*The number of individuals 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 consists of accepted Myanmar refugees who had been protected temporarily in Thailand (2010-2014) and Malaysia (2015-). This includes those who were recognized as treaty refugees after resettling in Japan.
***The number of foreign nationals recognized as persons under complementary protection under the Immigration Control Act (including those not recognized as refugees).
****The number of individuals not recognized as refugees nor those subject to complementary protection but permitted to reside in Japan for humanitarian reasons.
Data prior to 2019 come from previous reports.
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Number of accepted refugees Japan 2015-2024, by category
In 2024, Japan recognized *** people as refugees under the 1951 Refugee Convention. Including other asylums and those who were under complementary protection, over  people were residing in Japan on the basis of protection.
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