Miyavi Lee Ishihara

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Miyavi Lee Ishihara I play the guitar / Sometimes do acting & modeling / Ambassador of UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency / 国連難民高等弁務官事務所) / Dad of 2 girls | umj.lnk.to/miyavi_nsttPR |
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@miyavi_ishihara : Thank you for spreading our words ?????? #Repost @miyavi.fanpage 【 Interview 】J-rock star Miyavi on mission to change Japan's tune on refugees ・ While in his lesser-known role as a refugee advocate, Miyavi, aka the samurai guitarist, asks that people look beyond the headline numbers before declaring Japan unwelcoming to asylum-seekers. Despite taking in only 42 refugees in 2018 -- accepting less than 1 percent of applicants -- compared to 35,198 for the United States and 16,875 for Canada, Miyavi says the bump from the previous year's 20 is encouraging, albeit still underwhelming. "As a UNHCR ambassador, I have to say, talking those numbers is like pulling teeth," says Miyavi, who in November 2017 was chosen as Japan's first Goodwill Ambassador by the U.N. refugee agency. … ©︎ Kyodo News ▷ https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2019/07/839396320c97-feature-j-rock-star-miyavi-on-mission-to-change-japans-tune-on-refugees.html ・ #MIYAVI #UNHCR #refugees #guitarist #rockster #Goodwill #ambassador
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