U.N. refugee chief says Japan's efforts for co-existence "historic"

The top U.N. official for refugees has praised Japanese government plans to build a society that is mutually beneficial for foreign workers and Japanese people."The government is studying how to improve co-existence. I would say this is an important, maybe historic effort (for Japan)," Filippo Grandi, U.N. high commissioner for refugees, said in a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in October.The government has introduced a bill to the current Diet session to revise the immigration control law to accept more foreign workers from next April. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party…READ FULL ARTICLE