National News Calderon couple exit Japan, daughter stays

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An undocumented Filipino couple under a deportation order departed for the Philippines on April 13 from Narita International Airport, leaving behind their 13-year-old daughter, who was recently granted special permission to stay for one year.

The family had long been seeking special permission for residence for the entire family. But while the Justice Ministry granted their daughter special permission to stay, it refused to extend the permission to the parents.

In mid-March, the Filipino couple told immigration authorities that they would return to the Philippines in April, leaving behind their daughter, who was born and raised in Japan and who has strongly expressed her wish to stay and continue her studies.

They came to the decision to split the family out of fear that their daughter might also be detained and deported, according to the family's lawyer. (Kyodo News)

長女を日本に残し、比人夫妻が帰国

不法滞在で国外退去処分を受けたフィリピンのカルデロンさん夫妻が4月13日、13歳の長女を日本に残し、成田空港から出国した。

Shukan ST: April 24, 2009

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