This week tennis star Naomi Osaka was forced to choose between American and Japanese citizenships and she chose Japanese. Osaka was born in Japan to a Hatian-American father and a Japanese mother in October 1997. She moved to the United States at the age of 3 and started playing tennis. In 2013, she turned pro. According to Japanese law, she was required to renounce one of her citizenships at age 22, which was this week. She gave up her American citizenship, expressing a desire to play tennis in next year's Olympic games and becoming the first Japanese female tennis player to win an Olympic medal.
Does your country allow dual citizenship?
