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.

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