Overview of Japan Association for Refugees (JAR)
・Support refugees in Japan to eat, sleep and work; to have a normal life. Even this is difficult.
・Activities are three-pronged;
1) Personal support for each individual who comes to Japan as an asylum seeker (living support and legal support for
RSD);
2) Research, information-gathering andproposals for better refuge protection policies; and
3) Informing the public through symposiums, the Refugee Assistant program and PR activities.
・Established in July 1999. The Representative is Dr. Yoshiyuki Nakamura who is a Board Member of Meiji University. FY2007 budget was 65 million yen. Primary funding source is UNHCR, other
private organizations, corporations and donations from individuals.