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===How to obtain them=== | ===How to obtain them=== | ||
About 30 percent of the still existing records are available at the | About 30 percent of the still existing records are available at the FamilySearch Library. Because they are scattered in archives, private collections, in the homes of descendants of village headmen, and even in some Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, you must search them out. | ||
Privacy laws, and 80-year retentions restrict access to ''koseki''.<ref>Dr. Kin-itsu Hirata and Dr. Greg Gubler, "Family and Local History in Japan. Breaking the Impasse: Sources and Options in Japanese Family History Research," ''World Conference on Records: Preserving Our Heritage, August 12-15, 1980,'' Vol. 11: Asian and African Family and Local History. {{FSC|33546|item|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 929.1 W893 1980 v. 11}}</ref> | Privacy laws, and 80-year retentions restrict access to ''koseki''.<ref>Dr. Kin-itsu Hirata and Dr. Greg Gubler, "Family and Local History in Japan. Breaking the Impasse: Sources and Options in Japanese Family History Research," ''World Conference on Records: Preserving Our Heritage, August 12-15, 1980,'' Vol. 11: Asian and African Family and Local History. {{FSC|33546|item|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 929.1 W893 1980 v. 11}}</ref> | ||
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'''How to find these records''': | '''How to find these records''': | ||
Many of these records are on microfilm at the | Many of these records are on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library. These records are written in old Japanese, so being able to read and search them you will need a knowledge of written Japanese and as well as a good kanji dictionary that will be necessary to decipher them. In order to find these records in the FamilySearch Catalog, it will be necessary to use the language bar on the computer and type in the Japanese characters under the "Keyword" tab to locate these records in the catalog. | ||
==Resident Registration (''Juminhyo'')== | ==Resident Registration (''Juminhyo'')== | ||
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