Japan citizenship

Is that correct that,
citizenship requires knowing Japanese at 7-years old reading level ( permanent residence comes with no such requirement.)

I guess if you go to the immigration website you can find all the information.
Taking some effort finding some information by yourself does not harm you.

Try this site... http://www.turning-japanese.info/p/intro.html

When you live in a country and you start thinking about naturalization, citizenship, you should be able to look for such information in the national language of the country you live in (here in Japanese) otherwise, well you are not ready yet for naturalization...

if you don`t have answer to to his question there is no need to use your energy , your time .. writing here .. just be a good reader.
even japanese don`t even understand every kanji written in there language .
japan is a country where by gathering information from experienced people helps you to be perfect.
follow the link @pual shared , in that blog you will get every info A-Z about naturalization.

Well if you live in the US and want to become a US citizen, it is rather reasonable to think that you should look for such information in English and not in Spanish or in Arabic knowing there will be a test in...English, right?

If you want to become a Japanese there is an interview in JAPANESE about you and why you want to become a Japanese citizen, your life in Japan etc., they also ask you for an essay (in Japanese written language NOT IN ENGLISH) where you are being asked why you want to become a Japanese...I mean, don't you think you should get ready to think and search in the national language knowing you will face the written and spoken language when you will request a naturalization?

Guest,

https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/other-languages

The US allows the naturalization test in a number of languages - not just English.

Maybe you should sit this one out.

Please read your own link:
Certain applicants, because of age and time as a permanent resident, are exempt from the English requirements for naturalization and may take the civics test in the language of their choice.

Meaning? It does not apply to everyone applying to citizenship...

Multiple unofficial websites that are of immigration lawyers and such, say
- There is no written condition about Japanese language skills
- But it IS examined for you to be able to read, write and speak Japanese at 7-8 y.o. native level. (There seem to be interviews in Japanese and writing test.)
- Even those who have passed JLPT N1 sometimes fail the test.

http://kikajp.net/kikajouken_japanese.html
http://kikacenter.sg5.jp/%E5%B8%B0%E5%8C%96%E7%94%B3%E8%AB%8B%E3%81%AE...
http://osakavisa.com/visainfo/kika/1221/
http://kika.tkwd.net/q10-2.html
http://www.visa-fukuoka.jp/14872186574254

I read my link.

Ultimately, not everyone who naturalizes as a US citizen needs to take an English test, and the Civics exam can be taken in other languages.

Ultimately, English proficiency can be waived for certain people applying for US naturalization. That's not the case in Japan, as you are required to write an essay / justification for why you want to become a citizen in Japanese. There is no way to waive the ability to understand and communicate in Japanese for those naturalizing in Japan, unlike the US.

For your example of the US to work, you would need to have the case where Japanese language ability could be waived for certain people applying for Japanese citizenship. That is not the case.

Read again my first message. You still don't understand. I said that someone who lived in a country for a certain time and start thinking about naturalization, that person should be able to look for such information in the local language and not in his/her native language if he/she thinks he/she is ready to become a citizen. It should be a normal thing. If I have been in Japan for more than 10 years, wouldn't that be a little bit weird to ask/search about naturalization in English/French or German ? Ask my embassy ?

In the US case, for example I am sure that a old Syrian grandmother won't be asked to perfectly know English and the country if she is 60 years old. But the thirty years old young woman won't be able to avoid the english test...