{"id":1217,"date":"2015-10-23T20:53:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T11:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/apfs.jp\/?p=1217"},"modified":"2025-06-01T20:53:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:53:20","slug":"apfs%e5%ad%90%e3%81%a9%e3%82%82%e3%81%ae%e5%a4%a2%e3%82%92%e8%82%b2%e3%82%80100%e6%97%a5%e9%96%93%e8%a1%8c%e5%8b%95%e3%80%80%e3%83%ac%e3%83%9d%e3%83%bc%e3%83%88%e2%91%a5%e3%80%80%e5%9b%bd%e4%bc%9a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apfs.jp\/en\/2015\/10\/23\/apfs%e5%ad%90%e3%81%a9%e3%82%82%e3%81%ae%e5%a4%a2%e3%82%92%e8%82%b2%e3%82%80100%e6%97%a5%e9%96%93%e8%a1%8c%e5%8b%95%e3%80%80%e3%83%ac%e3%83%9d%e3%83%bc%e3%83%88%e2%91%a5%e3%80%80%e5%9b%bd%e4%bc%9a\/","title":{"rendered":"APFS 100 Days of Action to Nurture Children&#039;s Dreams Report \u2465 Petition to the National Diet"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/apfs.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/151023-\u5c71\u5c3e\u8b70\u54e1-e1445595681181.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apfs.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/151023-\u5c71\u5c3e\u8b70\u54e1-e1445595681181.jpg 200w, https:\/\/apfs.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/151023-\u5c71\u5c3e\u8b70\u54e1-e1445595681181-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We listened to the voices of children<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On Friday, October 23, 2015, eight undocumented children (from the Philippines and Iran) and their guardians<br>We met with House of Representatives Member and Director of the Judicial Affairs Committee, Shiori Yamao, at the House of Representatives Second Members&#039; Building and requested her support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The eight children spoke in their own words about the difficulties they face due to their irregular immigration status and their dreams for the future.<br>Even though I need surgery, I can&#039;t have it because I can&#039;t enroll in health insurance.<br>Because they don&#039;t have a resident status, they are not even allowed to take exams, and are unable to decide on their future career paths.<br>Others shared their anguish when the Ministry of Justice suggested they would be granted a visa once their parents and siblings returned home.<br>The child said that he wanted to stay in Japan so that not only he but also his family could live happily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Councillor Yamao listened carefully to what each of us had to say.<br>Finally, he encouraged us by saying, &quot;You are all important people to Japan, to society, and to the Earth.&quot;<br>And he promised to support us in the future.<br>I think it was very encouraging for both the children and their parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The &quot;100 Days of Action&quot; that began on August 29th has now reached the halfway point.<br>Going forward, we will accelerate our actions through press conferences, continuing the postcard campaign, and holding rallies and parades.<br>We would appreciate your support.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, October 23, 2015, eight irregularly residing children (from the Philippines and Iran) and their guardians attended the House of Representatives&#039; Second House of Representatives meeting.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1218,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wp-seo-meta-description":"","wp-seo-meta-robots":[]},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1217","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-activity-report","8":"c-entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/apfs.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/apfs.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/apfs.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apfs.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apfs.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1217"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/apfs.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1217\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1219,"href":"https:\/\/apfs.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1217\/revisions\/1219"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apfs.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/apfs.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apfs.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apfs.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}