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Article 11Loss of Citizenship

第十一条(国籍の喪失)

When a Japanese citizen acquires the nationality of a foreign country at their own choice, that Japanese citizen loses Japanese citizenship.

日本国民は、自己の志望によつて外国の国籍を取得したときは、日本の国籍を失う。

A Japanese citizen having the nationality of a foreign country loses Japanese citizenship when they select the nationality of that foreign country according to its laws and regulations.

外国の国籍を有する日本国民は、その外国の法令によりその国の国籍を選択したときは、日本の国籍を失う。

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