Foreigners call for residency status like seal 'Tama-chan'

Foreigners call for residency status like seal 'Tama-chan'

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Foreign residents in Japan with seal-like costumes stage a rally in Yokohama's Nishi Ward on Feb. 22, calling on authorities to provide registry certificates for non-Japanese nationals similar to that of the popular seal ''Tama-chan,'' apparently from the Bering Sea. The seal was recently issued a ''residency certificate'' from the city of Yokohama.

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