It is unconstitutional for the government to refuse Japanese nationality to a 7-year-old boy of Japanese-Philippine parenthood born out of wedlock and later recognized by his Japanese father, the Tokyo District Court ruled Wednesday.
It is the first time a court has ruled that a provision of the Nationality Law violates the Constitution, lawyers for the plaintiff said.
The boy's mother filed the lawsuit seeking to confirm that her son had the right to obtain Japanese nationality.
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