Comment on “Why I Fled to Japan, My ‘Second Home’, Only to Return to My Homeland under the Rule of the Taliban”
On August 13, 2023, Professor Maiko Ichihara of the Graduate School of Law commented on the Asahi Shimbun article, “Why I Fled to Japan, My ‘Second Home’, only to Return to My Homeland under the Rule of the Taliban.” The article is about a man who fled his home country after a ‘political upheaval’ shortly after returning from studying in Japan and took temporary refuge in Japan, but returned to his homeland amid turmoil and shared his feelings about it. Professor Ichihara pointed out that in supporting refugees, it is also necessary to consider how to help them realize their desire to support their home country. She also commented that although conventional Japanese society has the structure which is not easy for refugees to become self-reliant, we should structure the society to make their experience and knowledge accessible to the average poeple to improve the ability to identify and solve problems.
