In the rest of the world — where Korean restaurants, music and film have transformed popular culture — the discovery of ...

When the fortysomething man, who obtained Japanese citizenship in 2018, sought an explanation, a representative of the Aigi Country Club cited his country of origin. “Our club has a quota for ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan is arranging a meeting between Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and descendants of Japanese nationals left behind in the Philippines after World War II during a planned visit ...