Becoming Japanese

It's not much, but the "form" used to certify that your mother only gave birth to a stated number of children is now online and accessible from our Docs & Forms page . As mentioned in an earlier post , it's okay to pre-translate this particular form into English or another language (should the mother be uncomfortable signing something in a language she's can't read or understand) then attach a Japanese translation to the signed document. And unlike other documents, where they ask that all foreign names be written in 仮名 { kana } (Japanese syllabet), it's okay for the mother to write the names in Latin / Roman letters.