Japan makes rare reversal of deportation order for South Asia woman

In a rare reversal of a decision on deportation in the absence of a court ruling, the Japanese government has granted a woman from South Asia who had unsuccessfully sought refugee status special permission to stay, her lawyer said.The government issued a special permit effective Oct. 9 after the Osaka High Court, which had been hearing a suit filed by the 46-year-old woman, said it should be settled out of court. The woman, who declined to be named or her country of origin to be identified, dropped the lawsuit in July.The woman entered Japan in 2007 because she feared for her safety due to …READ FULL ARTICLE