9 Filipino children sue to acquire Japanese nationality

TOKYO, Japan - Rossana (L) and her 7-year-old daughter Masami (R) gives a press conference in Tokyo on April, after Masami and eight other Filipino children who were born in Japan to Japanese fathers and Filipino mothers filed a class lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court to obtain Japanese nationality. Rossana said she cannot understand the rationale behind giving Filipino nationality to Masami while Masami's 3-year-old sister, who was recognized by the father while she was in the womb, can have Japanese nationality.

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