PoliticalJapan·Unpinned18 Oct 2026
Japan to allow 'Taiwan' as place of origin in some national records
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Japan modified its national records system to permit the entry of "Taiwan" as a place of origin for individuals with information held by government agencies. This policy change, reported by Ryuto Imao and Sachiko Kawahara, sought to unify how information is handled across various government departments. As of the end of March, more than 70,000 Taiwanese…
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