Court rules in favor of Japan's ban on dual nationality
Eight former Japanese nationals, aged 30 to 80, men and women, six who have acquired Swiss or Liechtenstein nationality and two others who plan to obtain Swiss or French nationality, led by Hitoshi Nogawa, currently living in Europe, attempted to sue the Japan government arguing that the Nationality's Laws policies regarding acquiring additional citizenships was unconstitutional and also against the United Nation's Declaration of Human Rights. The trial started on August 20th, 2020, and was ruled upon January 21st, 2021. They are attempting to appeal. I suspect that the intent of the lawsuit was never to win, as the arguments it presented, while making for a good show for the press, were extremely weak from the perspective of both constitutional law and international law. Among the arguments they attempted to make: They argued that the Nationality Law contradicts the second paragraph of Article 22 of the Constitution, which guarantees the right of expatriation. Article 22 o...