What this path provides

GET

Long-Term Resident status for qualifying Japanese descendants; PR and naturalization available after ordinary residence.

LIMIT

Japan has repeatedly adjusted descendant subcategories; bans dual citizenship at naturalization.

Naturalizing here may require renouncing your current citizenship.

Nikkei (Japanese descendants, mainly in Brazil/Peru) through 4th generation - descent-based, not mapped

Japan country guide →

Sources

  • Japan MOJ: Long-Term Resident for Nikkei descendants