I see a pattern in this.
People who disagree with soylarse = Instantly branded as American, even though their nationality is usually otherwise.
His dream of going to Japan will be a difficult path. Not only they still consider you a foreigner (even if you're a citizen there), there's shitloads of red tape and there's a VERY difficult exam immigrants must take in order to get citizenship. You will have to carry an "alien" ID card around you all the time. Also, some shops/apartments/hotels etc. will not allow foreigners. In other words: you will never fully intergrate into their society. You'll be always considered an outsider. All the smiles and that towards you? Usually laced with suspicion and paranoia. That's the way things go there.
Sorry, was looking it up last night. Thinking of visiting there someday.