Japan Updates National Records System to Include “Taiwan” as Official Place of Origin

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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