jūminhyō
Sign in to saveA (resident record or residence certificate) is a document issued by municipalities in Japan proving the registry of one's current residential address in Japan. Japanese law requires all Japanese citizens and foreign residents to report their current address to their local municipal government. Once registered with the municipality, a jūminhyō can be issued to enable the bearer to apply for various social services pertaining to that municipality, like registering one's children at a local school district, and provide information to the municipality regarding taxes and census purposes. A jūminh
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Vinony's link graph records 21 inbound references to jūminhyō, and connects out to Tokyo, Yokohama and Bearded Seal.
Vinony files it under Civil registries, Law of Japan and Local government in Japan.
Vinony links it to 6 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Honorary jūminhyō
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A (resident record or residence certificate) is a document issued by municipalities in Japan proving the registry of one's current residential address in Japan. Japanese law requires all Japanese citizens and foreign residents to report their current address to their local municipal government. Once registered with the municipality, a jūminhyō can be issued to enable the bearer to apply for various social services pertaining to that municipality, like registering one's children at a local school district, and provide information to the municipality regarding taxes and census purposes. A jūminhyō can be issued by the respective local municipal government or at a convenience store in the area.
Information pertaining to ones jūminhyō is shared with the Japanese government through the Basic Resident Registry Network.
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