Rafael Caetano wrote:

> That doesn't explain the Japanese consulate in Brazil being
>  complacent with people they know have both passports.

I don't think it bothers them. The Japanese embassy in Brazil is not
concerned with this issue. Legally, they are entitled to offer their
services to holders of Japanese passports, and they do so. Japan simply
doesn't reciprocate the arrangement, i.e., while these people are in Japan
they are not entitled to the services of the Brazilian embassy.

The fact that Japan does not allow dual nationality does not put it in
conflict with other countries that do allow it, it just creates the
one-sided situation outlined above.

That, at least, is how I understand it.

> But as I said in a previous article, I found out that the law holds only
> for people who were born in 1985 or later. Apparently the law was passed
> in 1984.

I take it you mean people born in Japan (as I was born long before that,
came to Japan a decade ago and am not eligible for dual nationality)? If so,
what was the law *before* 1985?

--
John
http://rarebooksinjapan.com