Naomi Osaka And A Tale Of Two Countries

 

Naomi Osaka (@usopen on Twitter)

The US Open champions has to renounce her U.S. citizenship because of Japanese law. But it’s not that easy.

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This 2020 was supposed to be a very important year for Naomi, as she was preparing to compete at the Tokyo Olympics in her home country of Japan. Despite having spent most of her life living in the United States, she has always competed under the Japanese flag and had been selected as one of the testimonials for this Olympiad.

In order to honor the support she has received throughout her junior years from the Japanese Tennis Federation and as an act of coherence for the choice she made to represent Japan in international competitions, Naomi Osaka announced in 2019 that she would be renouncing U.S. citizenship in compliance with Japanese law that does not formally recognize dual citizenship.

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However, this presents a logistical conundrum to be solved...

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