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| Girl chooses Japan over parents | Girl chooses Japan over parents |
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| A teenager in Japan whose parents are being deported to the Philippines has decided to stay in Tokyo with her aunt. | A teenager in Japan whose parents are being deported to the Philippines has decided to stay in Tokyo with her aunt. |
| After the family lost a three-year battle to remain in Japan, Noriko Calderon, 13, had to choose whether to stay in Japan or go with her parents. | |
| She said an emotional goodbye to them at Tokyo's main airport. | She said an emotional goodbye to them at Tokyo's main airport. |
| Filipinos Arlan and Sarah Calderon used fake passports to enter Japan in the early 1990s, and their daughter was born and raised in the country. | Filipinos Arlan and Sarah Calderon used fake passports to enter Japan in the early 1990s, and their daughter was born and raised in the country. |
| Immigration officials arrested Mrs Calderon in 2006, and since then the family has been fighting to stay together. | Immigration officials arrested Mrs Calderon in 2006, and since then the family has been fighting to stay together. |
| Emotional decision | Emotional decision |
| The Calderons fought a three-year legal battle to remain in Japan, saying that Arlan had a stable job there and their daughter only spoke Japanese. | The Calderons fought a three-year legal battle to remain in Japan, saying that Arlan had a stable job there and their daughter only spoke Japanese. |
| But the family lost their case in the High Court in February, and Noriko was then faced with a difficult choice. | But the family lost their case in the High Court in February, and Noriko was then faced with a difficult choice. |
| "Japan is my homeland," Noriko told CNN when asked why she decided to stay behind when her parents were deported. | "Japan is my homeland," Noriko told CNN when asked why she decided to stay behind when her parents were deported. |
| Her parents say her life will be better in Japan than the poor farming community where they will be living in the Philippines. | Her parents say her life will be better in Japan than the poor farming community where they will be living in the Philippines. |
| But Arlan Calderon told CNN: "We won't be there when she needs us the most... She has to protect herself on her own. I'm sorry about that." | But Arlan Calderon told CNN: "We won't be there when she needs us the most... She has to protect herself on her own. I'm sorry about that." |
| Activists claim that Japan's rigid immigration laws violate human rights. | Activists claim that Japan's rigid immigration laws violate human rights. |
| Under Japanese law, the Calderons will not be allowed back into the country for five years. | Under Japanese law, the Calderons will not be allowed back into the country for five years. |