Marriage, Divorce, Birth, Death, and Family Registration
How marriages, divorces, births, deaths, family records, and related notifications are legally registered when Japanese and foreign documents or nationalities are involved.
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How is an agreed divorce recorded in the Japanese family-registration system?
In Japan, a couple does not become legally divorced simply by agreeing to separate. A divorce by mutual consent takes effect when the couple submits a divorce notification to their local municipal office and it is accepted. No court proc... -
Can a foreign resident make a Japanese will?
Foreign residents can make a will in Japan by following a legally recognized form. Japan’s system for storing handwritten wills also provides a procedure for wills written in a foreign language, including the submission of a Japanese tra...
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