Asian countries don't have the same immigration beliefs as their western counterparts. In 2018/9, more than 17000 refugees applied for asylum in Japan. The government analyzed all claims and approved only 27. Last year abi this, earlier this year, the figure increased marginally. East Asian societies are conformist and believe outsiders cannot follow the rules and would disrupt the harmony they enjoy, which is mainly true. Also, during the Myanmar crisis, Singapore was asked if they would accept refugees, but the government declined ditto for Indonesia and Malaysia. In South Korea, a group of people protested against camping Afghan refugees in their vicinity and applied that the 500 of these refugees should be removed and sent elsewhere.