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Posthumous divorce’s technical but less popular name is a “notification of marital relationship termination” (inzoku kankei shuryo todoke) which means one is officially severing ties with the family of a deceased spouse. What’s particularly strange about it is that it doesn’t really serve any purpose for a vast majority of people aside from a government-approved official statement that someone finds their in-laws unbearable.

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[–] gramie@lemmy.ca 40 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I would imagine that it also has to do with the family registry. If a woman marries a man, she is taken from her own Family Registry and entered in her husband's. I would imagine that upon the husband's death nothing changes for the wife, but she has the option of returning to her own family registry.

I'm not 100% sure that this is how it works, or the reason for this termination, but it seems like a valid one.

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yes, I'm pretty sure you're right. I get to deal with that registry as an American married to a Japanese woman and the irony is I don't have this problem some the registry practically refuses to acknowledge my side of the family exists. But it's a big deal, and the termination likely is so the person doesn't have that connection of families in the web of family tree data the government tracks.

[–] gramie@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm a Canadian, and I was married to a Japanese woman. She was on the family registry, and our children were, but I was a comment. Way to show a commitment to treating all people equally, Japan!

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Yep, we had to send info on the kids within a year. Upside, they get duel citizenship (kind of) until 20. Japan doesn't recognize dual citizenship otherwise (although you can just not inform them).

[–] DarkSirrush@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Its dual, unless you are picking a fight with the Japanese government for citizenship.

[–] YerbaYerba@lemm.ee 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 5 points 2 months ago

Service guarantees citizenship!

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

With how geriatric the Japanese government is, I like those odds.

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

As much as I want to fight them to the death over it, I fixed the spelling. My wife is still reluctant to get US citizenship, so I'm ready to duel on her behalf!

[–] notfromhere@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

Who wants to tell them?

[–] gramie@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The Japanese government wants people to choose citizenship by the end of their 20th year, because 20 is the age of majority in Japan. But if you don't say anything, they won't ask, and you can keep renewing your Japanese passport along with your other nationality's.

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Oh right, 20. Thanks for the reminder, I mix those up. I'll edit my comment haha