The nationality law, which directly affects individuals’ human rights, may be out of tune with today’s world, where countless Japanese cross borders regularly for business or daily life ...

NAGOYA--In a groundbreaking decision, the Nagoya High Court granted Japanese nationality to a child born in Japan to Afghan refugees because the parents were essentially “stateless” at the ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between March 22 and 30. The first story was viewed by 19.4% of our regular readers.

OSAKA -- A same-sex couple in Japan whose 2-year-old daughter can't obtain Japanese citizenship even though she was born in the country are raising the question, "When will same-sex marriage be ...

As adults, some want to move to Japan to apply for citizenship and search for their Japanese fathers. Japan's "bubble economy" of the 1980s began to attract huge numbers of Philippine women ...

Now 84, she has finally acquired Japanese citizenship. Her plight is not unique. She is one of many descendants of Japanese who were left behind in the Philippines after World War Two. The photo ...