Becoming Japanese

Many jobs with executive powers require nationality. Once you have received Japanese citizenship you are qualified to hold public positions.This includes becoming a volunteer firefighter.This position includes a small stipend to go along with the equipment and uniform that you receive. Becoming a volunteer firefighter requires more than citizenship. You need to be part of a community that would be willing to accept you in that role. If you are willing to lend a hand, you will more than likely be asked to help.  Of course not everyone is interested in public service but the fact is that you can take this path and some naturalized Japanese actually do with the support of their community.

Licensed under Creative Commons Zero - CC0 terms I have run this web site, along with over a dozen other authors and contributors, since 2010. During that time, according to both my personal email, this group's email folder, and other messages and posts from social media: I have exchanges emails, interviewed, and answered questions with over 300 different English speaking people who have become legally Japanese. This includes people of most English language speaking (first or second language) countries, including many in South America, eastern Europe, Russia, India, etc. These interactions are usually questions about naturalization, life post naturalization, and include the applicant's biography and concerns about the process. I have had lunch, dinner, or just a long coffee session at a cafe, personally, with about two dozen English speaking people who have become legally Japanese, which implies a deep conversation / interview of at least 45 to 90 approximate minutes....