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== Household Registration Records (''Koseki'') == | == Household Registration Records (''Koseki'') == | ||
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In 1947, after the Second World War, the new constitution abolished the household (''ie'') system as a legal entity and the ''koseki'' law was amended to place an emphasis on the individual. Information in the post 1947 ''koseki'' is limited to the nuclear family (husband, wife, and children). | In 1947, after the Second World War, the new constitution abolished the household (''ie'') system as a legal entity and the ''koseki'' law was amended to place an emphasis on the individual. Information in the post 1947 ''koseki'' is limited to the nuclear family (husband, wife, and children). | ||
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Before the war, wherever the family lived (current domicile) was also considered the permanent domicile. After the war, the place where a family lives (current domicile) was not necessarily considered the permanent domicile. The place where the family lived before the war is sometimes considered to be the permanent domicile. | Before the war, wherever the family lived (current domicile) was also considered the permanent domicile. After the war, the place where a family lives (current domicile) was not necessarily considered the permanent domicile. The place where the family lived before the war is sometimes considered to be the permanent domicile. | ||
After a person has died or been otherwise removed from the ''koseki'', the record is considered a ''joseki'' (expired ''koseki''). Direct descendants can get these records from the records office in Japan. | After a person has died or been otherwise removed from the ''koseki'', the record is considered a ''joseki'' (expired ''koseki''). Direct descendants can get these records from the records office in Japan. | ||
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