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If was born in Taiwan during the Japanese occupation would that mean I'm a citizen of Japan?
If was born in Taiwan during the Japanese occupation would that mean I'm a citizen of Japan?
My grandfather was born during the Japanese occupation in Taichung, Taiwan.
I was curious if he was a Japanese citizen or a Taiwanese citizen.
5 Answers
- Leftcoast USALv 68 years agoFavorite Answer
As of the 1952 Treaty of Taipei, Taiwanese nationals lost their Japanese citizenship and became citizens of the Republic of China.
- QuinnLv 68 years ago
First of all, the Japanese were not that magnanimous. People born in colonies and territories during that period were second class citizens - members of the Japanese empire, but still a step-child at best.
You are both Taiwanese citizens whether you want to be or not.
- ?Lv 68 years ago
No, just a citizen of the non-existent East Asian Co-Prosperity League or something like that. Japan was g*a*y during WW2.
- kamaole3Lv 78 years ago
No, you are a citizen of the country in which you're born regardless of who happens to be in power or what nationality your parents might have been.
