Staff writer
The government should review its immigration policy and give more consideration to human rights, claims a family of Iranians living in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward whose visas expired in 1991 and whose fate is now in the hands of the authorities.
Taghibeigloo Shahroklt, 40, his wife, Padidar Nahid, 30, their 12-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son were among 21 illegal residents who visited the Tokyo Regional Immigration Office on Sept. 1. They have filed a request with the justice minister that they be granted special permission to live permanently in Japan.