Lack of knowledge about paperwork behind stateless children in Japan

A lack of parental knowledge about necessary paperwork is the main reason why children of foreign residents in Japan become stateless, a government survey showed Tuesday amid an increase in such children without nationality.The first such survey conducted by Japan's immigration agency found 232, or 76.1 percent, of 305 children who were born between 2016 and 2020 and without nationality at least before turning 1 year old were stateless as a result of their parents not providing authorities with necessary documents.Tokyo does not adopt the principle of birthright citizenship, and when foreig…READ FULL ARTICLE