10 docs tagged with "family-children"

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

Child benefit (jido teate) pays ¥15,000 monthly for children under 3, ¥10,000 for ages 3–18. File within 15 days of birth; all legal residents eligible.

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.

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.

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.

Two foreign nationals can marry in Japan or abroad. Learn the registration paths, affidavit requirements for both partners, and home-country reporting rules.

Marrying a Japanese national means filing the konin todoke at a ward office: the documents each spouse needs, and why the spouse visa is a separate step.

Learn how Japan's municipal child medical subsidies work, which ages are covered, and why eligibility and benefits vary significantly by city or ward.

Foreign parents have 30 days from birth to file for their newborn's residence status at the Immigration Services Agency. Learn the application process.