• AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space
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    10 months ago

    Japan’s problems are compounded by its ethnocentric concept of nationhood, where it is almost impossible for people who aren’t of ethnic Japanese descent to become citizens. There are third-generation descendants of Korean immigrants in Japan who have never lived in Korea, speak only Japanese and have only ever known Japanese culture, but who can never be legally Japanese.

    • pthaloblue@sh.itjust.works
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      10 months ago

      I hate these birth rate panic articles. If they gave citizenship to the people who are doing the hard work (like 3K jobs) it wouldn’t be a problem.

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      10 months ago

      Can you explain how the citizenship issue relates to the demographic problem? Are those people shut out of citizenship not having as many children? I’m a little unclear if you are even saying that it’s connected, or just saying that it’s one more problem Japan also has.

    • tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip
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      10 months ago

      It’s definitely an involved process to naturalize as Japanese, but it mostly requires that you have a method for supporting yourself financially and that all your taxes are paid. Japan doesn’t allow dual citizenship though, which is why most people just get permanent residency instead. There aren’t many differences between PR and citizenship, except the ability to vote.