From a deadlock conflict of multiracial to Exploratory Factors Analysis on nationality decision making of Thai-Japanese multiracial group in Thailand

Thanapum Limsiritong, Tomoyuki Furutani , Karnjira Limsiritong

Keio University SFC (JAPAN)
Keio University (JAPAN)
Siam University (Thailand)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35609/gcbssproceeding.2020.11(25)

ABSTRACT


Identity value and nationality status are the sensitive issues which could lead to country problems. Also, Society awareness, racism, and discrimination to traveler, refugee, migrant, and multiracial are the major problems of international community. Mostly, there are few countries have revealed the data of this group in official report such as Thailand and Japan because of the complexity of national act ,policies and also the characteristic of society awareness meanwhile the number of people in this group tends to increase parallel with the number of long-stay tourist, refugee to international marriage. According to Tokyo Legal Affair Bureau is not allowed people to have dual nationality. The decision of their nationality will be forced indirect by law at age of 22 years old. According to Japan Times 2019 surveyed from 1,449 multiracial Japanese recipients in Japan, 76.8% refused to renounce citizenship, 76.8 using two passports, and 93.2% asking to change of nationality act. These issues could impact from the top to down country structure and international conflict as well.


Keywords: multiracial,factor,nationality