, which other culture on Earth require classes to teach them how to respect women?
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The Japanese are highly intelligent and a dignified people. They do what is necessary to protect their citizens.
Japan is smart top protect its citizens and culture. Other nations should follow Japan's example.
Yes I agree Joe.
+Joe Gee And follow Switzerland's example when it comes to gun culture.
Khatack, Try expressing yourself in non ghetto terms and maybe people will take you seriously.
And at the same time, remain isolated and naive of the world.
The type of people who go out of their way to protect their "culture" are the kind of people who will just end up doing more harm than good. We live in a globalised world, so aspects such as freedom of travel and better trade are beneficial.
Oh and this guy knows what it's like in guantanamo bay?
Yes that's what I thought & by the way his top lip doesn't move he's deceiving somebody
+Phil Dobson Or trying to speak a language that isn't his native one.
I work with many different Nationalities & honest people speaking new language increase their body language to compensate.
No that man has 'John Major reading Autocue' (which he knows is deceitful) frozen top lip
He probably watches news and hears about american politics
i'm pretty sure guantanamo bay prisoners don't get the choice to go home
Why is BBC so arrogant?
Because they still think they're hot shit even though they lost their empire 75 years ago after WWII. I don't know who's more arrogant. The Limeys or the Frogs...the Crouts are pretty cocky and arrogant too.
wrotenwasp it's ok. It's guaranteed that you will lose next time. Another fact is, despite losing the war, Japan is still one of the most technologically, scientifically advanced country in the world, and also is one of the largest economy.
Huikwan Cheung What's your point though?
Huikwan, it seems you did not understand wrotenwasp's comment which was in support of Japan and anti-BBC. When he stated "lost their empire 75 years ago after WWII" he was referring to the British. Read it again.
Because they are Brits...;)
Instead, I want to ask why you came to Japan. Turkey is far from Japan and Iran is close to your country, they relatively kind to Kurdish. There are no considerable reason.
I’m so mad when they blame Japan for this. They are just illegal immigrants
Due to Turkey's strong historical ties with Japan, Kurds originating from Turkey can enter Japan without undergoing a background check by declaring themselves as "refugees." Once they arrive, they are entitled to receive government social aid. However, it is important to acknowledge that a majority of them are not true refugees but rather individuals searching for improved living conditions in Japan, as they were unable to achieve their desired quality of life in Turkey. Furthermore, the individuals who are genuine political refugees often have affiliations with organizations like the PKK and are considered wanted by Turkish authorities. There has been a notable increase in tensions between jp and these ppl over the last years, which raises concerns about the outlook for the future.
Japan for Japanese and that way should be. UK done same years ago
Yes, the west should also keep to that and stop invading other countries :)
So what if you're needed by a company to live in Japan a few years? Or if you're born in Japan to non Japanese parents, then what?
When my husband (who's English) and I traveled back to England MANY years ago, something was definitely changing - and NOT for the better! It was losing it's culture and individuality. Hopefully they, (and we in the States) will come to our senses. Kudos to Japan.
PEOPLE becoming to Europe even from countries without being invaded because corrupt governments give them hand out benefits and mosques and dont bother fit in our culture. Japan not ahrdly invaded any countries but still immigrants try clame asylum but least they kick them back home. All countries should do this
America for Native Americans Australia for Aboriginals
Sounds like a plan to me!
You could alternatively title the video "Why does Japan have so few terrorists".
1995 subway sarin attack comes to mind
Because they are not labeled as terrorists. Just the other week a man went crazy and cut down several ppl randomly in a shopping mall....
That was in 1995, and since then Japanese law enforcement has become even more strict. The Japanese, from all spheres of society (yakuza to government officials) are fiercely nationalistic. Japan ain't scared of terrorists. The Japanese reacted to ISIS by making fun of them.
There are nearly 200 countries in the world . I Ask the BBC why they are making a point about Japan.
Has the BBC made a programme about why Saudi Arabia and the Gulf countries have not accepted refugees from Iraq and Syria, despite having the same religion and language?
For me full form of BBC is big black 🐔
It's not about the decision, but WHO makes the decision. If any country in Europe does not accept some refugees they get called "col0nizers" and "r@cists", but if other muslim, arab-speaking countries do the same, nobody complains, because a lot of people think every middle eastern is a victim, for some reason...
Japan is smarter than we are
Well not according to hiroshima.
Judah Katz "Islam brainwashes Muslim to become a Jihadist." So there are millions of militant jihadists in the word? Think before you comment.
Tokyo Mari
No, but there's enough to make a difference on civil society. At any time a "moderate" muslim can switch to violence.. that's Islam.
Judah Katz Which means "Islam brainwashes Muslim to become a Jihadist" is completely a false accusation which leads to make your entire point groundless and meaningless.
since most jihadists are muslims, then yes islam does brainwash them to. but he was stupid to state that there are millions of jihadists. however, there are millions of radical fundenmentalists, that's for sure.
The video never answered the "why" question.
No, ofc not. It uses an emotional argument to paint some nations/citizens as xenophobic. They'll often show a young girl or an elderly person. This tactic always wins the hearts because emotion triumphs over logic or fact.
The most dangerous question that can be asked is "why" in any language.
Yep, you're correct.
Ok...Let me ask you why do you think these refugees chose Japan?
+Olek_Gannon
Let's see you feed and provide work to the refugees then.. With your own cash...
I havent heard of terrorist attacks in Japan, so it cant be all that wrong to keep your country safe. Plus, they believe in the term, Japanese, you allow all sorts of different cultures there and you have a conflict between those cultures and then the "home" culture dies out, so they are trying to keep their culture safe, its been like that since Tokugawa. Europe should take note.
I take it you never heard of Tokyo Subway Sarin Gas attacks that occurred in the 90s?
try having a look at the Japanese population numbers before you start worrying about 'cultures'. The country is in a terminal decline - the same as Western Europe would be, without imigration.
Brett Fleming Last time I checked it's not japan that is bombing syria or the middle east. Japan stays smart because it doesnt involve themselves in international affairs. Cultures should be respected and not imposed, your fear of "losing" culture stems from insecurity, when actually you're gaining culture.
you can go to japan and live there, only a couple of things you need to do, respect their culture, respect their traditions and obey the rules they have (the law of their country) and trust me they wont deny you. but there islamic "refugees" dont want to obey the rules of the countries they go to, thats the problem.
Japan's unwillingness to evolve culturally is one of the reasons they are behind many other first world nations in human rights.
Because it's not Japanistan.
I recognise those tactics from history & I don't like the origin... ...Japan is a *isolationist nition* which does not want its culture diluted in any way, on the other end of the spectrum is Britain, A nation of nations that has lost its cultural & national identity throughout the course of the 20th & 21st century, even localised Identities are being eroded away.
...remember the reasons for this disparity in cultural identity is complicated and leads back to the difference in the established cultures in each nation. What is right & what is wrong to do depends on the morals & conventions of a dominant or powerful culture.
isolationist? We have the communist party which try to overthrow Japan's government and we also have a huge association of north koreans. Besides, 2 south koreans and 1 Taiwanese are included among 10 richest people nationwide. We still allow immigration while we do not accept refugees because it is the dumbest decision to ruin the society. Which aspects make you think Japan is an isolationist country?
Cavin K historically closed from interference with modern policies which promote a culture block* & culturally separated by language & cultural barriers + an imperialist mindset (a more southern viewpoint equivalent to the US north/ south view divide)
(*alien cultures(level of western tolerance)
"Does not want it's culture diluted in any way", do you even know what it's like in Japan? People here have the biggest inferiority complex you can get when it comes to foreigners and foreign culture.
Nihil Islands you seem like a nice & reasonable chap, now then what is your view on the matter at hand.(without the vulgar & aggressive tone)
When my grandparents were refugees here in Hong Kong in the 50s, there were no welfare, no food, no clothes, no housing, no nothing, they were just happy to be alive. Nowadays refugees here in Hong Kong complain about not being given more money, not being given bigger apartments, not being given computers and mobile phones.. It's so annoying. I am sorry, as a grandchild of people who lived through World II and communism, I have no sympathy for today's ungrateful and whiny refugees here in Hong Kong. I will support my gov't if they realize their threat to pull out of the UN convention so we will stop receiving all these refugees from UN, like we don't have enough of our own poor people to care for?
There are islamic refugees in Hong Kong? Oh my god! Why...
I had no idea there are islamic refugees in Hong Kong.
Today's refugees.. They got free food, clothes, and they complained for bad internet connection...
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Wong Tik Ki there are chinese people every where . in north africa they even ask to stay and build thier own chinatows!!!!
Japan for the Japanese.
Even if Japan accepts a large number of immigrants, will the UK guarantee that Japanese children will be able to go home alone late at night?😂
Protect our anime.
Don't want to lose Final Fantasy and Tonkatsu Ramen :'(
ANIME IS LOVE ! ANIME IS LIFE !
rly tho your comment had me rofl for a few sec there :))
Naruto run
@@youdeservetobehappynow7584 Dattebayonigga
Based japan
All western nations need to learn from wise Japan. It's too late, tho...
Unfortunately a side effect of that would be a shrinkin population. Unless you're gonna force people to have more kids.
And whats the problem with shrinking population?And why this isn't Japanese problem since its one of the countries most affected by the "ageing population?!And do you know that the world is overpopulated?Do you know that one of the countries most affected of the low birth rate Denmark this summer will have boom of births!?Decrease and increase of population is something natural that at the end gives average growth!Just the countries who are affected by the low birth rate and ageing should adapt till the next birth boom!It may come after 10-20 or 30 years!
"Unfortunately a side effect of that would be a shrinkin population."
So are you trying to tell me the answer to that problem is displacing your populating by bringing in foreigners that will outbreed the native population? Sounds like a genocide to me.
"To me, it was like Guantanamo Bay" You clearly have not been incarcerated in the real Guantanamo Bay.
Well done Japan :)
...Because they are smart enough?
+logicalempiricist then my theory has been confirmed
Explain to me 3 good reasons why letting refugees into your country is a bad idea
The Castelan 1. Strain on available housing - “In the early years even better off migrants tend to form fewer households as compared to the indigenous population; to live disproportionately in private renting; and to live at higher densities. However, the longer they stay, the more their housing consumption resembles that of similar indigenous households.” - London School of Economics
This, in part, debunks the idea that immigration is the biggest strain on housing - new arrivals tend to live in denser households and take up less space.
2. Strain on health care - I don't know about elsewhere, but 26% of doctors in the UK are non-British, and I guess it will be similar figures throughout Europe. Restricting immigration will see a fall in available doctors, the government are already struggling to recruit them.
3. Clash of cultures - most of the clashes are caused in retaliation to the far right nationalistic groups and attitudes which regularly appear. Who's fault are they?
That sounds ridiculous. "Not all!" and "White people do it too!"... Yeah, no one ever said the Western world is perfect. What is being said is why import MORE potential problems and put more of our women and children at risk when we are already struggling to clean up our own issues? This is why so many were saying that all nations should have pulled resources and created refugee camps and safe zones just outside the conflict area. The West has enough problems, it doesn't need to import more. Let's say only 1 in 1000 of the migrants are a bad apple. Look it Rotherham... there were only a handul of perpetrators but they managed to defile and abuse 1400 children!!! Again, why import more potential danger? Why import more risk to a nations women and children if we have enough of our own issues to deal with and there are OTHER ways to provide safety to the refugees/migrants?
Anna M Refugees aren't any more of a risk ask white natives are!
Iraq ? turkey ?
why they are not going to Qatar or UAE ?
they can not read of world map ?
Maybe they like Samurai, anime and forests, rather than Wahabbism, burkas and deserts.
I agree it would make more sense for refugees from those countries to go to the Gulf States rather than Japan, but plainly, I would rather go to Japan than to Arab countries too! Japan actually looks like a nice place to live, far from the dysfunction and fundamentalism of the Middle East
they don't want to take them, selfish countries shame on them.
*****
That is correct, but your reading comprehension is poor.
OP didn't say Turkey wasn't taking in refugees, but wondering why refugees from Turkey or Iraq aren't going to places like Qatar or UAE.
Obviously a Kurdish refugee coming from Turkey won't seek asylum in Turkey.
because he is kurd, in middle east kurds are treated badly. he want to find a better life and now he is married to a japanese and have 2 children and he is eager to work.
isn't those everyone wants.
they are accepted in turkey. they are leaving for beter life
We are proud of this fact😊
🇯🇵Japanese lives matter🇯🇵
Damn! Japan don't play no games!
Good for them!
This is not just enough. I want the Japanese Empire of old to return and liberate Asia from this mess!
@@TheMaster4534 Asia is pretty good on dealing with refugees, No? just my impression. but yeah, good on them.
@@TheMaster4534 imperial japan should come back and annihilate China like they did during the war
Way of the Asian people, in general, that's why the next century will be ours to rule over.
@@longdragon3 But its the century would not be really for us Asians as a whole. More like Asia under the Chinese Bolsheviks, rather than the Rising Sun
And you see that crime keeps low in Japan, while it rocketed in Europe....
it's because your police is a piece of shits that is corrupted and doesn't do their jobs right.
so they prosecute innocent people and make them admit something that they never did, I hope you guys correct your justice system.
Gotta say, you've got a point. The conviction rate is actually absurd, lol. Clearly a violation of human rights, but I guess that is why people don't commit many crimes because the punishment is swift, severe, and guaranteed.
nakamine1713 swift but careless, seriously, those guys just prosecute people to lessen their workload even though no one really investigated.
I totally agree with you,, but why don't you stop using that creepy Rising Sun Flag which symbolizes militarism? Japanese are clever, but they apparently don't know how to reflect on themselves..
Why does Japan accept so few refugees? Short answer: Because they value their culture and ethnic identity, have a sense of responsibility to their posterity, and are more clear-sighted and logical than we European sheeple who have been indoctrinated with politically correct BS by our media for the last 40 years.
Why should the Chinese people do that? It is naive to think that there are only people coming and staying. The different languages, cultures and values as well as the different standards will cause a lot of problems. See Sweden, France , Paris, Germany....
exactly !!
Europe is so peaceful than Japan....as a Indian working in Japan...and i applied to transfer my own couny... instead of living in that jail country
According to the latest statistics, the top five countries of origin for refugee applicants in Japan are Sri Lanka, Turkey, Pakistan, India and Cambodia. These five countries account for 65% of refugee applications in Japan, but none of these can be considered true refugee-producing countries. This is why it is said that 99% of refugee applicants in Japan are economic migrants.
im glad japan doesnt do this. thats why it stays as beautiful as it is, and keeps its nice culture.
good job Japan.....
Lol German became wise and better than Japan hundred times fool even the us
Lol, are you stupid? Europe is deteriorating and that is not because of smart policy... You are an example.
"Europe is deteriorating" maybe because its full of inbreeds like you.
Good for Japan. no wonder why japan is so prosperous & safe.
why? so silly question. Because Japan doesn't want to be like some countries that have over-accepted immigrants and refugees. They'll protect Japan.
The west should learn from Japan
Maybe the UK and Europe should take some notes from the Japanese...
"UK and Europe" the Uk is part of europe mate
Not part of mainland Europe.
オメーはなんで怒ってる？ So what about Ireland, Iceland, Malta,...??
オメーはなんで怒ってる？ yeah, no one says that about Ireland and Iceland, they’re clearly part of Europe in the same way that the U.K. is
The real question is: "Why countries should accept refugees from other cultures and continents" ? Oh, that's right... Because if you don't, some biased media will say you're a "bigot", "narrow-minded" and "racist"...
I hope Japan stays as it is. It's a beautiful country, tradition and culture. There are migrants in Japan, however, most migrants are from other Asian countries (China, South Korea, Indonesia, etc) - and they speak Japanese and contribute to the country. In general, migrants from other Asian countries in Japan do not cause trouble as they are professionals mostly. In Europe, the situation is different - there is almost no check.
I agree with you.
Japan, alongside South Korea has the highest suicide rate under all first world nations and the lowest birth rate. Depression and stress is super high and they are really ignorant to other cultures and dont know much. So if you say they should stay that way....then they might fade away.
@@calistafalcontail
*nah.. you're wr😴ng*
@@calistafalcontail Japan has 125 million people. It’s not going to fade away. European culture might
125 million people and a plummeting birth rate. They're going to fade away at this rate tbh
Lmao trust the BBC to even bother to ask such a dumb question
Valdraya The answer is because they smell bad
Japan has committed some of the worst human rights abuses and most heinous torture in recorded human history. We don't even let them have an army. Why? Because nationalist xenophobic cultures find it easier to be extremely cruel and inhumane to those outside their "group". Hardly an ideal worth striving for.
Isaac L ......meanwhile....Sweden, Germany, France, Belgium are thriving in a multi-cultural atmosphere..... more mosques are opening, more foods are halal, more Islamic ghettoes are growing, yay for opening your doors to the Muslim faith ( and don't try that racist shit with me, my family were Vietnamese refugees to England, but we came over and didn't need a temple, didn't need a special diet, spoke the language and enjoyed the culture and love the country)
Isaac L ......meanwhile....Sweden, Germany, France, Belgium are thriving in a multi-cultural atmosphere..... more mosques are opening, more foods are halal, more Islamic ghettoes are growing, yay for opening your doors to the Muslim faith ( and don't try that racist shit with me, my family were Vietnamese refugees to England, but we came over and didn't need a temple, didn't need a special diet, spoke the language and enjoyed the culture and love the country)
yet here you are....
Because their politicians are not idiots and traitors
Why isn't Saudi Arabia taking any refugees?
You can actually apply to become a Japanese citizen if you met the following conditions:
1. Have lived in Japan for more than 5 years consecutively ( worked and paid taxes for more than 3 years)
2. Age > 20
3. No criminal records
4. Have basic skills to make a living
5. Give up your current citizenship (Japan does not acknowledge dual citizenship)
6.Obey the Japanese Laws
So I don't have a problem with Japan not accepting refugees. I have a problem with countries like Saudi Arabia not accepting refugees, they have major responsibilities with the war going on in Syria, and they are Arabic speaking country with closer region and cultural ties to refugees from the neighbouring countries.
Exactly we never see any reports about why Qatar and the neighboring rich gulf countries don’t accept refugees ? It is also impossible to naturalize there even if you spend your whole life living and working there but obviously BBC doesn’t care.
Good. Look at the rest of the world today. How’s that diversity working out for you?
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'Why does Japan accept so few refugees?' Because they're smart.
Exactly.
Japanese are very smart people.
"bEcAUsE tHeY arE RacIsT yoU rACiSt bIgOT" A dumb liberal would say.
Gabriel Balon Liberals are losers hahah. All they know is those anti-racism shit.
I respect Japan for not being afraid in making the right decision at not hindering their culture by preventing cultural changes from those who visit. I wish those in power in my country (Canada) could follow suit to contain our heritage, especially the culture of aboriginal folks.
There is a middle ground between Japan’s way of rejecting so many and being so isolated and the free for all in the west. Regulated immigration of skilled workers.
I'm Japanese and I think Japan is not good country for immigrants. Because Japan is far from other countries and Japanese is more difficult than other countries. In addition, there are many Japanese in Japan, they can't get jobs easily. I hope immigrants will be happy but the reality is strict and difficult...
They can simply not go to Japan, either go a surrounding country or go somewhere else in your country, why do they have to go to a country on the opposite side of the planet?
+Dotatchin K If you are going from Europe or the Middle East to JAPAN, you aren't seeking asylum. You're going to try and leech from them.
Damn right!
Everybody knows it's overcrowded and crazy there...that's why few people are interested in immigrating to Japan...and I found Japanese to be pretty easy...Korean and Chinese were much harder languages.
Culture is a rare thing, a thing that cannot suddenly be created but only lost, by inviting these people into your country you are losing your culture. If they want to move to a country they can go to a country with the same culture as theirs or change their culture and religion so they can join another country. The Japanese have ever right to not allow these people into their country, it is their country after all.
I'm so proud of Japan being cautious of the refugees. otherwise they would cause problems like in Europe and USA
It's sad, but every nation should have a right to prioritise the wellbeing of its citizens over the wellbeing of foreigners. They don't owe anything to foreigners. What Japan should do is make the harsh working culture more reasonable and give people greater conditions for having a decent life and raise families. Long live Japan 🇯🇵
Keep Japan Japanese
No Japanese need immigrants from Middle East and Africa asap way more than Europe because they have less children than white Europeans
@@wildearth3992 Nah they need other Asian bredrens to help them out.
@@longdragon3 no they need Islam
@@wildearth3992 Are you Asian?
@@longdragon3 No
because our country doesn't wanna be like western countries
Yeah bro you should put yourself on other peoples shoes, after y’all got bombed hard by the United States in ww2 a lot of people like you from your country fled to other countries like refugees, most of them to garbage countries like Brasil, so humble yourself there bruh, these are just people fleeing war
@@marcelow8947 japanese refugees after ww2？
where did you get the information?
it was 1890～1920s that japanese went abroad,and they were just immigrants
they didn't get special treatments as minorities because of not refugees
@@user-cw9je1ty2d there’s a lot of people who came after the war too bruh, these are facts, after y’all got exploded some Japanese people fled to other countries as refugees because of the situation of the country, y’all were starving.if you were in this situation, how would you like to be treated?These are people man, just like you and me
@@marcelow8947 so i said they were immigrants,you misunderstand, big japanese movement was not after that war
most of them were job seeker going abroad(1890～1920s),not for getting special rights as refugees
‘a lot of japanese refugees going abroad after ww2’ ?
show the evidence that they were treated as refugees in public
@@marcelow8947 did japan bomb those countries ? why should japan take them?
Why does Britain accept so few refugees than germany? BBC please make a video about it.
My question is how the get all the way to Europe and Japan but not to Saudi Arabia, Qatar or UAE.
Japan....one more reason why it is a great culture, people, and Country!
You are just ignorant to the real japan. Japan, alongside South Korea has the highest suicide rate under all first world nations and the lowest birth rate. Depression and stress is super high and they are really ignorant to other cultures and dont know much. I knw 2 people from europe who could have stayed there forever but returned cause it wasnt a great society and very suffocating.
it's people is pretty crazy
@@Ayad719 you are just jealous of japanese people and their culture and wealth
Great culture? They have the same grape rates as sub saharan afrika
@@whitewolf2767 "wealth" 16 percent poverty rate
How about changing the title to:
“Why are there so few countries providing refugee support more than Japan?”
Shouldn't we fix the cause of why refugees arise in the first place? Otherwise, refugees will continue to emerge no matter how long we stand.
Japan has long supported UNHCR as a refugee protection and support activity, and is the fifth largest contributor in the world.
UNHCR Donor ranking (2022)
1. USA
2. Germany
3. EU
4. Private donors in the USA
5. Japan
6. Private donors in Japan
It can be called racism, but the real reason is preservation of cultural identity. Is the way Japan protect their people. Most of the people seeking refuge are not been persecuted in their countries. They want to go Japan for economic reasons. Do they want to go China ? Nope. Anyway, asian countries don't take many aplications or " cuotas ", they don't want them. Their culture clash against them. One big example: look at Europa, a lot of cultural clashes that become violent and lethal. Beside that, Japan is a small territory and they have enough with koreans, chinese and others asian nationals.
Japan is smart .they know what they did to their own country and now coming to japan
That's why Asians are famous for being smart.
most refugees come from asia you know?
C A Я L O S only east asian
The real question is: "Why countries should accept refugees from other cultures and continents" ? Oh, that's right... Because if you don't, some biased media will say you're a "bigot", "narrow-minded" and "racist"...
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East Asians yes, the South Asians are a different race of people!
They have obviously watched what has happened in other Countries, Good judgement comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgement
Yep they treat well to migrants who come their to work and to studying. Many people from my country have gone in Japan and are doing pretty well even one of my cousin have been living over there for 12 years
Please understand we Japanese people just want to protect our country we are not racist😣😣
Britain should accept more refugees if it has time to broadcast news like this.
Why are only 30% of asylum applications approved in Britain?
Get 100% approval of your asylum application in Britain before you complain to other countries!
as a japanese I want to ask BBC, Why Japan should accept many immigrants?
mildseven73 Because if you would be on the run, you wouldn‘t want to be treated like this... Everyone needs a chance. You got a chance too after ww2, america didn‘t hurt you after giving up the war. Doesn‘t it feel good?
Peter Varga fuck you if Japan accepts refugees Japan will be full of Muslims they will kick Japanese people out of their own country
B0omer96 I think I‘m not the one who wants to lock out people from the oppurtinities... I am not the one here who would be happy to see them drown just because I hope, I get rid of some problems in life... A human being stays the biggest worth over everythinh, whatever happens. A civilised humam being should know that, no matter from which nation you are or what your skin looks like...
President Donald J Trump One person can‘t solve that situation. We need a bigger system, a governmant for example, that has more hundred thousands of squarfeet of place, human ressources and material ressources. And for the human ressources, even arriving foreigners and reffugees can be counted.
In fact the only question is, does every human being has the same human dignity? Or not? If it‘s so, let‘s handle in that way. Everyone would live more comfortable if there is no need to fight for your dignity, because you already have it. Is getting different languages and culturs not better than standing on the border and machingunning into troubled peoples groups? Let‘s be honest, I belive it is... Is it not better to just lay back and say „thanks to our system, noone needs to suffer or die. Neither do I, neither does it anyone else...“
Avg. IQ Japan: 106
Avg. IQ Europe: 98
Nuff said.
LordLebu you're brown, they hate browns you fool.
Well... that 106 IQ created a feudal sword cult that was still in the iron age, while those 98's were sailing over with ships and canons. Just saying... there's IQ, and then there's smarts.
I prostrate myself in aw at the feet of my genetically superior, super - human overlord! ; )
Acesahn Feudal Japanese society was actually very advanced, seriously look it up. Plus, it took them less than three or so decades to catch up with the west in terms of development and technology (see Meiji restoration).
Not the most recent numbers but for an estimation:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:National_IQ_per_country_-_estimates_by_Lynn_and_Vanhanen_2006.png
There will be no need for immigrants thanks to efficient robots and AI
That's why China is investing on the Third World, to stop the immigrant tide to Europe. I may not like them for being Bolsheviks, but at least they're cleaning up the mess the West left behind to warrant this.
It depends on what kind of immigrants ,
If they are rude and don't stick to rules and common sense,this isn't what we want.
they now have massive problems with thirdworlders, esp kurds
Take a look at Saitama Prefecture. There are illegal immigrants who came from Middle East.
No rapes like those in Sweden, no radical religious groups like those in England, no drug mafias like those in Sicily. Japan is a civilized society and would like to keep itself Japanese. No matter how much I feel for these people, they can apply for asylum to nearby countries.
Why would you apply for asylum to a country in a peaceful faraway corner of the world?
Seeking a welfare system, in fact, many economic refugees come to Japan from the Middle East and Africa by plane
Drug mafias in sicily and italy has Always existed, Do your research next time
Typical ignorance from the far right.
Bbc never asks the arabs to accepts refugeesss
欧州は自らの思想が自らの首を絞めている
WELL DONE JAPAN ,, FROM BRITAIN ... I WISH WE HERE WOULD DO THE SAME !!
Good job Japan, keep up the good fight
As a Japanese, I am glad to see that many countries are understanding about Japan's immigration policy. While some immigrants are good citizens, others are illegal aliens, criminals, or spies from other countries who take advantage of the chaos to try to enter Japan. This leads to a deterioration of public safety and an increase in crime. Japan protects its culture, its people, and its security by strictly controlling immigration. Immigrants and refugees are different, and it is not easy to be recognized as a refugee in Japan. Immigrants are not all good people, which is why Japan has a strict immigration policy.
if you gus don't accept immigration. you arent going to have the economy you did in the 80s. most of your population will outnumber those below 30 and take up precious tax money. plus immigration isnt bad when you have good schools, open job opportunities.
I think that's true too. But it's hard to find out.
@@alberthoffman5297 If valuable assets migrate this wouldnt be a problem.
@@alberthoffman5297 Its not simple as not all immigrants are productive and many cause problems, commit crime and collect welfare.
So glad to hear from a sensible Japanese person. The foreigners already in Japan already cause soooo many problems. It's sad to see many Japanese are brainwashed and want more foreigners here. Letting more foreigners in WILL destroy your country forever along with safety.
It's because they don't want to. I have no bad feelings about Muslims but you shouldn't really ask them to accept refugees.
Japan has nothing to do with the current situation in the middle east.
Aside from potential conservative beliefs, Japan is no melting pot. The language is difficult to learn, especially if your first language is of a different grammatical structure, and it isn't like the United States where you could waltz in and hardly anyone would bat an eye. Like, in the US, school forms have a Spanish translation in the back. In Japan, there are these complicated, absolutely foreign characters that Google Translate won't help you with.
TheShirtlessGibby True. There would be many problem for many generations of immigration. They have so different appearance, religion, language structure, rules in the society, in total, culture i would say. I am from a country that has relatively similar culture, language structures and pronounces in words but i know it's impossible be get used to live there.
BBC should have those interviews with Saudi Arabia and many muslim countries which allowed 0 refugee.
Japan isn't stupid
Why?
Because we’ve learned from European samples.
Currently, in Japan, a large number of refugee applications by Kurds with Turkish nationality have become a big problem. Are Kurds really severely persecuted in Turkey?
Not anymore, but at some point yes.
I wish America would do the same.
id rather have a throving economy for the next century. immigrants plug in the missing working age population, and thats why america is still thriving
Maybe they don't want the savage and brutality that comes with them. The chics at the local YMCA in Canada all have to cover their hair now, and when they are told to turn their music down at midnight they get called racist. God save Japan.
I have nothing but respect for Japan. Western nations, especially in Europe could learn a lot from the Japanese. You don't see riots in the streets of Japans cities and senseless rampages where hordes go on a car fire spree.
But it’s at a great cost of personal mental health and well being. There is a lot of hidden suffering in Japan as the image is curated due to the culture of shame. Foreigners who never lived there or tried to integrate dont get it. You just romanticize Japan like it’s a Hollywood geisha movie.
@@poppymoon777 so importing loads of third worlders will improve their mental heath?
@@poppymoon777 ISNT it smae in all countries....Everycountry has their ups and downs
Have you not seen their taxes protesting
We Westerners and Asians must unite and work together to protect our great civilizations.
I think it's right to accept refugees in my country, but not in Japan. Japan is a very special country, with respect, likes and dislikes. Japanese people wants people that have a dream to live there, learn the language and help out. Not people who just come there to live because they have to. That would be immigrating for the opposite of what Japan wants and needs. I don't think the middle eastern society would fit well in to Japan, and I think they would wash out Japan. In my country, around 3% is now middle eastern immigrants. Our country has changed a lot, I'm not saying bad, but it's not the same anymore. Children in school arent allowed to sing old christian traditional songs, because there might be a person from Islam there. A muslim child wouldnt probably be allowed to wear the girl uniform in their country, and at school dinner they wouldnt be allowed to eat pork, or swim with other students. I don't think they could meet Japan's standarts.. No offence. I don't think they should take with them all the rules and standards from their country, and do what changed my country with Japan also.
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Kaori Miyazono fair enough , instead of disrespecting each other cultural values like most non japanese do.
That's a very honest and non-racist answer to the problem.
Kaori Miyazono you don't have to explain. I respect the Japanese and them wanting to preserve it. I also know Japan has high standards in almost every aspect of their life. I hate to see it get destroyed with weak administration. Instead of asking why the Japanese refuse immigrants it should be what are the reasons they should? I'm sure the government weighed the pros and cons.
Cause we do not want our country to go down in flames, let us keep it that way ! :)
I'll take safety over doing the right thing.
>Subjecting your women to rape and your children to massacre
>"The right thing."
Lol
What? I meant as in they claimed it was the right thing to do, apparently. I don't want them here even if their screwed in their own country. Which they seem to be more content in running away from then fighting for.
Thank you japan! The light of civilization must be kept alive somewhere
"The light of civilization" - highest suicide rate under all first world nations alongside korea, lowest birth rate, highest depression rate and even cancer. Longest work hours with less productivity than europeans. Bullying is intense there and the society is cold and extreme hierarchical.
@@calistafalcontail I will pick it over the High HIV, HIGH CRIME, and high divorce rate of america...the west is depraved and is not the future
Light of civilization? HAHAHAHAAH, civilization itself started from us. Mesopotamia(Iraq), Assyria/Babylonia(Syria), Persia(Iran), Egypt, Arabia etc., are all in the middle east.
@@muhammadhassankiyani8953 bloody terrorist
@@muhammadhassankiyani8953 fuck your Mohammad
Rapist , pedophile prophet
Because they want to protect their religion , Women , Children and way of life from Islamic Violence and it’s Political ideology
AGREE
Why? Because they don't have nation wrecking Jews there.
Its true
You dumb fuck.
John Connor 👏👏👏
Ah I see an open anti Semitic nice nice well if there is a heaven I assume your probably not goons be there
It's incredible how the BBC always seem to have one particular angle on issues like this. I wouldn't say every nation should reject every foreigner, far from it, but obviously the debate is far more complicated than that when there's a society-wide repercussion in just taking in anybody without due diligence.
bbc are hypocrites, they should let every helpless immigrants stay in their home, ooooops they don't!
According to the latest statistics, the top countries applying for refugee status in Japan are Myanmar, Turkey, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and India
Among these countries, only Myanmar can be said to be a refugee-generating country
Aside from Myanmar some of these nations have growing economies overwhelming number of these people are not really refugees.
This didn't explain why they accept so few refuges.
At least this man speaks Japanese. Refugees to Europe, even after a couple of years speak their mother tongue.
Because they're smart.
THE END
"Why does Japan accept so few refugees?" Because they are a lot smarter than we are and they always have been.
"Why does Japan accept so few refugees?"
.... because they're smart
アジアならともかくアフリカや中東の難民受けれなければならない理由が分からない