TOKYO -- Japan's Justice Ministry is expanding the scope of the nationality entry in official family records from May, Nikkei has learned, with the option to include a region -- opening the door to list Taiwan.
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Japan widens family registry's nationality entry, paving way to list Taiwan
Broadened category to include region with aim of reflecting personal identity
Japan's family registry has generally limited the entry for nationality to country names. (Photo by Sae Kamae)
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