{"id":116203,"date":"2021-01-23T05:51:44","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T20:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=116203"},"modified":"2021-01-22T14:15:01","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T05:15:01","slug":"choosing-japan-or-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=116203","title":{"rendered":"Choosing Japan or America???"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>what&#8217;s been the talk today is Japan&#8217;s law about duel citizenship. \u00a0it&#8217;s been the law for years but recently it&#8217;s been enforced to athletes. \u00a0here it is:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&#8220;The Japanese law requires anyone who was born with or obtained multiple nationality before the age of 20 to pick one of them before their 22nd birthday. Those who acquire citizenship of another country after turning 20 must decide which one to keep within a two-year period.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>that means if you have 2 passports, you have to choose one and give back the other at 22 years old. \u00a0with everything that&#8217;s happening with the Olympics where people are suddenly representing countries they never lived in before, that&#8217;s probably why. \u00a0so will you give up your USA citizenship to represent Japan in the Olympics???<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116204 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-22-at-1.45.56-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1248\" height=\"920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-22-at-1.45.56-PM.png 1248w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-22-at-1.45.56-PM-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-22-at-1.45.56-PM-1024x755.png 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-22-at-1.45.56-PM-768x566.png 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-22-at-1.45.56-PM-696x513.png 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-22-at-1.45.56-PM-1068x787.png 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-22-at-1.45.56-PM-570x420.png 570w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-22-at-1.45.56-PM-80x60.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1248px) 100vw, 1248px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Naomi Osaka just did. \u00a0 she gave up her USA citizenship to be able to represent Japan in the Olympics. \u00a0for the money? \u00a0for the fame? \u00a0everybody has their own opinion on that one&#8230;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116205 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-22-at-1.48.45-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1304\" height=\"940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-22-at-1.48.45-PM.png 1304w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-22-at-1.48.45-PM-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-22-at-1.48.45-PM-1024x738.png 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-22-at-1.48.45-PM-768x554.png 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-22-at-1.48.45-PM-696x502.png 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-22-at-1.48.45-PM-1068x770.png 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-22-at-1.48.45-PM-583x420.png 583w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-22-at-1.48.45-PM-324x235.png 324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1304px) 100vw, 1304px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>now everybody around me is wondering which country Kanoa Igarashi will choose? for the money? \u00a0for the fame? \u00a0we shall wait and see on this one&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>what&#8217;s been the talk today is Japan&#8217;s law about duel citizenship. \u00a0it&#8217;s been the law for years but recently it&#8217;s been enforced to athletes. \u00a0here it is: &#8220;The Japanese law requires anyone who was born with or obtained multiple nationality before the age of 20 to pick one of them before their 22nd birthday. 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