Japanese descendants on Philippine island lighten up from solar power

A remote village in the Philippines with many war-displaced Filipino-Japanese descendants, or Nikkeijin, has received solar-powered lights from aid groups, evoking gratitude from the recipients for the groups' efforts to seek them out and keep their Japanese ties alive.On Sunday, over 150 lights arrived by boat in Sigpit, a community lacking electricity on the western island of Palawan, by the local chapter of the Philippine Nikkeijin Kai Rengokai and the Philippine Nikkeijin Legal Support Center, a group that helps Nikkeijin recover their Japanese identities.What could have been a simple g…READ FULL ARTICLE