Marriage requirement for nationality unconstitutional: top court

Marriage requirement for nationality unconstitutional: top court

TOKYO, Japan - Filipino mothers and their children celebrate outside the Supreme Court in Tokyo on June 4 after it declared unconstitutional a Nationality Law article requiring parents to be married in order for their children to receive Japanese nationality. (Kyodo)

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