Becoming Japanese

former Asahi Bank headquarters The Tokyo District Court has determined that in the case of financial loans and extension of credit, yes, they can. In the case "Steve Herman v. Asahi Bank", the judge ruled that it was "reasonable" for a money lending institution to deny a loan to a foreigner, because they have right of abode in another country and could thus leave Japan easily, and foreign laws and jurisdiction might make it difficult if not impossible for a Japan-based bank to collect. Steven Herman in Japan In the year 2000, Steve Herman had lived in Japan for over ten (10) years and was forty (40) years old. He was president of the FCCJ for one year (1997~1998) and worked at TV Tokyo at the time . While it was not disclosed exactly, he hinted ("an income triple that of the average salary-man") that he had a much higher than average stable income — estimated by others to be in excess of ¥15,000,000/year. An American citizen, he did not have perm...

By: Paul J. Scalise and Yuki Allyson Honjo * * A note from the site administrator: This is a republication of an excellent working paper written by Dr. Scalise and Dr. Honjo on JapanReview.Net . It is re-printed with permission. Some of the text has been updated and revised from the original version to reflect changes over time in statistics, data, laws, links, and publications. Errors and mistakes in this edition are my fault, not the original authors. I am revising and republishing it here because I believe its issues (Japanese nationality laws compared to foreign countries) are pertinent to those interested in Japanese naturalization. Becoming legally Japanese would like to thank the editors of JapanReview.Net for their fascinating working paper and cooperation. Please note that this article is copyrighted by the original authors and does not fall under the umbrella of this site's copyright/license policy . — Eido INOUE Introduction Is Japan an outlier in its defini...