Japan's immigration agency signed an agreement on Wednesday with the U.N. refugee agency to improve the transparency of refugee recognition procedures.The deal between the Immigration Services Agency of Japan and the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees comes in response to Japan's notoriously low refugee recognition rate and amid criticism over the alleged improper treatment of a Sri Lankan woman who died while being held at an immigration facility months ago.In a bid for a better refugee recognition process, the agency is currently working on clarifying the grounds for granti…READ FULL ARTICLE
