Citizen+of+Japan




 * Citizen of Japan **



 **Born of Japanese Nationality **
 * Japan is a jus sanguinis state, meaning that it attributes citizenship by blood, not by location of birth.


 * Three ways a person is considered of Japanese Nationality at Birth: **


 * 1) When either parent is a Japanese national at the time of birth
 * 2) When the father dies before the birth and is a Japanese national at the time of death
 * 3) When the person is born on Japanese soil and both parents are unknown or stateless

**Requirements for Naturalization**   
 * 1) Continuous residence in Japan for five years or more
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">At least 20 years old and otherwise legally competent
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">History of good behavior generally, and no past history of seditious behavior
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Sufficient capital or skills, either personally or within family, to support oneself
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Stateless or willing to renounce foreign citizenship


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To Be a Good Citizen of Japan **<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: right;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Abide by the laws
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Do not go against cultural traditions
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Be respectful of the government


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">Below is a video of a Japanese citizen who could get deported back to the U.S. but spends stimulus in Tokyo instead. **

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