Hello, I am thinking about obtaining Japanese citizenship

Hello, I am thinking about obtaining Japanese citizenship. What I am thinking about is the Japanese nationality law.

Please answer if the information I am talking about is true or not.

1. You need to reside for more than 5 years, and what is required here is continuous residence.

In other words, if you reside for 3 years and then move to another country in the middle, the continuity will be broken, and in this case, you will need to stay in Japan for another 5 years.

However, I understand that this may or may not be a problem depending on the situation. For example, if it is a really urgent situation or if the period of residence is short, they may consider it as not violating the nationality law and accept your naturalization application. Is this true?

1. I understand that you need to have earned $2,000 (2,000,000) in Japan for more than 2 years (regarding whether you can support yourself in Japan). Is this 2-year period based on the most recent date? Or does it mean that I need to have a record of earning more than $2,000 for 2 years, no matter when, over a period of 5 years? For example, if I applied for citizenship in

2024, do I need a record of working from 2022 to 2024?

Or I wonder if they will also recognize my work from 2020 to 2022?

1. I know that I need to have no criminal record for 5 years, but let's say someone assaulted me and I acted in self-defense, but it was not recognized, so I have a criminal record. In this case, I would have a criminal record on my record. I am clearly the victim, but it is not common sense that I would not be recognized for citizenship in this case. So I looked it up and it said that this could be a problem or not depending on the judgment of the examiner. I need an answer from someone who knows about this.

The common answer to the three questions is that you should ask the Japanese examiner who is actually in charge of this, such as the Japanese Immigration Office, for more details, but I think I can find someone who knows the answer in the community before asking them.