Police have
taken a
Japanese man
into custody
after the
killings.
Masayoshi
Nagano faces
murder charges.
taken a
Japanese man
into custody
after the
killings.
Masayoshi
Nagano faces
murder charges.
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Manila urged to address plight of vulnerable Filipinas
MANILA
Police in Tokyo have arrested a Japanese man in connection with the killing of
his Filipino wife and their seven-month-old baby boy.
Masayoshi Nagano is facing murder charges in the March 17 killings that have
highlighted the plight of Filipinas married to Japanese husbands and
prompted calls for action by the Philippine government.
MANILA
Police in Tokyo have arrested a Japanese man in connection with the killing of
his Filipino wife and their seven-month-old baby boy.
Masayoshi Nagano is facing murder charges in the March 17 killings that have
highlighted the plight of Filipinas married to Japanese husbands and
prompted calls for action by the Philippine government.
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The
government
must ensure
justice is
served and
that such
tragic events
do not befall
other Filipinas
in Japan
government
must ensure
justice is
served and
that such
tragic events
do not befall
other Filipinas
in Japan
The slain woman, Crisanta Lopez, met
Nagano in 1995 while working as an
entertainer in Tokyo. Nagano remains under
police custody.
Migrant groups are calling on the governrment
to address the plight of a growing number of
"vulnerable" Filipino women, especially those
that have fallen foul of Japan's toughened
immigrarion law.
Faced with limited options, many of them are
forced into marrying Japanese men for
convenience, Migrante International said.
Nagano in 1995 while working as an
entertainer in Tokyo. Nagano remains under
police custody.
Migrant groups are calling on the governrment
to address the plight of a growing number of
"vulnerable" Filipino women, especially those
that have fallen foul of Japan's toughened
immigrarion law.
Faced with limited options, many of them are
forced into marrying Japanese men for
convenience, Migrante International said.
“More than the repatriation of their remains, the Department of Foreign Affairs
and the Arroyo government must ensure justice is served and that such tragic
events do not befall other Filipinas in Japan,” Migrante chair Connie Bragas-
Regalado told the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
Regalado said abuse and domestic violence against Filipinas in Japan have
been been a longstanding problem.
"Until now, the government still has no concrete measures that will provide
immediate relief to Filipina victims of abuse.”
Migrante said the Philippines has no shelter for distressed nationals in major
Japanese cities and there is only one welfare officer in the Philippine
embassy in Tokyo.
While Japan has a law that protects married couples from spousal abuse,
domestic violence itself is not a crime, Regalado said
Another migrant organization, Kafin, said Filipinas divorced from their
Japanese husbands could be deported if they lacked permanent residency
status, since their stay in Japan are tied to their husbands.
A divorced non-resident woman may be granted limited residency only if she
is the custodial parent of their Japanese child, according to Kafin.
As of 2006, Filipinas comprised almost 79 per cent of 193,488 Filipinos in
Japan, in addition to an estimated 240,000 undocumented Filipinos.
and the Arroyo government must ensure justice is served and that such tragic
events do not befall other Filipinas in Japan,” Migrante chair Connie Bragas-
Regalado told the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
Regalado said abuse and domestic violence against Filipinas in Japan have
been been a longstanding problem.
"Until now, the government still has no concrete measures that will provide
immediate relief to Filipina victims of abuse.”
Migrante said the Philippines has no shelter for distressed nationals in major
Japanese cities and there is only one welfare officer in the Philippine
embassy in Tokyo.
While Japan has a law that protects married couples from spousal abuse,
domestic violence itself is not a crime, Regalado said
Another migrant organization, Kafin, said Filipinas divorced from their
Japanese husbands could be deported if they lacked permanent residency
status, since their stay in Japan are tied to their husbands.
A divorced non-resident woman may be granted limited residency only if she
is the custodial parent of their Japanese child, according to Kafin.
As of 2006, Filipinas comprised almost 79 per cent of 193,488 Filipinos in
Japan, in addition to an estimated 240,000 undocumented Filipinos.
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