Philippines waives fines for stateless descendants of Japanese migrants

The Philippine government has waived fines imposed on war-displaced descendants of Japanese migrants, in a move settling a humanitarian issue that rendered the people stateless for decades and left them considered illegal residents in the Southeast Asian nation.Many such descendants, known as Nikkeijin, were unable to obtain either Japanese or Philippine citizenship due to their birth records being lost during World War II, and saw fines imposed by the Philippines accumulate from the time of their birth.The Nikkeijin were told to pay the fines before they could travel to Japan even after ac…READ FULL ARTICLE