Residence Records (Juminhyo)
Residence records are made to retain and verify such information as address and household (meaning people who live together and share living expenses) and the head of household (meaning the representative of the household and/or the main person who supports the household). Personal seal registration, National Health Insurance, and taxes and other matters are based on these records.
Foreign Residents Who Are Eligible for Residence Records
•Medium- to long-term residents (i.e., those who have or are eligible for a residence card)
•Special permanent residents
•Anyone with landing permission for temporary refuge or permission for a provisional stay in Japan
•Anyone in Japan through circumstances of birth, or who has renounced Japanese nationality and is in a transitional period without any status of residence
Residence records will not be made for foreign residents who do not fall under the abovementioned categories.