Despite spending most of her life in America, Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka may give up her US citizenship. According to Tennis World USA, Osaka announced in 2019 that she would give up her US citizenship in compliance with Japanese laws that do not formally recognise dual citizenship.

Until now, Osaka enjoyed special privileges granted to her by the Japanese legislation through hafu [children of couples of mixed nationality]. Osaka was born to a Haitian father, Leonard Francois and Japanese mother, Tamaki Osaka.