Taiwan News
Date: 2016-09-13
By: Sophia Yang, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

Known as Japan’s strongest female politician, Democratic Party deputy leader Renho Murata, the

The file photo shows Democratic Party deputy leader Renho Murata.

current frontrunner for the leadership of Japan’s main opposition party, is facing accusations of having dual citizenship with Taiwan. On Tuesday, she said at a press conference that Taiwan’s responsible authority has her on record as a citizen.
It is widely known that Renho, 48, was born to a Taiwanese father and Japanese mother in Tokyo, Japan. She is said to have acquired Japanese citizenship in 1985.

Renho is currently running for the position of president of the recently rebranded Democratic Party. She has recently been questioned for holding citizenship of Japan and the Republic of China (Taiwan). Some of the noise is being drummed up by Japanese nationalist right wing groups.

In a previous statement, Renho recalled that she paid a visit to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan to apply for renunciation of Taiwanese citizenship with the help of her father at the age of 17.     [FULL  STORY]