Japanese PM tells UN to shove it, will not take in any Muslim ‘refugees’
UNITED NATIONS – Japan’s prime minister said Tuesday that his nation needs to attend to its own demographic challenges posed by falling birth rates and an aging population before opening its doors to refugees.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced at the U.N. General Assembly that Japan is ramping up assistance in response to the exodus of refugees to Europe from the Middle East and Africa.
He said Japan will provide $1.5 billion in emergency aid for refugees and for stabilization of communities facing upheaval. But speaking to reporters later Tuesday he poured cold water on the idea of Japan opening its doors to those fleeing.
“I would say that before accepting immigrants or refugees we need to have more activities by women, by elderly people and we must raise (the) birth rate.
“I would say that before accepting immigrants or refugees we need to have more activities by women, by elderly people and we must raise (the) birth rate. There are many things that we should do before accepting immigrants”.
Wholesome_Stuff on July 10th, 2017 at 04:34 UTC »
At least Japan is the second largest donor to the UN refugee agency (USA is first).
jonesrr2 on July 10th, 2017 at 01:52 UTC »
As is his right and Japan needs to preserve itself and it's culture
lion27 on July 10th, 2017 at 00:40 UTC »
Good for him! My wife is from Japan. Japan is a beautiful country that experiences low crime and is able to provide a socialized blanket to it's people because of its unique situation.
The only major problem Japan faces is their low birth rate and aging population. They will need to figure out how to overcome this issue, but as long as it doesn't involve importing humans from the Saharan or African third world, they'll be ok.