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Filipino-Japanese visits father's homeland

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Bienvenido Toshio Shin, a 70-year-old Filipino-Japanese, receives a bouquet of flowers from his Japanese relatives on Aug. 7, 2014, at Kagoshima Airport in Japan's southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, his Japanese father's homeland. Shin, who acquired Japanese nationality earlier this year, said, "My 70-year dream finally came true."

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Filipino-Japanese visits father's homeland

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Bienvenido Toshio Shin, a 70-year-old Filipino-Japanese, meets his Japanese relatives on Aug. 7, 2014, at Kagoshima Airport in Japan's southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, his Japanese father's homeland. Shin, who acquired Japanese nationality earlier this year, said, "My 70-year dream finally came true."

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Filipino-Japanese appeal for Japanese citizenship

MANILA, Philippines - Descendants of Japanese living in the Philippines attend a press conference in Manila on Aug. 4, 2014, before visiting Japan to appeal for official recognition as Japanese citizens. The man with the microphone is Bienvenido Shin, whose petition was approved last March and who plans to join the trip to meet his relatives in Japan.

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MANILA-Unemployment

KYODOPHOTO: MANILA:22JUNE2000:Unemployment UP -- A GROWING labor force has increased the number of unemployed by at least 153,000 compared to last year, from 2.8 million in January 1999 to 2.95 million in January 2000. Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma, however, said the NSO figures were no cause for concern saying programs were already in place to accommodate the new entrants to the labor force. The NSO's Philippine Labor Force Survey, posted at the NSO's website, said the labor force grew by 680,000 compared to last year. Photo by Sid Balatan

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Filipino-Japanese visits father's homeland

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Bienvenido Toshio Shin, a 70-year-old Filipino-Japanese, receives a bouquet of flowers from his Japanese relatives on Aug. 7, 2014, at Kagoshima Airport in Japan's southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, his Japanese father's homeland. Shin, who acquired Japanese nationality earlier this year, said, "My 70-year dream finally came true." (Kyodo)

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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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Foreign technical intern in Japan

Photo taken on June 29, 2018, shows Samaniego Bienvenido Apabla, a 29-year old Filipino technical intern staying in Japan as part of the country's job training program, speaking during a press conference in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan. He filed a damages suit against a construction firm in Kumamoto claiming he was asked to do hard work that cannot be categorized as training. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Foreign technical intern in Japan

Photo taken on July 9, 2018, shows Samaniego Bienvenido Apabla, a 29-year old Filipino technical intern staying in Japan as part of the country's job training program, in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan. He filed a damages suit against a construction firm in Kumamoto claiming he was asked to do hard work that cannot be categorized as training. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo