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The irony is that we don't know, other than anecdotally or non-official sources, how racially/ethically homogeneous Japan is, unless I am mistaken. Is it not t
by ue_ 10y ago
The irony is that we don't know, other than anecdotally or non-official sources, how racially/ethically homogeneous Japan is, unless I am mistaken.
Is it not true that non-citizens do not have entries in the koseki system? I may be misunderstanding. Is it not also true that on becoming a citizen, a "Japanese name" must be selected? Though I habe heard that such a name can be entirely in katakana, and simply a transliteration of a Western or Chinese name.
I know however that one may select an entirely "native Japanese" name upon naturalisation.
- mc32 10y agoIf you marry into a Japanese family then you have a "dead-end" entry in the Koseki system, otherwise as a regular foreigner I think you have to register in the Alien Registration registry --altho some of this may be changing, so I could be misrepresenting things. With regard to name, I'm unsure, though I believe what you stated has validity.