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In Article 5, hiragana or katakana (the Japanese syllabic scripts), limited to their use in writing any part of a special permanent resident's (特別永住者) name that is not written in kanji (漢字).

平仮名又は片仮名をいい、当該特別永住者の氏名の一部に漢字を使用しない場合における当該部分を表記したものに限る

municipality of domicile

住所地市町村(じゅうしょちしちょうそん)

The city, town or village (市町村) whose Basic Resident Register (住民基本台帳) records the special permanent resident (特別永住者) making the notification or application.

当該届出又は申請を行う特別永住者が記録されている住民基本台帳を備える市町村

electronic or magnetic form

電磁的方式(でんじてきほうしき)

Electronic, magnetic or any other form that people cannot perceive directly with their senses.

電子的方式、磁気的方式その他人の知覚によっては認識することができない方式

foreign resident

外国人住民(がいこくじんじゅうみん)

A person without Japanese nationality who has an address in a municipality and is a mid- to long-term resident (中長期在留者), a special permanent resident (特別永住者), a person granted landing permission for temporary refuge or permission for provisional stay, or a person allowed to stay on for up to 60 days after birth in Japan or loss of Japanese nationality (経過滞在者).

住民基本台帳法第三十条の四十五に規定する外国人住民

person granted permission for provisional stay

仮滞在許可者(かりたいざいきょかしゃ)

A foreign national without a status of residence (在留資格) who has applied for recognition as a refugee or as a person eligible for complementary protection and been granted permission for provisional stay in Japan under Article 61-2-4, paragraph (1) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act.

入管法第六十一条の二の四第一項の許可を受けた者

person granted permission for provisional stay

仮滞在許可者(かりたいざいきょかしゃ)

A foreign national without a status of residence (在留資格) who has applied for recognition as a refugee or as a person eligible for complementary protection and been granted permission for provisional stay in Japan under Article 61-2-4, paragraph (1) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act.

法第六十一条の二の四第一項の許可を受けた者

foreign resident

外国人住民(がいこくじんじゅうみん)

A person without Japanese nationality who has an address in a municipality and is a mid- to long-term resident (中長期在留者), a special permanent resident (特別永住者), a person granted landing permission for temporary refuge or permission for provisional stay, or a person allowed to stay on for up to 60 days after birth in Japan or loss of Japanese nationality (経過滞在者).

specified residence card, etc.

特定在留カード等(とくていざいりゅうかーどとう)

In Article 18-5, a specified residence card (特定在留カード) as defined in Article 19-15-2(1) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act, or a specified special permanent resident certificate (特定特別永住者証明書) as defined in Article 16-2(1) of the Special Act on the Immigration Control of, inter alia, those who have lost Japanese Nationality pursuant to the Treaty of Peace with Japan.

mayor of the municipality of domicile

住所地市町村長(じゅうしょちしちょうそんちょう)

In Article 18-5 and Article 18-6(3)(ii), the mayor of the municipality whose Basic Resident Register (住民基本台帳) records the person who is to receive a specified residence card, etc. (特定在留カード等) that the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency (出入国在留管理庁長官) has made.

special permanent residence permit

特別永住許可書(とくべつえいじゅうきょかしょ)

The document the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency (出入国在留管理庁長官) issues to a person granted permission to live permanently in Japan as a special permanent resident (特別永住者), stating that permission.

mayor of the municipality of domicile

住所地市町村長(じゅうしょちしちょうそんちょう)

In Article 16-2, the mayor of the city, town or village (市町村) whose Basic Resident Register (住民基本台帳) records the special permanent resident (特別永住者) making the notification or application.

nationality or region

国籍・地域(こくせき・ちいき)

The country of a person's nationality, or a region referred to in Article 2, item (v)(b) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act: a region specified by Cabinet Order (政令) whose competent authority issues documents equivalent to passports.

mid- to long-term resident, etc.

中長期在留者等(ちゅうちょうきざいりゅうしゃとう)

In Articles 30-46 and 30-47, a foreign national in any category of the table in Article 30-45 — a mid- to long-term resident (中長期在留者), a special permanent resident (特別永住者), or a person granted landing permission for temporary refuge or permission for provisional stay — other than a person staying on after birth or loss of Japanese nationality (経過滞在者).

application for issuance of a specified residence card, etc.

特定在留カード等交付申請(とくていざいりゅうかーどとうこうふしんせい)

In Article 18-5, an application for the issue of a specified residence card, etc. (特定在留カード等) under Article 19-15-2(1) or (2) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act or Article 16-2(1) to (3) of the Special Act on the Immigration Control of, inter alia, those who have lost Japanese Nationality pursuant to the Treaty of Peace with Japan.

foreign resident

外国人住民(がいこくじんじゅうみん)

A person without Japanese nationality who has an address in a municipality and is a mid- to long-term resident (中長期在留者), a special permanent resident (特別永住者), a person granted landing permission for temporary refuge or permission for provisional stay, or a person allowed to stay on for up to 60 days after birth in Japan or loss of Japanese nationality (経過滞在者).

notification, etc.

届出等(とどけでとう)

Any of the steps a special permanent resident (特別永住者) must take in person at a municipal office under Article 19: notifying a place of residence, a new place of residence or a change in the particulars on the certificate (Articles 10 and 11), receiving a special permanent resident certificate (特別永住者証明書) returned or issued to them, or applying to renew it or have it reissued (Articles 12 to 14).

Permanent Resident, etc.

永住者等(えいじゅうしゃとう)

A person residing with the Permanent Resident status of residence, or a special permanent resident.

Special Act

特例法(とくれいほう)

Short name for the Special Act on the Immigration Control of, inter alia, those who have lost Japanese Nationality pursuant to the Treaty of Peace with Japan (Act No. 71 of 1991).

person making the request

申出者(もうしでしゃ)

A person who, when applying under Article 16-2, paragraph (1) or (2) of the Special Act on the Immigration Control of, inter alia, those who have lost Japanese Nationality pursuant to the Treaty of Peace with Japan for a specified special permanent resident certificate (特定特別永住者証明書), has also asked under paragraph (4) of that Article to have it sent to them.

old certificate

旧証明書(きゅうしょうめいしょ)

In Article 9, the special permanent resident certificate (特別永住者証明書) that a person applying under Article 12, paragraph (1) or (2) to renew its validity period held when they applied.