Migration
Japan and Korea provinces expand cooperation
In recognition of the challenges and issues brought about by increased globalisation, the provinces of Japan and Korea have agreed to a greater degree of...read more
How long would you last?
Imagine your feelings if every time you visited a particular friend you were searched, asked a series of intimidating questions and then taken to a...read more
Waiting for a country to call home
Mohammad is one of the many Muslim Rohingya refugees forced to flee their homes in western Burma. After a hazardous journey across Burma, he was...read more
Suggested priorities for Vietnam
A Jesuit brother in Vietnam has highlighted several areas he feels the government should focus on in the coming years – education, corruption, legislation, ethnic...read more
30 years of ministering to refugees
As the Jesuit Refugee Service marks three decades of ministering to the needs of refugees, Fr Bernard Hyacinth Arputhasamy SJ, regional director of JRS in...read more
JRS Strategic Framework 2012-2015
The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) published in January its strategic framework for the next four years, upon receiving approval of the document from Father General...read more
Helping foreign migrants navigate Japanese law
The free legal services offered by the Jesuit Social Center in Tokyo in the last year has proven to be a boon to foreign migrants. ...read more
Reflections on Christmas Island
At the age of 70, when most people are retired or taking it easy, Australian Jesuit Celso Romanin SJ responded to an urgent call from...read more
Flood misery continues across Southeast Asia
An estimated 20 million people across Southeast Asia have been affected by flooding since June. Most are in Thailand, but typhoons struck the Philippines in...read more