Burmese people in Japan: A Wikipedia article
The Japanese occupation of Burma: A Wikipedia article
Moe Thauk Kye, the First Burmese Library in Japan is an article about the setting up of a library for Burmese people in Shinjuku.
Burmese Refugees Face Tough Time in Japan Article about the treatment of Burmese refugees in Japan. Reliefweb, 19 Apr 2012.
Kleptocracy to ‘freedom’? " Hla Aye Maung’s nightmare began in the central Tokyo district of Nishi Nippori when he went shopping. A police car pulled up beside him and the officers found he was one of the more than 250,000 illegal aliens apparently working in Japan." Japan Times, JUL 8, 2007.
Citing harsh conditions, Myanmar refugee families refuse farm work "Two Myanmar families who came to Japan from Thailand last year under a U.N.-sponsored settlement program have refused to work on a farm in Chiba Prefecture due to the conditions, according to a member of a lawyer group representing them." Japan Times, 28 Sep, 2011.
Karen refugees snub farm, try luck in Tokyo This article reports that two Karen refugee families from Burma have refused the farm work they were given because of the BAD working conditions. It also looks at criticism of the Resettlement programme for Karen refugees run by the Japanese government. Japan Times, 3 Nov 2011.
Refugee groups slam Japan’s struggling resettlement plan An article explaining criticisms by refugee rights activists of Japan's resettlement programme for Karen refugees from Burma . Japan Times, 17 Jul, 2012.
Rohingya asylum seekers face dim prospects of gaining refugee status in Japan A Q&A article that explains how many Rohingya asylum seekers live in Japan and where, the low chance of them being accepted as refugees, and their situation in Japan. Japan Times, 30 Oct 2017.
Rohingya activist in Japan shines light on Rohingya, refugee issues This article tells the story of Zaw Min Htut, the first Rohingya asylum seeker in Japan to be granted refugee status, from arriving in Japan and being held in detention, having his application for refugee status being rejected twice and having to fight in court for four years, to being accepted as a refugee and setting up a waste recycling business in Saitama. The article also considers some of the problems with Japan's refugee acceptance system. Kyodo News, 25 Dec 2017.
Rohingya youths form football team in Japan, appeal for peace Kyodo News, 5 0ct 2019.
Rohingya family in Japan praying for better days in face of COVID-19 The article tells the story of Mohammed Salim, a Rohingya man, who arrived seeking asylum in Japan in 2003, later got long-term resident status, and is now married and living in Ichikawa City, Chiba with his children and parents, and runs runs a halal grocery and kebab restaurant. It also explains how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the family. Asahi Shimbun, 21 May 2020.
Burmese Rohingya Association in Japan (BRAJ) Facebook page
Burmese Rohingya Association in Japan (BRAJ) Blogspot
Myanmar activists in Japan call for stronger steps against junta Activists in Japan from the Union of Myanmar Citizens Association and the Burmese Rohingya Association in Japan speak out together against the military coup in Burma. Reuters, 23 Mar 2021.
Ethnic Myanmar refugee pleads for policy change A refugee from Myanmar belonging to an ethnic minority urged Japan on Monday to grant asylum to more of his compatriots, saying they face serious persecution back home. Japan Times, 21 Jun 2005.
Rohingya man in Gunma asks Japanese people to help refugees in Bangladesh This report mostly focuses on the visit of Aung Tin, who is in charge of refugee affairs at the "Burmese Rohingya Association in Japan," to a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, where he met up with fellow people of the minority Myanmar Muslin group, Rohingya.It also briefly describes the situation of Rohingya refugees in Japan living in Tatebayashi, Gunma. Mainichi Shumbun, 8 Mar 2017.
Student films documentary about Rohingya in Gunma Prefecture Japan Times, 2 Feb 2016
System ‘failing asylum seekers’ This article is about the death of a Rohingya asylum seeker in the detention centre at Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau. The article mainly discusses inadequate health care of asylum seekers in detention not the situation of Rohingya asylum seekers. Japan Times, 2 Nov 2013. See also Detention center staff fail to aid dying asylum seeker: NGO. Japan Times, 17 Oct 2013.
Japan: Protect Burmese Rohingya Seeking Asylum Japan's new administration should protect Burmese Rohingya asylum seekers in Japan and press Burma to end abuses against the minority group, eight Japanese and international organizations said today. This article lists a number of groups supporting Rohingya people in Japan. Human Rights Watch, 29 Oct 2009.
ビルマ市民フォーラム（People's Forum on Burma - Japan） Facebook page. This group has supported Rohingya refugees in detention (see story above: Detention center staff fail to aid dying asylum seeker: NGO)