Japan allows Myanmar activist, kin to stay

Japan allows Myanmar activist, kin to stay

TOKYO, Japan - Maria Hope Jamili (2nd from L), her pro-democracy activist husband Khin Maung Latt (C) and their two daughters smile at a press conference in Tokyo on March 9 after they were granted special permission to stay in Japan. The Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau gave the special residence permit to the family after Justice Minister Daizo Nozawa said the government would allow them to stay for humanitarian reasons because the family would be broken up if deported. (Kyodo)

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