David McNeill is the Japan correspondent for the Independent and other publications, including the Irish Times, the Economistand the Chronicle of Higher Education. He has written the book “Strong in the Rain” (with Lucy Birmingham) about the Fukushima disaster. He is an Asia-Pacific Journal editor. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/david-mcneill/rss en Integration Laws & Policy Thu, 08 Mar 2018 08:10:00 +0000 David McNeill https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/03/08/japan-revels-in-its-refusal-of-refuge https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/03/08/japan-revels-in-its-refusal-of-refuge Japan’s asylum system is more nuanced than the headline numbers suggest but it makes no effort to change its hardline image. A major donor to UNHCR, even as the population drops there is no sign of the drawbridge being lowered.