More than 70,000 Taiwanese lived in Japan as of the end of March, according to the Immigration Services Agency. (Photo by Taishu Yuasa)
RYUTO IMAO and SACHIKO KAWAHARA
October 19, 2026 03:39 JST
TOKYO — Japan has changed its national records system to allow “Taiwan” as an entry in fields related to place of origin for individuals who have information kept with government agencies, Nikkei has learned.
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