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I have PR which doesn’t show marriage status here in Japan. I know that those with Spouse or Child of Japanese citizen likely means marriage.
Except for their koseki which is private is there any forms of IDs that show marriage status? Like Health Insurance, & I unfortunately don’t know the basic ID for Japanese.
This is just something I’m curious about if anyone knows.
 
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What do you mean by koseki being private? That is the only paper that shows your marriage status.
 
I meant you don’t walk around with your Koseki as an ID like a drivers license or an insurance card.
 
Except for their koseki which is private is there any forms of IDs that show marriage status?
Not exactly, but if an unemployed (or barely employed) woman has a shakai hoken issued health card, she's married.
 
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I meant you don’t walk around with your Koseki as an ID like a drivers license or an insurance card.

True, but also I don't think people normally would need to prove they are married? Most of the guys are only required to give some kind of proof to their new girlfriends they are not married. :D
 
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Seems a bit of a bizarre situation where you’ve need to carry proof of marriage in your wallet.

But you could maybe do this with a juminhyo.

Register your wife as head of household. Then in the box that has relationship to head of household, it would say husband.

Or

Wear a wedding ring

Or
Look and act like most husbands . Depressed, run down, waiting for a car to run them over.
 
My question was pretty ambiguous.
I wasn’t just thinking about someone proving they are married but I was just thinking here that two people could be married & generaly no one would know from the Japanese perspective.
That’s why I included it’s easy to tell a foreign guy is married by his zairyu card having having his visa status. The spouse of that person generally doesn’t have an ID that states their marriage status.
I’m just curious as I wondered if there was an ID that had this other than the Koseki.
 
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My question was pretty ambiguous.
I wasn’t just thinking about someone proving they are married but I was just thinking here that two people could be married & generaly no one would know from the Japanese perspective.
That’s why I included it’s easy to tell a foreign guy is married by his zairyu card having having his visa status. The spouse of that person generally doesn’t have an ID that states their marriage status.
I’m just curious as I wondered if there was an ID that had this other than the Koseki.
No, only the zairyu card if you have a spouse visa
 
Seems a bit of a bizarre situation where you’ve need to carry proof of marriage in your wallet.

But you could maybe do this with a juminhyo.

Register your wife as head of household. Then in the box that has relationship to head of household, it would say husband.

Or

Wear a wedding ring

Or
Look and act like most husbands . Depressed, run down, waiting for a car to run them over.

Ah ah, thanks for the morning laugh!
 
But isn't that same in every country. You can get and stay married without anyone knowing unless you decide to throw a big wedding party. There is no ID or form or anything to show different.

As Rusty said the only visible sign is the depressed look in the face of the husband.
 
But isn't that same in every country. You can get and stay married without anyone knowing unless you decide to throw a big wedding party. There is no ID or form or anything to show different.

As Rusty said the only visible sign is the depressed look in the face of the husband.

.. and/or the wife, lets be fair.
 
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I have PR which doesn’t show marriage status here in Japan. I know that those with Spouse or Child of Japanese citizen likely means marriage.
Except for their koseki which is private is there any forms of IDs that show marriage status? Like Health Insurance, & I unfortunately don’t know the basic ID for Japanese.
This is just something I’m curious about if anyone knows.

I always thought if you had PR then it meant you were either a spouse or child of a Japanese national, and if you're a middle-aged white guy then shouldn't it be obvious? But what do I know...I've been gone over a decade and I've heard there have been a lot of changes in immigration policy. Sorry I can't be more useful. Thinking I was smart I fled the country while I was still young and before I could get shackled into marrying a true cousin of Tojo, only to be a supreme fucking moron and instead do it on American soil while I was happily back in the land of the free.
 
I have PR & I don’t fit into that stereotype at all. That’s also why I’m asking.
 
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I know lots of people who have permanent residency without fitting any of those stereotypes, single black women, divorced Latino men, even a couple of transsexuals. The only requirement if you’re not married is that you have 10 years in the country, and if you’re a highly skilled professional, that can be as low as one
 
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I know lots of people are permanent residency without setting any of those stereotypes, single black women, divorced Latino man, even a couple of transsexuals. The only requirement if you’re not married is that you have 10 years in the country, and if you’re a highly skilled professional, that can be as low as one

I'm a little drunk so I apologize, and you're absolutely right. I recall that now. Back in my day, if you had ten years in-country you could apply for PR. A couple of my friends did it. See, kids? Drugs and alcohol are BAD, BAD, BAD.
 
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I have PR & I don’t fit into that stereotype at all. That’s also why I’m asking.

Again, I apologize...I haven't had to deal with a Japanese immigration office since late 2008. I'm sure lots of changes have happened since then. But with all the lifers on TAG, I'm sure somebody will have some helpful info soon enough.
 
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You misspelled FUN FUN FUN.

Yeah, it's all FUN till the other half wakes up early on a Sunday morning to find me snoring in my office chair with my Uniqlo underwear around my ankles, empty Asahi cans across my desk, lube tube on the floor and the Google Chrome browser still open to Pornhub and the search history is something along the lines of, "EBONY, AMBF, CREAMPIE, GOLDENSHOWER, THAI, LADYBOY, MIDGET, KITTYCAT."

That's a whole hell of a lot of Louis Vuitton wallets and shoes to buy your way out of that pickle, yes sir.
 
As far as I know there is no such ID in Japan except for Koseki. There are some Koseki-based certificates which prove that you are single, but there is no official or semiofficial IDs to prove you are married (there are some papers which indicate you have a spouse such as your withholding tax statement if you are qualified for spousal deduction).
 
Yeah, it's all FUN till the other half wakes up early on a Sunday morning to find me snoring in my office chair with my Uniqlo underwear around my ankles, empty Asahi cans across my desk, lube tube on the floor and the Google Chrome browser still open to Pornhub and the search history is something along the lines of, "EBONY, AMBF, CREAMPIE, GOLDENSHOWER, THAI, LADYBOY, MIDGET, KITTYCAT."

That's a whole hell of a lot of Louis Vuitton wallets and shoes to buy your way out of that pickle, yes sir.

And ... errr.... sorry to intrude but you two... sexually... still doing it?! o_O
 
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Of course! But no matter how old I get, or how many relationships I cycle though, alcohol always leads me back to my very first love: a good computer connection, decent sized monitor and comfortable chair to sit in.

No judgment mate. I spent stupid amounts on much less satisfying adventures...

PS: your wife is a saint by the way :)
Buy her that Vuitton before Trump taxes it outrageously
 
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Yeah, it's all FUN till the other half wakes up early on a Sunday morning to find me snoring in my office chair with my Uniqlo underwear around my ankles, empty Asahi cans across my desk, lube tube on the floor and the Google Chrome browser still open to Pornhub and the search history is something along the lines of, "EBONY, AMBF, CREAMPIE, GOLDENSHOWER, THAI, LADYBOY, MIDGET, KITTYCAT."
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By the way I hope she took a pic of that scene, for the family album. Grandkids always love to see how their ancestors spent their time :D
 
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I always thought if you had PR then it meant you were either a spouse or child of a Japanese national, and if you're a middle-aged white guy then shouldn't it be obvious? But what do I know...I've been gone over a decade and I've heard there have been a lot of changes in immigration policy. Sorry I can't be more useful. Thinking I was smart I fled the country while I was still young and before I could get shackled into marrying a true cousin of Tojo, only to be a supreme fucking moron and instead do it on American soil while I was happily back in the land of the free.
you can get PR without being married or have japanese relative
 
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