Posts Tagged ‘koseki’
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Japanese Names and Naming Practices
0May 28, 2013 by Valerie Elkins
Did you know that Japan has the largest number of surnames of anyplace in the world? Over 70,000 surnames! That …
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The Time is Now to Find Your Japanese Ancestors
5December 29, 2012 by Valerie Elkins
It’s been on your list for awhile. You have been wanting to find your family in Japan for awhile now, …
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Can You Read a Drunk Chicken? Then You Are in Luck!
0June 30, 2011 by Valerie Elkins
Despite the obvious fact that Japanese writing or kana looks like the tracks of a drunken chicken – reading Japanese …
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Creating Records that are Disaster-Proof
2March 22, 2011 by Valerie Elkins
Japan has experienced disasters before. During WWII the 82 day Battle of Okinawa or tetsu no ami [rain of steel] …
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