The Tokyo District Court on Thursday backed a government decision to deport a 36-year-old woman from Myanmar, rebuffing her argument that her marriage to a 76-year-old Japanese man was genuine and allows her to legally stay in Japan.
The woman was arrested last April for violating immigration law but argued that her marriage to Kiyoharu Uchizawa, a restaurant owner in Tokyo's Taito Ward, was legitimate, entitling her to remain in Japan.
The woman has asked to remain anonymous.
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