Philippine-Born Woman Plans 1st Visit to Father's Native Okinawa
Manila, Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)--A 90-year-old second-generation Japanese woman born in the Philippines who was separated from her father after World War II is planning to visit his native Okinawa Prefecture in southernmost Japan for the first time by the end of this year. Adelaida Kakazu is searching with the help of a support group for relatives in Japan, hoping to meet them during the trip...
Manila, September 21 (Jiji Press) - A 90-year-old woman born in the Philippines is set to make her first visit to her father's native Okinawa Prefecture in Japan later this year. Adelaida Kakazu, whose father was repatriated to Japan following World War II, is searching for relatives in Japan with the help of a support group. Adelaida's father, Noboru Kakazu, passed away in 1951, and her grandson recently reached out to a group supporting Japanese descendants left behind in the Philippines after the war.
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