Hey Michael, welcome to TextFugu! What got you interested in learning Japanese?

Good luck with your studies!

Hey Patrick, welcome to TextFugu! Sounds like you’re already getting a lot of exposure to Japanese. Is there anything about Japanese culture in particular that first attracted you?

Good luck with your studies!

Hi Nico, welcome to TextFugu! I really enjoyed reading through your intro. Good luck with your studies!

Mescale, how are you simultaneously so full of wisdom yet so baffling?

Gigatron:
If it’s in the case of the US they could always just hold a green card, as I did for years until I became a US citizen only a few days ago. Granted I’m not 100% sure how the law in Japan works with this, but I’m guessing that as long as you’re just a permanent resident of your host country, and not a citizen, you can keep your Japanese citizenship.

The same works in reverse in Japan, where if you’re a permanent resident you can keep your original citizenship, until such time as you wish to apply for Japanese citizenship, in which case you’d have to renounce it.

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I’ve read that the Japanese government isn’t actually that stringent about renouncing your former citizenship after becoming a Japanese citizen. It’s definitely in the letter of the law, but I’ve heard that the Japanese government really doesn’t care that much.

Also, congratulations on becoming a US citizen!

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