Re: [sumo] Kyokutenhou gets Japanese citizenship

[Dean <sekihiryu@toughguy.net>]

JJ wrote:

> Do you have to take a Japanese name to become a Japanese citizen?
>

"Arudou Debito" (kanji 有道　出人) formerly Dave Aldwinckle is a well
known former American who changed his citizenship.

http://www.debito.org/kikaupdate3.html

" If you take out Japanese citizenship, you are obligated (but not
required) to take a Japanese-sounding name. Most do. It can be in kanji
with Japanese readings (as in perennial upper house candidate Tsurunen
Marutei), katakana (as in the last name of soccer player Ramosu Rui),
roman initials (as in naturalist C.W. Nikouru), or even romaji (as in
former sumo wrestler Konishiki--who has it rendered that way on TV,
although I don't know how it looks on his koseki), but it should fit
into kana reading paradigms." - extract from Arudou's website.

http://www.debito.org/ - check out his whole website if you are
interested in the complications and issues with being a foreigner in
Japan, this guy knows it all.
[EndPost by Dean <sekihiryu@toughguy.net>]