Filipino-Japanese gets nod for short trip to Japan

Filipino-Japanese gets nod for short trip to Japan

MANILA, Philippines - Bienvenido Toshio Shin, a 70-year-old Filipino Japanese from the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, who was recognized recently as a Japanese citizen, leaves Manila airport for Tokyo on Aug. 6, 2014. Shin, who will visit his Japanese relatives and his father's grave in Kagoshima Prefecture until Aug. 11, is facing problems with the Philippine immigration law as a result of his new citizenship. (Kyodo)

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