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Cancel Continue. The conditions necessary for being a Japanese national shall be determined by the provisions of this Law. A child shall, in any of the following cases, be a Japanese national: 1 When, at the time of its birth, the father or the mother is a Japanese national; 2 When the father who died prior to the birth of the child was a Japanese national at the time of his death; 3 When both parents are unknown or have no nationality in a case where the child is born in Japan.
A child excluding a child who was once a Japanese national under twenty years of age whose father or mother has acknowledged paternity or maternity respectively , may acquire Japanese nationality through a notification to the Minister of Justice, if the father or mother who made the acknowledgement was a Japanese national at the time of the child's birth, and such father or mother is presently a Japanese national or was a Japanese national at the time of his or her death.
A child who makes notification in accordance with the preceding paragraph shall acquire Japanese nationality at the time of the notification.
The Minister of Justice shall not permit the naturalization of an alien unless he or she fulfills all of the following conditions: 1 that he or she has domiciled in Japan for five years or more consecutively; 2 that he or she is twenty years of age or more and of full capacity to act according to the law of his or her home country; 3 that he or she is of upright conduct; 4 that he or she is able to secure a livelihood by one's own property or ability, or those of one's spouse or other relatives with whom one lives on common living expenses; 5 that he or she has no nationality, or the acquisition of Japanese nationality will result in the loss of foreign nationality; 6 that he or she has never plotted or advocated, or formed or belonged to a political party or other organization which has plotted or advocated the overthrow of the Constitution of Japan or the Government existing thereunder, since the enforcement of the Constitution of Japan.
When an alien is, regardless of his or her intention, unable to deprive himself or herself of his or her current nationality, the Minister of Justice may permit the naturalization of the alien, notwithstanding that the alien does not fulfill the conditions set forth in item 5 of the preceding paragraph, if the Minister of Justice finds exceptional circumstances in his or her family relationship with a Japanese national, or other circumstances.
The Minister of Justice may permit the naturalization of an alien notwithstanding that the alien does not fulfill the condition set forth in item 1 of paragraph 1 of the last preceding Article, provided that the said alien falls under any one of the following items, and is presently domiciled in Japan: 1 One who has had a domicile or residence in Japan for three consecutive years or more and who is the child of a person who was a Japanese national excluding a child by adoption ; 2 One who was born in Japan and who has had a domicile or residence in Japan for three consecutive years or more, or whose father or mother excluding father and mother by adoption was born in Japan; 3 One who has had a residence in Japan for ten consecutive years or more.
The Minister of Justice may permit the naturalization of an alien who is the spouse of a Japanese national notwithstanding that the said alien does not fulfill the conditions set forth in items 1 and 2 of paragraph 1 of Article 5, if the said alien has had a domicile or residence in Japan for three consecutive years or more and is presently domiciled in Japan.
The same rule shall apply in the case where an alien who is the spouse of a Japanese national has been married with the Japanese national for three years or more and has had a domicile in Japan for one consecutive year or more.
The Minister of Justice may permit the naturalization of an alien notwithstanding that the alien does not fulfill the conditions set forth in items 1 , 2 and 4 of paragraph 1 of Article 5, provided that the alien falls under any one of the following items: 1 One who is a child excluding a child by adoption of a Japanese national and has a domicile in Japan; 2 One who is a child by adoption of a Japanese national and has had a domicile in Japan for one consecutive year or more and was a minor according to the law of its native country at the time of the adoption; 3 One who has lost Japanese nationality excluding one who has lost Japanese nationality after naturalization in Japan and has a domicile in Japan; 4 One who was born in Japan and has had no nationality since the time of birth, and has had a domicile in Japan for three consecutive years or more since then.
With respect to an alien who has rendered especially meritorious service to Japan, the Minister of Justice may, notwithstanding the provision of Article 5, paragraph 1, permit the naturalization of the alien with the approval of the Diet.
The Minister of Justice shall, when permitting naturalization, make an announcement to that effect by public notice in the Official Gazette. The naturalization shall come into effect as from the date of the public notice under the preceding paragraph.
A Japanese national shall lose Japanese nationality when he or she acquires a foreign nationality by his or her own choice. A Japanese national having a foreign nationality shall lose Japanese nationality if he or she chooses the foreign nationality in accordance with the laws of the foreign country concerned.
A Japanese national who was born in a foreign country and has acquired a foreign nationality by birth shall lose Japanese nationality retroactively as from the time of birth, unless the Japanese national clearly indicates his or her volition to reserve Japanese nationality according to the provisions of the Family Registration Law Law No.
A Japanese national having a foreign nationality may renounce Japanese nationality by making notification to the Minister of Justice. The person who made notification in accordance with the preceding paragraph shall lose Japanese nationality at the time of the notification. What is the legal age in your country? For most of the world, the age of adulthood is at 18 years. That will soon be the case in Japan as well, where an amendment passed to lower the legal age from 20 to 18 will take effect in April of Aspects such as the legal voting age have already been reduced.
However, alcohol, tobacco, gambling, and other things still require you to be 20 years old, so it's essential to know these kinds of laws in Japan! Enjoying local drinks is an inherent part of a trip for many travelers. The legal drinking age in Japan is Just be sure to bring your passport with you for ID.
As in many other countries, people under the legal age of 20 also cannot purchase alcohol. Some stores will ask you for identification to confirm your age. Nowadays, there are hardly any vending machines in Japan left that offer alcohol, but you will sometimes spot them in rural areas.
Some people might feel that the regulations regarding the sale of alcohol are more lenient than elsewhere. Japan also has other rules and customs regarding alcohol that differ from other countries. If you ride the train late at night, you might be surprised to see a company employee sleeping at the station or inside the car. Aside from crime prevention issues, Japanese laws on drinking in public are generally relaxed. This means that it is legal to drink in public in Japan.
Of course, drinking and driving is illegal, but passengers who are not the driver are free to drink. In recent years, drunk driving incidents have been followed by harsh punishment as a crackdown on the issue.
Drinking is seen as a privilege of adults, expecting people to drink responsibly. Smoking and buying tobacco is illegal in Japan under the age of Just like when buying alcohol, shops may ask for an identification to verify your age.
There are also cigarette vending machines set up in Japanese cities, but tourists are unable to use them. These cards are only issued to people living in Japan. Smoking in Japan should be done at designated smoking areas. Public spaces, restaurants, offices, and so on are subject to tighter anti-smoking laws and are often non-smoking altogether.
Ashtrays are installed only at designated smoking areas. In some areas of Japan, cigarette butt littering incurs a fine. Having a secret smoke in toilets and other such places will also cause the fire alarm to activate. A lot of Japanese smokers carry a portable ashtray that can easily be bought at most yen shops. Pachinko is, of course, the first thing that comes to mind when talking about gambling in Japan. Japanese laws prohibit anyone younger than 18 from entering a pachinko parlor.
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