Japan's refugee application process is rigorous.
In fact, according to Japan's Justice Ministry, the country accepted less than 1 percent of refugees in 2015. Out of 7,586 applicants, only 27 were accepted.
Japan saw refugee applications double in 2015. Officials told local media that the boom was due in part to the number of Indonesian applications rising by more than 950 from 2014.
Asylum seeker acceptances more than doubled. In 2014, only 11 were approved.
Japan's refugee application process doesn't accept war refugees and is said to be the strictest among developed nations.
But the country still gives economic support to Syria and other war-torn regions. Japan's parliament reportedly approved an additional $350 million in aid for Syrian and Iraqi refugees.
Last year, Japan received the most applications from Nepal but accepted none of the 1,768.
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