Matters Immigration and tennis - which one will Naomi Osaka choose?

[malaise]

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/world/asia/naomi-osaka-citizenship.html

The world’s No. 1-ranked player in women’s tennis, Ms. Osaka is among the biggest stars in Japan, splashed across television programs and advertisements for Nissan cars and Citizen watches. As a mixed-race person, she has also helped prompt a discussion about how Japanese see their country.

But a looming deadline — Ms. Osaka’s 22nd birthday in October — has raised the question of whether she can continue to represent Japan on the international tennis circuit, where she has given the country bragging rights on the world sports stage.

Ms. Osaka, whose mother is Japanese and father is Haitian-American, has citizenship in both Japan and the United States. Under Japanese law, dual citizens must choose between the two nationalities by the time they turn 22.

[oregonjen]

1. I'm hoping the Japanese government will change the law

So many people I know would be able to claim dual citizenship if so.

[malaise]

2. Interesting

Given the current global mess, dual citizenship can't be a bad thing.

[oregonjen]

3. I know a lot of "half" kids. It would give them so many gifts to hold two passports.

Right now, they’re not claiming one country or the other, waiting for the law to change.