Japanese Nationality Rules Loosened

[Mulboyne]

Asahi: Nationality Law struck down in out-of-wedlock baby case
The Tokyo District Court on Wednesday ruled as unconstitutional a provision of the Nationality Law that requires the parents of a child seeking Japanese nationality to be married. Presiding Judge Toshihiko Tsuruoka ruled that a 7-year-old boy who was born to a Japanese father and Filipino mother should be granted Japanese nationality. Legal experts said the ruling was the first time the Nationality Law had been declared unconstitutional...more