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> the overall culture is extremely hostile to granting citizenship to non-native people Sorry, I need to disagree with you. The process is fairly straightforw

> the overall culture is extremely hostile to granting citizenship to non-native people Sorry, I need to disagree with you. The process is fairly straightforward and formal. You need to fit very few and fair formal criteria, but if you do, then there is nothing special about the process. For a sincere applicant, there should be severe reasons why citizenship is not granted. There are statistics by nationality. I think Chinese, Korean and South Eastern nationalities are topping the statistics. Here is a good starting point for better understanding of the process. https://www.turning-japanese.info/ https://www.turning-japanese.info/

idiocrat 4y ago
https://www.turning-japanese.info/2021/06/naturalization-story-part-1-first.html https://www.turning-japanese.info/2021/06/naturalization-sto... Excerpt: [...] the seven requirements [...] . 1) Have continuously lived in Japan for 5 years or more? 2) Be 20 years of age or above, and be a legal adult in my home country? 3) Be of upright conduct? [///] 4) Have a way of supporting myself and my family? 5) Be willing to give up my other nationality/ies upon acquisition of Japanese nationality? 6) Have never plotted to destroy the current government of Japan? 7) Have a Japanese skill level enough to go about daily life, and be a functioning member of Japanese society? Note: Requirement 7 is not explicitly written in the Nationality Law of Japan, which has only 6 requirements. Nevertheless, as a prospective citizen, it is still a good idea to know the language, as it indirectly affects requirement 4 by affecting what kind of jobs you can take.
- Aeolun 4y ago
  Darn, they’ve seen through my plans, and now nr 6 won’t allow me to gain citizenship!
  - toyg 4y ago
    It's the classic "are you a terrorist or a member of the Nazi party" question on US entrance forms... the point is obviously not to catch those people, but being able to easily convict them of something (lying to authorities) if they emerge.
- havill 4y ago
  The "Japanese language requirement" is technically part of requirement 4... the rational being that if you can't understand Japanese and you aren't wealthy enough to support yourself without working for the rest of your life, you are too dependent on English language workplaces. While they exist, they are a tiny niche of Japanese society in the bigger scheme of things.
havill 4y ago
And for those that prefer to watch a 10 minute video: https://youtu.be/PkO8lwHrLZE https://youtu.be/PkO8lwHrLZE

idiocrat 4y ago

https://www.turning-japanese.info/2021/06/naturalization-story-part-1-first.html https://www.turning-japanese.info/2021/06/naturalization-sto... Excerpt: [...] the seven requirements [...] . 1) Have continuously lived in Japan for 5 years or more? 2) Be 20 years of age or above, and be a legal adult in my home country? 3) Be of upright conduct? [///] 4) Have a way of supporting myself and my family? 5) Be willing to give up my other nationality/ies upon acquisition of Japanese nationality? 6) Have never plotted to destroy the current government of Japan? 7) Have a Japanese skill level enough to go about daily life, and be a functioning member of Japanese society? Note: Requirement 7 is not explicitly written in the Nationality Law of Japan, which has only 6 requirements. Nevertheless, as a prospective citizen, it is still a good idea to know the language, as it indirectly affects requirement 4 by affecting what kind of jobs you can take.

Aeolun 4y ago
Darn, they’ve seen through my plans, and now nr 6 won’t allow me to gain citizenship!
- toyg 4y ago
  It's the classic "are you a terrorist or a member of the Nazi party" question on US entrance forms... the point is obviously not to catch those people, but being able to easily convict them of something (lying to authorities) if they emerge.
havill 4y ago
The "Japanese language requirement" is technically part of requirement 4... the rational being that if you can't understand Japanese and you aren't wealthy enough to support yourself without working for the rest of your life, you are too dependent on English language workplaces. While they exist, they are a tiny niche of Japanese society in the bigger scheme of things.

havill 4y ago

And for those that prefer to watch a 10 minute video: https://youtu.be/PkO8lwHrLZE https://youtu.be/PkO8lwHrLZE