I’m Confused. Are You My Cousin?
Lunch with Setsuko and Hiroko Last November, we met Hiroko, Ted’s second cousin. Yesterday she introduced us to her first cousin, Setsuko. The pedigree gets muddled with heir adoptions and marriages...
View ArticleA Reasonably Exhaustive Search. In Japan.
Imagine one civil document that included birth, adoption, marriage, divorce and death information for every member of a household. That’s the beauty of a koseki. The good news lies in the rich...
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