> Permanent residents are allowed to apply for Japanese citizenship after five years. Is it really strange though? It's same in Czechia, first you must hold te

> Permanent residents are allowed to apply for Japanese citizenship after five years. Is it really strange though? It's same in Czechia, first you must hold temporary residency for at least 5 years before gaining permanent residency, then after 5 years of permanent residency you can apply for Czech citizenship, so it takes minimum 10 years to apply for Czech citizenship, by then most foreigners who moved here are already gone.