Japan family registry to OK listing of Taiwan as place of origin

The Justice Ministry said Monday it will allow Taiwanese who marry a Japanese to list the individual's place of origin as Taiwan, instead of China, in Japan's family registry system, a move that has been welcomed by the self-ruled island but has triggered opposition from Beijing.When a Japanese marries a foreigner, the family register currently records the spouse's nationality along with his or her name and other information. What was written in the nationality field was in principle the name of a country, leading people from Taiwan to be described as being from China.But the ministry has d…READ FULL ARTICLE