Japan has considered relocating some 300 Rohingya refugees to their country. The following news was confirmed by Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki
Naoki said, “Japan has received the request about third country resettlement (of Rohingyas) from your (Bangladesh) government. The UNHCR here is also advising us to consider the possibility [to take Rohingyas to Japan].”
However, the Ambassador also mentioned that, approximately 300 Rohingyas were already living in a city 100 kilometres North of Tokyo but in line with a general policy, Japan was a bit cautious about foreign refugees, though there was precedent when his country provided such refuge.
“So there is a base of [Rohingya] community there (in Japan), but at the moment we are yet to come to any conclusion,” said Naoki.
“We know repatriation is the (only) solution to this issue and Myanmar is the only country which could provide the solution by allowing Rohingya refugees to go back in a safe, voluntary and dignified manner,” the Japanese envoy said.
Earlier this month, The United States took in 24 Rohingyas in a symbolic response to Dhaka’s request while Momen called the development a “drop in the ocean.” The US is planning to take some Rohingyas from Bangladesh every year and had shortlisted 62 of them for the first batch.
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