Rosanna Tapiru's problems really began shortly after her arrival in Japan.
She came here from the Philippines to make and save money, but her dreams of a better life for her family were, she says, "washed away" when her partner, who remained in the Philippines, left her for another woman.
Forced to move on, she sought to rebuild her life -- and hopes for a family -- in Japan.
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