Prime minister Shinzo Abe rejects criticism of a policy that has seen only 11 people given asylum in the past year Japan must improve the living standards of its own people before it can consider accepting Syrian refugees,the prime minister, Shinzo Abe said, and as he announced $1.6bn in unusual assistance for Syrians and Iraqis caught up in conflicts in the Middle East.
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Source: theguardian.com