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.
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) 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.
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.
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)