About family register system

family register is the only public register and notarize the relative identity of Japanese citizens. family register is a genealogy created in units of a couple and the same child, and describes the individual's status from birth to death. There is no family register for foreigners.

The Family Registry Act does not specify the purpose or target person, but it applies to foreigners in Japan as a generous effect. Regarding the notification between Japanese and foreign nationals, this fact is recorded in the family register of the relevant day, and for notifications between foreigners, the notification shall be kept for 10 years and notarized with the notification. Therefore, if foreigners engage in valid identity activities (marriage, divorce, etc.) in Japan, or if there are natural facts (birth, death, etc.), the mayor of the municipality according to the procedures prescribed in the Family Registration Law. You will be notified. If a foreigner marries or consulate in Japan, divorce registration form, etc. to an embassy or consulate in that country in Japan, you do not need to notify the Japanese family register Notification Desk.

For example, if a foreigner's identity (marriage, divorce, etc.) is performed in Japan, there is no family register for the foreigner, so it is not possible to prove the identity by receiving a copy of the family register, etc. However, in Japan, the identity act is obtained by submitting a notification to the municipality, so a certificate of acceptance of the notification will be issued.