Older versions of the "Naturalization Information Pamphlet"

I discovered an old scanned version of the informational pamphlet that is distributed to people who are interested in naturalization to Japan. In a previous post, I analyzed the pamphlet I got, which was color and had "friendlier graphics". An OCR converted version of the original Japanese pamphlet, as well as a English translation, is available on this site's Documentation page.

The older pamphlet is very similar, except it:
  • is not in color
  • uses a real photograph for the front cover
  • is more formal looking
The old document is titled 『日本へ帰化するために』 {"Nihon e kika suru tame ni"} ("For the purpose of naturalizing to Japan"), is sub titled 『申請手続きについて』 {"shinsei tetsuzuki nitsuite"} ("regarding the application procedures") and is six pages made from a folded pamphlet.

Here are the scanned pages:

A folded-page pamphlet of six (6) pages summarizing the procedures
『日本へ帰化するために —申請手続きについて—』『日本へ帰化するために —申請手続きについて—』『日本へ帰化するために —申請手続きについて—』
『日本へ帰化するために —申請手続きについて—』『日本へ帰化するために —申請手続きについて—』『日本へ帰化するために —申請手続きについて—』


The front page of the pamphlet is the most interesting to me, however, because it contains a sentence that doesn't exist on the new pamphlet:
※このパンフレットは、ビデオの内容をまとめたものです。
ビデオとあわせてあわせて御利用下さい。
Translated, this means:
* This pamphlet is a summary of the contents of the video
Please use it with the video.
In other words, once upon a time you received a video (VHS? Beta? DVD?) along with this pamphlet. Either that, or you watched a video on the premises of the 法務局国籍課 {hōmukyoku kokusekika} (Legal Affairs Bureau Nationality Section).

If there is a video, I will try to get a copy of it and transfer it to this site's YouTube channel, which was just started this year.


Once you indicate that you're serious about naturalizing during your first interview or visit and have a formal interview with a case worker after scheduling an appointment, you will receive a much more thorough booklet spanning tens of pages entitled 『帰化許可申請のてびき』 {kika kyoka shinsei no tebiki} (Naturalization Permission Application Guidance), which explains most of the forms and the proper way to fill them out.

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