Seven Japanese-Filipinos, who were born in the Philippines before Japan's wartime surrender, visited Tokyo on Tuesday to seek family registration as Japanese.
The seven were left in the Philippines after their Japanese parents were deported following the end of the war. They have not been recognized as Japanese, despite documents about their Japanese parents' forced repatriation and marriage certificates of their fathers and mothers.
The seven will file for registry Wednesday at the Tokyo Family Court. They are also scheduled to attend a symposium before going back to the Philippines on Sunday.