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Milestone in Asia as Ethiopian man is granted South Korean citizenship
24 Mar 2010 For the first time since the Republic of Korea adopted the 1951 Refugee Convention, a recognized refugee is granted South Korean citizenship. -
Millions of Japanese expected to tune in to TV drama about UNHCR
27 May 2009 Japanese national TV broadcaster NHK will air a new romantic drama over the next five weeks that also raises awareness about UNHCR and refugees. -
UNHCR protection chief applauds Japan and South Korea, asks them to be better Asian role models
18 May 2009 On visits to two Asian countries, top UNHCR official Erika Feller highlights achievements, challenges in protecting asylum-seekers and refugees. -
South Korean cartoon hero becomes UNHCR Goodwill Envoy
25 Jul 2008 Martial arts cartoon hero Robot Taekwon V has signed on as UNHCR's Goodwill Envoy in South Korea to help raise funds and awareness of refugees. -
UNHCR welcomes Japan's new study on resettlement
28 Nov 2007 High Commissioner António Guterres welcomes the launch of a Japanese study into the possibility of becoming a resettlement country. -
Japanese volleyball Olympians share their skills with refugees in Nepal
11 Apr 2007 Three members of Japan's gold-winning women's volleyball team in the 1976 Montreal Olympics recently visited eastern Nepal to share their knowledge and skills with young refugees. -
Japan gives UNHCR US$2.5 million for repatriation and reintegration of Liberian refugees
20 Mar 2007 The government of Japan has donated US$2.5 million dollars to UNHCR for the agency's programmes aimed at the sustainable return of Liberian refugees from neighbouring Guinea. -
Japan's Uniqlo clothing chain puts smiles on faces of refugees in Nepal
1 Mar 2007 Japan's popular Uniqlo casual clothing chain has handed out 50,000 pieces of second-hand clothing to refugees at this camp in eastern Nepal. The recycled clothes have been deposited by customers at more than 700 Uniqlo outlets around Japan -
Annual Nansen Refugee Award presented to Japanese optometrist
3 Oct 2006 The Nansen Refugee Award 2006 was formally presented to Japanese optometrist Dr. Akio Kanai in Geneva on Monday for his work in improving the sight of tens of thousands of uprooted people around the world over the past two decades.