48 docs tagged with "civil-registry"

Moving in Japan means tenshutsu, tennyu, or tenkyo at the ward office within 14 days. Forms, deadlines, certificates, and ripple steps explained.

Moved in Japan? File the residence-card address change at your new ward office within 14 days. Learn the back-side update, move types, and penalties.

Moving in Japan triggers a 14-day residence notification: ward-office filing, intra-ward versus cross-municipal steps, and renewal side effects.

Sending Japanese documents abroad? Learn how the Hague apostille works, which countries accept it, and the full legalization path for the rest.

Birth registration in Japan requires filing the shussei todoke within 14 days of birth. Learn the documents, the procedure, and what comes next.

Where to buy a hanko in Japan: dedicated shops, online engravers, and 100-yen ready-made seals, with materials, dated prices, and foreign-name rules.

International couples in Japan keep separate surnames by default. See how each spouse can share one name, the six-month rule, and court steps.

Children born in Japan are Japanese only if a parent is Japanese. Learn the citizenship rules, the three parent-nationality cases, and home-country reporting.

Domestic partnership in Japan explained: de facto union rights, municipal certificate limits, and surname and same-sex marriage reform status for couples.

Japan's dual nationality choice deadline falls at age 20 for most people; here is the current rule, the pre-2022 transitional exception, and how to file it.

Filing the tenshutsu move-out notification ends your ward record before leaving Japan. Timing, counters, documents, and what to collect explained.

Bringing foreign records to Japan? Authenticate them in the source country first, then translate for ISA. US state rules and timing strategy inside.

Foreigner on koseki explained: how a foreign spouse appears on a Japanese koseki, plus foreign couples, foreign parents, naturalization, and substitutes.

How to stamp a hanko cleanly: orientation, red shuniku ink, placement rules, multi-page stitching, and correction stamps for formal documents.

Request koseki and juminhyo copies at the ward-office counter, by mail, at a konbini kiosk, or online: ID, dated fees, and same-day timing explained.

The jūminhyō is Japan's residence record for all legal residents, foreign and Japanese: what it records, the 2012 reform, and how to get a copy.

The koseki is Japan's citizen-only family register: what it records, tohon vs shohon document types, common uses, and how foreign spouses are listed.

Lost your My Number Card? Suspend it at 0120-95-0178, file a police report, and reapply at the ward office. Fees, timelines, and reissue steps covered.

Losing your residence card triggers a 14-day reissue application at the immigration bureau: police report, documents, issuance speed, and coping without it.

Japanese couples must share one surname while Japanese-foreign couples are exempt. Learn the rule, the family-court adoption route, and reform debate status.

Slightly different katakana on each document causes slow friction at banks and counters. Set a day-one standard or run a one-time cleanup pass.

Get a MOFA apostille in Japan by mail or at the Tokyo counter. Documents, forms, fees, timing, and the useful one-stop notary shortcut explained.

My Number Card vs notification card explained: what the paper notice does, what the plastic IC card adds, how to apply, and how long issuance takes.

Use the My Number Portal for moving notices, tax filing, pension checks, and certificates. Access setup, online steps, and counter-only limits covered.

My Number links koseki, juminhyo, tax, pension, and health records in Japan. Learn what connects, what stays separate, and how to use the linkage.

My Number explained for residents of Japan: the 12-digit ID, who gets one, which tax and pension procedures use it, and how the number differs from the card.

One name change means updates across ten-plus systems. Follow the source-first order from passport to residence card, ward office, bank, and beyond.

Banks, employers, and ward offices often hold different katakana versions of your name. Learn why variants arise and how to set one standard spelling early.

Japanese koshonin notarizes affidavits, copies, and enforceable koseishosho deeds. Fees, ID, booking, and the Japanese-language reality explained.

Register for the My Number Portal with your card: NFC phone or card reader setup, PIN entry, first-login steps, and what to check once inside.

Get a juminhyo copy at the ward counter, a konbini kiosk, by mail, or online. Compare dated fees, ID rules, field pitfalls, and timing.

Your residence card is Japan's foreign-resident ID for banks, phones, and police checks. Learn its fields, where it is issued, and the carry rule.

Your residence card prints your status, period of stay, and work flag in one place. Learn what each field means, why ISA issues it, and how it ties to status.

How to register your hanko at the ward office: the owner-side procedure, size and name rules, the registration card, and dated fees, step by step.

Register your hanko at the ward office counter: eligible seals, ID, dated fees, the registration card, and seal certificates explained step by step.

How foreign residents can register a signature instead of a hanko at banks and for official filings, where it works, and where a seal is still expected.

Special permanent residents hold a certificate, not a residence card. Learn who qualifies, how it differs, municipal steps, and the abolished registration past.

Affidavit of competency to marry in Japan: what the konin yoken gubi shomeisho certifies, embassy routes by country, fees, timelines, and ward filing.

The four divorce paths in Japan explained: mutual-consent filing, family-court mediation, rare arbitration, and litigated divorce grounds and timelines.

Kyogi divorce form explained: how to file the rikon todoke in Japan, what the form settles, and why custody, support, and property need a separate agreement.

Japan naturalization process from Legal Affairs Bureau consultation to gazette approval: documents, interview, examination timeline, and post-approval steps.

What Japan's 2020 anti-hanko reform actually changed: which procedures dropped the seal, which still require one, and what residents should still own.

Jitsuin, ginko-in, and mitome-in explained: what each hanko tier does, where each is registered, and which seal a foreign resident needs first.

Need a certified translator in Japan? Learn what certification means here, which agencies handle civil records, and what dated fees to expect.

For Japanese citizens: turn a koseki name change into a new passport. Counter steps, koseki documents, fees, timelines, and romanization choice explained.

Changed your legal name? Get the passport-first sequence, the ISA change form, required documents, fees, and the ward, bank, and employer updates that follow.

Foreign documents for visas, licenses, school, and court need translation. Learn which recipients accept self-translation and which need certified work.

Japan's ward office (yakusho) handles address moves, certificates, insurance, and benefits. Learn counter layout, hours, tickets, and what to bring.