represent the persons in the cases. The persons are not the same even if the same letter is used among different categories. ・ This report calls the diplomatic offices of the relevant States in Japan “consulate”, “embassy” and so on for convenience’s sake even though their official titles are varied, such as “consulate”, “consulate-general”, “consulate department of the embassy” and so on. Thus, the descriptions in this report do not always match the official names of these entities. ・The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not represent the views of the organizations to which they belong or of UNHCR. 21