#koseki — Public Fediverse posts

Osaka High Court: Japan’s Family Registry Discriminates Against Non-Binary People

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://unseen-japan.com/osaka-court-koseki-nonbinary-japan/

Japan is cracking down on “kira-kira names.” New rules require official furigana in the family register — and not just any reading will do. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/06/06/language/furigana-koseki-family-register/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #howtoreadjapanese #koseki #families #children

For 10 days in the summer, the forests of Japan’s Yamagata prefecture are lit up by #himebotaru, a type of firefly endemic to the region.

Photographer #Kazuaki #Koseki has attempted to capture the phenomenon in his Summer Faeries series,
compiled over a period of eight years.
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2025/jan/25/let-it-glow-fireflies-illuminating-japanese-woodlands-in-pictures?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Among official records in Japan, the "koseki" is key to discovering where you came from. Though, it's not without controversy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/29/japan/society/japanese-family-tree-koseki-lineage-ancestry/ #japan #society #koseki #ancestry #japanesefamilies