Court grants Japan nationality to Afghan refugees' child in rare move

A high court has granted permission for a Japan-born baby daughter of Afghan refugees to be given Japanese nationality, rescinding a rejection by a family court, with their lawyer hailing it as a "breakthrough" move.The decision by the Nagoya High Court, dated Wednesday, is likely to be the first for a child of Afghan parents to be allowed to create a new family registry in Japan, lawyer Yasuyuki Nagai said.Under Japan's Nationality Act, a child is deemed a Japanese citizen if they were born in Japan and either both of the parents are unknown, or if known, both of them are without nationali…READ FULL ARTICLE