Myanmar refugees complete acclimation program

Myanmar refugees complete acclimation program

TOKYO, Japan - A ceremony is held in Tokyo on March 2, 2012, for 18 Myanmar refugees who have completed a language and cultural acclimation program. The refugees, consisting of four families from the Karen ethnic minority, are the second group that Japan accepted last year under its third country resettlement program.

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