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今日の新聞の一面に広がっためずらしい笑顔と喜び！日本の高裁判決によってフィリピンのお母さんから生まれて、日本人のお父さんを持つ子供達が日本国籍を得る権利があるということです。しかし、この判決は法律を変えることができません。今まで通り、産まれる前に父が赤ちゃんを自分の子供として認めると国籍がもらえるけれど、産まれてからはもらえない。今回の判決はあくまでもこの10人の子供たちだけに適応します。まだまだ無国籍の子供がたくさんいます。一日も早く法律がかわりますように。日本の子供達全員に幸せを！

Over a picture of some decidely un-Japanese exuberance was the headline “Bar to kids’ citizenship ruled illegal.” Ten children born to Filipino mothers by Japanese fathers have been ruled eligible to receive Japanese citizenship. The law says that a child born to a non-Japanese mother out of wedlock can receive citizenship if the father recognizes the child BEFORE birth (Has anyone seen the pre-birth registration window at their local city hall? I must have missed it.) There are cases when reluctant fathers come forward after the birth of their offspring, but then it is too late. This new ruling concerns only the ten children mentioned in the legal case. The law will have to be changed to make it universal. As the mother of children born of a Japanese father and non-Japanese mother, let me just add that our children have enough to deal with without being denied a passport. Let’s pray the day when all Japanese children are declared Japanese is not too far off.