Democratic Party President Renho revealed that she only made her official declaration to choose Japanese nationality over Taiwanese this month, an admission that she has still failed to take the legally obliged steps to end her dual citizenship status.
Speaking to reporters in Tokyo on Saturday, Renho said her application to put an end to her dual nationality saga hit an unexpected snag when a local municipal office in the capital refused to accept documentation proving she had recently renounced her Taiwanese citizenship. She has a Japanese mother and a Taiwanese father.
"They then told me that I needed to make a declaration about which nationality I wanted to adopt," TV footage showed her telling reporters. She reportedly made the declaration Oct. 7.