Tokyo high school girls open their eyes to refugee problem

Tokyo high school girls open their eyes to refugee problem

Photo taken Dec. 17, 2015 shows students at Seishin Joshi Gakuin school in Tokyo's Minato Ward listening to a speech by Jafar Atayee, an Afghan who came to Japan in 2009 after fleeing his home country and who has since sought refugee status. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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