Since Japan does not officially recognize Taiwan as a country, those from the self-ruled island had been required to list China as their original nationality.

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Japan to allow Taiwan as place of origin in family registry

Taiwan government statistics show that around 800 to 1,000 Taiwanese marry a Japanese citizen each year.

Estatísticas do governo de Taiwan mostram que cerca de 800 a 1 mil taiwaneses se casam com um cidadão japonês a cada ano

Japão amplia registro de nacionalidade e inclui Taiwan como opção

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Roberto Irineu Marinho

Brazil

Japan expands nationality registry to include Taiwan as an option

Japan will allow people from Taiwan to list the island as their place of origin in the country's family registry instead of China, a justice ministry official said on Tuesday (Feb 18).

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The Straits Times

Singapore Press Holdings

When a Japanese citizen marries a person of foreign origin, the spouse's nationality and name are entered in the registration system maintained by the authorities. Currently, the people of Taiwan, a territory claimed by Beijing but effectively administered autonomously since 1949, are described as being from China. However, “starting in May, following a revision of the Ministry's rules, the name of the territory may be entered in the 'nationalit…

Quando um cidadão japonês se casa com uma pessoa de origem estrangeira, a nacionalidade e o nome do cônjuge são inscritos no sistema de registo mantido pelas autoridades.   Atualmente, as pessoas de Taiwan, um território reivindicado por Pequim mas administrado de facto de forma autónoma desde 1949, são descritas como sendo da China. No entanto, "a partir de maio, na sequência de uma revisão das regras do Ministério, o nome do território pode se…

Japão vai incluir Taiwan como local de origem nos registos familiares

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Portugal

Japan will include Taiwan as a place of origin in family records

Japan will allow people from Taiwan to list the island as their place of origin in the country's family registry instead of China, a justice ministry official said Tuesday.When a Japanese citizen marries someone from overseas, the spouse's nationality and name are recorded in the registry system tha...

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United States

Japan is set to revise its rules to allow Taiwan to be listed as a place of origin on its family registry in a move that will differentiate the people from China and Taiwan, a self-governed island that Beijing claims as its own.

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Michael Bloomberg

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Howard Buffett

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Japan to Allow Taiwan to Be Listed in Family Records

TOKYO — Japan will allow people from Taiwan to list the island as their place of origin in the country’s family registry instead of China, a justice ministry official said Tuesday. When a Japanese citizen marries someone from overseas, the spouse’s nationality and name are recorded in the registry system that local governments must maintain by law. Currently people from Taiwan — regarded as a region, not a country under a policy in place since 1…

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Manila

Metro Manila

Philippines

The Japan Times

News2u Holdings, Inc.

Japan

Naturalized Japanese can soon list Taiwan as original nationality

Starting in May, the Ministry of Justice will allow the name of a region to be listed in the nationality column of family registers, effectively paving the way for "Taiwan" to be listed. Relevant ministerial ordinances will be revised. Until now, in principle, only the country name was allowed, and those from Taiwan were listed as "China." Consideration will now be given to the identity of people from the region. Under Japan's current system, ev…

法務省は5月から戸籍の国籍欄に地域名を表記することを可能にし、事実上「台湾」の記載に道を開く。関連省令を改正する。これまでは原則国名のみを認め、台湾の出身者は「中国」と記していた。地域の出身者のアイデンティティーに配慮する。日本の現行制度では、外国人が日本人と結婚しても、それだけで日本の戸籍をつくることはできない。日本人のみに戸籍を認め、その婚姻情報の欄に外国人配偶者の名前や国籍を記載する運用

戸籍の国籍欄「台湾」表記を可能に　法務省、5月から

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Nikkei, Inc.

Ministry of Justice to allow "Taiwan" to be listed as nationality in family registers from May

The Justice Ministry said Monday it will allow Taiwanese who marry a Japanese to list the individual's place of origin as Taiwan, instead of China, in Japan's family registry system, a move that has been welcomed by the self-ruled island but has triggered opposition from Beijing. When a Japanese marries…

Japan to allow Taiwan as place of origin in family registry

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