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Japanese-Filipino man seeks Japanese citizenship

TOKYO, Japan - Hideo Miyake (R), who was born in the Philippines to a Japanese father and Filipino mother before the end of World War II, speaks at a press conference at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2014, during his visit to Japan to seek Japanese citizenship.

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Japanese-Filipino war children seek Japanese citizenship

TOKYO, Japan - A group of people who were born in the Philippines to Japanese fathers and Filipino mothers before and during World War II hold a press conference at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2014, during their visit to Japan to seek Japanese citizenship.

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Japanese-Filipino in Davao

DAVAO, Philippines - Japanese-Filipino Koichi Sakae holds his Japanese passport at his home in Davao in the Philippines on Aug. 10, 2013.

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Japanese-Filipino in Davao

DAVAO, Philippines - Japanese-Filipino Koichi Sakae is pictured beside a monument for Japanese soldiers on the premises of his home in Davao in the Philippines on Aug. 10, 2013.

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Japanese-Filipino in search of father's identity

KUMAMOTO, Japan - David Honda, a 67-year-old Filipino pastor born of a Japanese father and Filipino mother, holds a press conference while showing photos of his father, Torao Honda, at Kumamoto airport on Aug. 7, 2012. Honda arrived in Japan the same day for the first time to visit his father's hometown in Kumamoto Prefecture after establishing contact with his father's relatives in Japan.

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Japanese-Filipino in search of father's identity

MANILA, Philippines - David Honda, a 67-year-old Filipino pastor born of a Japanese father and Filipino mother, is interviewed by Kyodo News in Metropolitan Manila on Aug. 6, 2012. Honda will arrive in Japan the following day for the first time to visit his father's hometown after establishing contact with his father's relatives in Japan.

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Japanese-Filipino's reunion with father

NAHA, Japan - Pacita Okuma (R), a 69-year-old second-generation Japanese-Filipino, lays her hand on the shoulder of Manzo Okuma, her 95-year-old Japanese father, at Naha airport in Okinawa Prefecture on Aug. 6, 2011. The father, who immigrated to the Philippines before World War II and married a local woman, was reunited with his daughter for the first time in 66 years after he was deported to Japan after the war.

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Japanese-Filipino's reunion with father

NAHA, Japan - Pacita Okuma (R), a 69-year-old second-generation Japanese-Filipino, smiles at Manzo Okuma, her 95-year-old Japanese father, at Naha airport in Okinawa Prefecture on Aug. 6, 2011. The father, who immigrated to the Philippines before World War II and married a local woman, was reunited with his daughter for the first time in 66 years after he was deported to Japan after the war.

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Japanese-Filipino woman to meet Japanese father

MANILA, Philippines - Pacita Okuma (L) and six other Filipinos of Japanese descent attend a press conference near Manila on Aug. 3, 2011, before leaving for Japan to meet their Japanese relatives. Okuma, a 69-year-old Japanese-Filipino woman, plans to meet her Japanese father for the first time in 66 years. They will make personal appearances at the Tokyo Family Court as part of their petition to acquire Japanese citizenship.

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Japanese-Filipino woman to meet Japanese father

MANILA, Philippines - Pacita Okuma, a 69-year-old Japanese-Filipino woman, speaks during a press conference near Manila on Aug. 3, 2011, before leaving for Okinawa to meet her Japanese father for the first time in 66 years. Okuma and six other Filipinos of Japanese descent will go to Japan to meet their Japanese relatives. They will make personal appearances at the Tokyo Family Court as part of their petition to acquire Japanese citizenship.

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13 more Japanese-Filipino children, 14 mothers leave for Japan

MANILA, Philippines - Akira Oka (C), chair of the Cebu-based Shin-Nikkeijin Network Association, surrounded by 13 Japanese-Filipino children and 14 Filipino mothers, speaks at a news conference in Manila on Oct. 13 before the children and mothers leave for Japan to realize a long-held dream to live in their Japanese fathers' or husbands' homeland.

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3 Japanese-Filipino children, Filipino mothers arrive in Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - Three Japanese-Filipino children and their Filipino mothers arrive at Centrair airport near Nagoya on March 28, realizing their long-time dream to live in their Japanese fathers' homeland.

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Japanese-Filipinos left behind after WWII seek help from Japan PM

Lemual Yoshimura (C), 72, a Japanese-Filipino, tells a press conference in Tokyo on July 22, 2015, that he wants to gain Japanese citizenship as soon as possible. Yoshimura had filed with a Japanese family court for citizenship, but his application was rejected two years ago. He said he did not know then how to gather proof to support his case. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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3 Japanese-Filipino children, Filipino mothers arrive in Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - Three Japanese-Filipino children and their Filipino mothers arrive at Centrair airport near Nagoya on March 28, realizing their long-time dream to live in their Japanese fathers' homeland. (Kyodo)

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13 more Japanese-Filipino children, 14 mothers leave for Japan

MANILA, Philippines - Akira Oka (C), chair of the Cebu-based Shin-Nikkeijin Network Association, surrounded by 13 Japanese-Filipino children and 14 Filipino mothers, speaks at a news conference in Manila on Oct. 13 before the children and mothers leave for Japan to realize a long-held dream to live in their Japanese fathers' or husbands' homeland. (Kyodo)

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Japanese-Filipino's reunion with father

NAHA, Japan - Pacita Okuma (R), a 69-year-old second-generation Japanese-Filipino, lays her hand on the shoulder of Manzo Okuma, her 95-year-old Japanese father, at Naha airport in Okinawa Prefecture on Aug. 6, 2011. The father, who immigrated to the Philippines before World War II and married a local woman, was reunited with his daughter for the first time in 66 years after he was deported to Japan after the war. (Kyodo)

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Japanese-Filipino's reunion with father

NAHA, Japan - Pacita Okuma (R), a 69-year-old second-generation Japanese-Filipino, smiles at Manzo Okuma, her 95-year-old Japanese father, at Naha airport in Okinawa Prefecture on Aug. 6, 2011. The father, who immigrated to the Philippines before World War II and married a local woman, was reunited with his daughter for the first time in 66 years after he was deported to Japan after the war. (Kyodo)

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Japanese-Filipino woman to meet Japanese father

MANILA, Philippines - Pacita Okuma (L) and six other Filipinos of Japanese descent attend a press conference near Manila on Aug. 3, 2011, before leaving for Japan to meet their Japanese relatives. Okuma, a 69-year-old Japanese-Filipino woman, plans to meet her Japanese father for the first time in 66 years. They will make personal appearances at the Tokyo Family Court as part of their petition to acquire Japanese citizenship. (Kyodo)

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Japanese-Filipino woman to meet Japanese father

MANILA, Philippines - Pacita Okuma, a 69-year-old Japanese-Filipino woman, speaks during a press conference near Manila on Aug. 3, 2011, before leaving for Okinawa to meet her Japanese father for the first time in 66 years. Okuma and six other Filipinos of Japanese descent will go to Japan to meet their Japanese relatives. They will make personal appearances at the Tokyo Family Court as part of their petition to acquire Japanese citizenship. (Kyodo)

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Japanese-Filipino war children seek Japanese citizenship

TOKYO, Japan - A group of people who were born in the Philippines to Japanese fathers and Filipino mothers before and during World War II hold a press conference at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2014, during their visit to Japan to seek Japanese citizenship. (Kyodo)