Filipino family told to set departure date by March 9 or be deported

Filipino family told to set departure date by March 9 or be deported

TOKYO, Japan - Arlan Calderon, 36, and his wife Sarah, 38, an undocumented Filipino couple living in Tokyo, speak at a news conference after being told by the Justice Ministry to decide by March 9 on a date to leave Japan or face deportation. Their case has drawn public sympathy, partly because their daughter, who was born and raised in Japan, says she wants to continue studying at her junior high school in Warabi, Saitama Prefecture.

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