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Japan Law
Koseki
Koseki
Introduction to the Koseki Family Registration System in Japanese Law
The Koseki plays a central role in Japanese Family Law — it is your birth certificate, death certificate, marriage license, and census information all rolled into one.
What is the Koseki?
The koseki is the Japanese system of Family Registration, by which births, deaths, marriages and divorces of [...]
Japanese Citizenship
Japanese Citizenship
A straightforward introduction to the law surrounding Japanese citizenship, intended for foreign-born individuals wondering if they qualify for Japanese citizenship, those struggling with dual citizenship/ nationality issues, as well as people looking to emigrate to Japan.
Japanese Citizenship Requirements
Most countries confer citizenship either by birth (as in the US, one becomes a citizen by virtue [...]
Japan Dual Citizenship
Are you allowed to have dual citizenship in Japan?
In contrast to the United States and many other countries, Japan takes a stricter view of individuals holding more than one nationality (dual citizenship). Since the situations and laws can easily become a bit complex, we’re going to provide a bit of context to help paint a [...]
Japanese Prefectures
Japanese Prefectures
Japan is divided up into 47 regions called prefectures. A prefecture is an administrative unit generally larger than a city or metropolitan region (with the exception of Tokyo).
List of the Prefectures of Japan
“Metropolis” Prefecture:
Tokyo
“Circuit” Prefecture:
Hokkaido
Urban Prefectures:
Osaka
Kyoto
And 43 Other Prefectures (listed below)
Prefectures by Region:
Hokkaid?
1. Hokkaid?
T?hoku
2. Aomori
3. Iwate
4. Miyagi
5. Akita
6. Yamagata
7. Fukushima
Kant?
8. Ibaraki
9. Tochigi
10. Gunma
11. Saitama
12. Chiba
13. Tokyo
14. Kanagawa
Ch?bu
15. Niigata
16. Toyama
17. Ishikawa
18. Fukui
19. Yamanashi
20. Nagano
21. Gifu
22. Shizuoka
23. Aichi
Kansai
24. Mie
25. Shiga
26. Kyoto
27. Osaka
28. Hy?go
29. Nara
30. Wakayama
Ch?goku
31. Tottori
32. Shimane
33. Okayama
34. Hiroshima
35. Yamaguchi
Shikoku
36. Tokushima
37. Kagawa
38. Ehime
39. K?chi
Ky?sh?
40. Fukuoka
41. Saga
42. Nagasaki
43. Kumamoto
44. ?ita
45. Miyazaki
46. Kagoshima
47. Okinawa
Japan Law
Japan Law
Although it has historical roots in the ancient Chinese and other legal systems, contemporary Japanese Law is a civil law (as opposed to common law) system similar to that of France or Germany.
The Six Codes of Japanese Law
The core of Japanese statutory law is composed of the so-called “Six Codes” (?? ropp?). The six codes [...]