Can a Japanese spouse obtain Japanese citizenship without having children?

1. Yes. As long as Japan's immigration management department believes that you two are indeed a normal couple, you may be able to apply for naturalization successfully even if you don't have children.

2. It is obviously difficult. The standard of the immigration department is the presumption of guilt. The possibility of separation in two places being regarded as a pseudo-marriage is extremely high. The worst possibility is: when you apply in the third year, the immigration department will determine that you are in a pseudo-marriage and be directly deported to the country.

3. Although I guess you can’t hear it now, I still want to tell you: Although this immigration method has a low threshold, the risk is very high, especially when your right of residence in Japan is almost entirely in that country. In the hands of a Japanese man - if he is reliable enough, there will be no problem; but if the guy uses your right of residence as a threat, although in theory he cannot object to your naturalization, he can tell the immigration department that you are in a fake marriage, thus Effectively preventing you from naturalizing, at that time you will only have two options: return to your country and submit.

Anyway, good luck to you.