Last Change:

08/21/2025

The Nationality Act (Act No. 147 of May 4, 1950)

Year: 1950

Type: Domestic law

Rights Category: Nationality, Integration & Public Affairs

Link to external source: https://data.globalcit.eu/NationalDB/docs/Nationality%20Act%20(2022)%20EN.pdf
Description

Governs Japanese nationality acquisition, loss and renunciation, outlining citizenship requirement.                                           

Note: This Act was amended on 17 June 2025 (date of Promulgation) by the Act to Organize Related Laws Following the Enforcement of the Act to Partially Amend the Penal Code and Other Laws (Act No. 68 of 2022). This Japanese/English version is the most up-to-date in force (as of August 2025).