On March 14, 2024, a Japanese translation of “Homogenous Japan? An Empirical Examination on Public Perceptions of Citizenship,” authored by Associate Professor Woo Yujin (Graduate School of Social Data Science, Hitotsubashi University), was published in Journal of Social Science (No.75). This study was initially published in English in Social Science Japan Journal (Vol. 25, No. 2) in 2022. This study empirically assesses how the public in the ethnic nation views citizenship acquisition criteria. It shows that Japanese people most heavily rely on their parents’ nationalities when judging who qualifies as ‘Japanese.’ In conclusion, Associate Professor Woo suggests a reevaluation of Japan’s institutional and social attachment to patrilineal ethnic heritage in order to ease multiple layers of discrimination posed against (particularly female) migrants and to realize a sound multiethnic society.

https://jww.iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp/jss/75/jss75_079102.html
https://doi.org/10.1093/ssjj/jyac001