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FOCUS: Local staff at Afghan embassy who fled to Japan say pushed to return

Two former local staff at the Japanese Embassy in Kabul and their families who are currently seeking refugee status in Japan have recounted how Foreign Ministry officials sought to pressure them and other former staff to return to their homeland, warning them of the "hell" they faced if they stayed.

The dark side of Japan: Forced confessions, the death penalty and plans to indefinitely jail refugees

The case of a boxer who has won a retrial after 53 years on death row highlights concerns over the country's human rights record

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U.N. member states urge Japan to improve treatment of migrants, asylum seekers

Member states of the United Nations on Thursday called on Japan to improve its treatment of migrants and asylum seekers, including those in detention facilities, and set up a domestic institution to monitor human rights in the country. These points were among the nonbinding recommendations released by a working group…

U.N. member states urge Japan to improve treatment of migrants

Member states of the United Nations have called on Japan to improve its treatment of migrants and asylum seekers, including those in detention facilities, and set up a domestic institution to monitor human rights in the country.