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Three Philippine nationals have been arrested in western Japan for entering the country on forged women's passports after undergoing sex change operations, local media reported on Tuesday.
The three had the illegal passports made by forgers in the Philippines using women's identification so that they could live in Japan as the "wives" of Japanese men they had met, Kyodo News said.
While working at nightclubs in Fukuoka, they secured spouse visas from local authorities, said Kyodo and other news reports, quoting local immigration authorities.
They were quoted as telling investigators they wanted to live as women and lead their lives with their loved ones, Kyodo said.
"They looked female. We could not tell they are men," an immigration official said, according to the Nishinihon Shimbun.
