Kurds in Japan: a history

Kurds from Türkiye have lived in Warabi and Kawaguchi, Saitama, since the 1990s. Many have waited years for asylum decisions. Deportations were debated from 2023 to 2025.

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2,000 to 3,000

estimate, mostly Turkish citizens, 2025

FPRI (June 2025) Secondary source

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