Japan on Monday started allowing Taiwanese who marry Japanese to list their place of origin as Taiwan, instead of China, in the family registry system, a move that has been welcomed by the self-ruled island but opposed by Beijing.When a Japanese marries a foreigner, the family register records the spouse's nationality along with his or her name and other information. Previously, 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.With the ordinance revision by the Justice Ministry to allow the listi…READ FULL ARTICLE
