Not a good comparison. Europe in general is closer to Africa and  the Middle East where most refugees are pouring in from. By comparison,  Japan and South Korea are geographically isolated due to being on the Eastern borders of China and Russia . That's the main reason they don't have refugees. It's true that they also aren't keen on taking immigrants and refugees, but that's always been the case. Both Japan and South Korea are first world nations, and have never mass marketed themselves as being open or even tolerant of others. It's their choice, and there's nothing inherently wrong with that, despite what the media may say.