Nevertheless, the Abe Report was released in 2010, providing an overview of statelessness in Japan and taking the first step towards conducting the mapping activities. With this having had a great impact, a number of developments has taken place in relation to statelessness. In 2011, a year after the Abe Report, Stateless Network, 16 previously a volunteer group, was reorganized as an officially registered non-profit organization. In 2014, the Study Group of Statelessness in Japan, to which the authors of this report belong, was founded by researchers, practitioners, and NGO staff; and it initiated the study funded by the Japan Federation of Bar Associations Law Foundation as mentioned above. Also, many articles aimed at understanding and analyzing the current situation of statelessness in Japan have been published in recent years.17 16 On Stateless Network, see, http://statelessnetwork.sakura.ne.jp/wp/. For example, a) Imin Seisaku Kenkyuu [Migration Policy Review] No. 5 (May 2013), which is a journal published by the Japan Association for Migration Policy Studies, contains the following articles: Chen Tien Shi, “Nihonniokeru Mukokusekishano Ruikei [Types of Stateless Persons in Japan]”; Ayane Odagawa, “Kokuseki, Mukokuseki Ninteino Genjouto Kadai – Kaisei Nyuukanhouwo Fumaete [The Current Situation and Challenges of Determinations on Nationality or Statelessness]”; and Yue Fu, “Mukokuseki Joyaku Kanyuuno Igito Nihonno Kadai [Conventions Relating to Statelessness and Japan’s Challenges]”. For details, see: http://iminseisaku.org/top/journal.html. b) Houritsu Jihou [Law Times] October 2014 issue on “‘Kokusaiteki Hogo’ wo meguru Aratana Chouryuu – Nanmin, Mukokusekisha, Hokanteki Hogo [New Trends in International Protection – Refugees, Stateless, and Complementary Protection]” contains the following articles: Osamu Arakaki, “Mukokusekisha Chii Jouyaku to Mukokuseki Sakugen Jouyaku: Seiritsumadeno Keii to Gaiyou [1954 Convention and 1961 Convention: Background and Overview]”; Mark Manley (translated by UNHCR Japan), “Mukokuseki ni Torikumutameno UNHCR no Mandeeto oyobi Katsudou [UNHCR’s Mandate and Activities to Address Statelessness]”, and Ayane Odagawa and Yue Fu, “Nihonno Mukokuseki Mondaiwomeguru Genjouto Kadai [Current Situation and Challenges of Stateless Issues in Japan]”. c) Hougaku Seminaa [Legal Studies Seminar] October 2014 issue on “Mukokuseki toiu Hazama [A Void Called Statelessness]” contains the following: Fumie Azukizawa, “Mukokusekiwo Ikiru Hitobito – Houritsukaniyoru Shienno Genbakara [Persons Living in Statelessness – from the Frontlines of Legal Aid]; Chen Tien Shi, “Mukokuseki Datta Watashi [I Used to be Stateless]; Tuan Sian Khai, “Mukokusekiwo Ikiru Watashi [I am Stateless]”; and Ayane Odagawa, “Hon Kikaku no Shushi [The Purpose of This Project]”, “Miraini Mukeru Teigen [Proposals toward the Future]”. d) Nanmin Kenkyu Jyanaru [Refugee Studies Journal] No. 4 (December 2014) issue on “Mukokuseki [Statelessness]” contains the following: Osamu Arakaki, “Mukokusekisha Chii Jouyaku no Seiritsu to Tenkai [Formation and Development of the 1954 Convention]; Yue Fu, “Firipinniokeru Mukokusekishano Hogoto Genjou [The Protection and Current Situation of Stateless Persons in the Philippines]; Ayane Odagawa, “Firipinno Nanmin, Mukokuseki Nintei Tetsuduki [Refugee and Statelessness Determination Procedure in the Philippines]”; and Mai Kaneko, “Mukokuseki ni Kansuru UNHCR Shin Handobukku, Gaidoraintou no Kaisetsu [Commentary on UNHCR’s New Handbook and Guidelines Relating to Statelessness]. For details, see http://www.refugeestudies.jp/journal/2014/10/4.html. e) Yue Fu, “Nihonde Umareta Kodomono Kokusekito Mukokuseki Nintei [Nationality of Children Born in Japan and Statelessness Determination]” (Doctoral Thesis, University of Tsukuba, doctoral degree conferred in academic year 2015, No. 2783). For details, see, https://tsukuba.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_uri&item_id=38434. 17 14