good point! and no doubt he was heckled (or shunned) in the water more than other groms.. makes me want to backpedal my comment a bit.brukuns said:
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Kanoa Igarashi
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Japan doesn’t allow dual citizenship for adults. If Kanoa wants to keep his Japanese citizenship he will need to renounce his American citizenship before he turns 22. Now America doesn’t really care if he renounces his citizenship to a Japanese official, he’ll still get to keep it as long as he doesn’t renounce it to an American official. Japan normally turns a blind eye to this too but I don’t see how he can compete for Japan in the Olympics while calling himself a dual citizen.
When he made the ct he said in an interview he wouldn't surf under the Japanese flag. He said something like he grew up in the US so why would he do that? I guess the why is money. He is now the most famous Japanese surfer in the world, but just another American pro. The Olympics probably had a bit to do with it too. Whatever......
How dare Kanoa say something at 17 years of age and than a few years later change his mind?! What's wrong with him?! I'm sure our mindsets were set in stone by the time we were 17.waxhead said:
If the was born in the US to Japanese citizen parents, Japanese law allows dual citizenship.kelly7873 said:
That is not correct. My sons are dual citizens now but before they turn 22 they have to decide if they want to keep their Japanese citizenship. Their mother is Japanese and it would make no difference if we both were like Kanoa. It is very common for people to get away with it but it is against Japanese law.VonMeister said:
