Jim wrote:

> On a separate topic, does Debito include his marriage as "international"?
> After all, he *is* Japanese, right?  Isn't his kid therefore 100% Japanese
> and not one of those "international" kids he says will be invading the
> home islands in 10 years' time?

He probably does, but that is not really relevant, because narrow minded people
who do not know him will probably never accept him on sight as a Japanese, and
consider or treat him as a foreigner, the way Samoan blooded KONISHIKI from
Hawaii after years of citizenship and fame, is nevertheless classified as a
"gaijin tarento", or sumo fans griped there were no "Japanese" yokozuna despite
the presence of Hawaiian blooded Musashimaru, also a citizen. Bigots who
discriminate against "foreign looking" people will continue to discriminate
against people them, regardless of actual legal status or acclimation into
Japanese society.

As for Debito's children, unless they have also given up their US citizenship
much earlier than legally required, they are still American by birth. And has
been demonstrated, the more foreign looking one is considered a foreigner and
may be refused entry into a "Japanese only" establishment.