The provisions of Articles 55 and 56 apply mutatis mutandis to a notification of death.

The provisions of Article 63, paragraph (1) apply mutatis mutandis to the person seeking a judicial decision consisting of a declaration of presumed death or rescinding a declaration of presumed death, if the judicial decision in question has become final and binding. In this case, the date on which a person is deemed to have died pursuant to the provisions of Article 31 of the Civil Code must also be entered in the written notification of the declaration of the person's presumed death.

A person who seeks to revert to the surname used before marriage pursuant to the provisions of Article 751, paragraph (1) of the Civil Code must submit a notification to that effect.

A person who seeks to manifest their intention to end the relationship between relatives by affinity pursuant to the provisions of Article 728, paragraph (2) of the Civil Code must state this and the name and registered domicile of the deceased spouse and the date of their death in a written notification and submit it.

The provisions of Article 63, paragraph (1) apply mutatis mutandis to the person seeking a judicial decision disinheriting a presumptive heir or revoking disinheritance if the judicial decision in question has become final and binding.

①A person who seeks to take the surname of their mother or father pursuant to the provisions of Article 791, paragraphs (1) through (3) of the Civil Code must state this and the name and registered domicile of the father or mother in a written notification and submit it.

②If a person who seeks to take the surname of their mother or father pursuant to the provisions of Article 791, paragraph (2) of the Civil Code has a spouse, they must submit the notification jointly with their spouse.

①A person who seeks to revert to their previous surname pursuant to the provisions of Article 791, paragraph (4) of the Civil Code must state this and the date of reversion to their surname under paragraphs (1) through (3) of the relevant Article in the written notification, and submit it.

②If the person referred to in the preceding paragraph has a spouse, they must submit the notification jointly with their spouse.

①A person who intends to separate from their family register must submit a notification to that effect.

②If the person designates a place in another city, town or village as their new registered domicile, they must have the written notification accompanied by a copy of their family register.

A notification of separation from a family register may be submitted in the locality where the relevant person's new family register is created.

①If a person acquires Japanese nationality pursuant to the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (1) or Article 17, paragraph (1) or (2) of the Nationality Act (Act No. 147 of 1950), the person acquiring Japanese nationality must submit a notification of acquisition of Japanese nationality within one month from the date of that acquisition (or if the person was abroad on that date, within three months).

②The written notification must state the following particulars, and be accompanied by a document certifying the acquisition of Japanese nationality:

A notification of naturalization must be submitted by the naturalized person, within one month from the date of public notice. The provisions of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to the particulars to be entered in a written notification in this case.

①A notification of the loss of Japanese nationality must be submitted by the party to the event under notification, or their spouse or relative within the fourth degree of kinship, within one month from the day on which they came to know of loss of Japanese nationality (or if the person who is required to submit the notification was abroad on the day on which they came to know of the fact, within three months from that day).

②The written notification must state the following particulars, and be accompanied by a document certifying the loss of Japanese nationality:

①In order to manifest the intention to reserve Japanese nationality as prescribed in Article 12 of the Nationality Act, a person entitled to submit a notification of birth (excluding a person who is required to submit a notification pursuant to the provisions of Article 52, paragraph (3)) must submit a notification of the intention to reserve Japanese nationality within three months from the date of birth.

②The notification referred to in the preceding paragraph must be submitted together with the notification of birth.

③If the person prescribed in paragraph (1) is unable to submit a notification during the period referred to in the relevant paragraph due to a natural disaster or any other grounds not attributable to them, that period is 14 days from the time when it has become possible to submit a notification.

①In order to make a declaration of the selection of Japanese nationality under Article 14, paragraph (2) of the Nationality Act, the person who seeks to make the declaration must submit a notification to that effect.

②The person's foreign nationality must be entered in the written notification.

If, in the course of administering processes for family registers, the mayor of a municipality finds that a person who should select their nationality pursuant to the provisions of Article 14, paragraph (1) of the Nationality Act has not made that selection within the period set forth in the relevant paragraph, they must give notice of the name and registered domicile of the person and other particulars specified by Ministry of Justice Order to the director of the legal affairs bureau with jurisdiction.

①If a government agency or public office comes to know of any person who has lost Japanese nationality in the course of its duties, it must submit a written report of the loss of Japanese nationality together with a document certifying the loss of Japanese nationality to the mayor of a municipality in the locality of the relevant person's registered domicile without delay.

②The particulars listed in Article 103, paragraph (2) must be entered in a written report.

①If a Japanese national who has nationality in a foreign country has lost nationality in that foreign country, they must submit a notification to that effect within one month from the day on which they came to know of that loss (or if the person was abroad on the day on which they came to know the fact, within three months from that day).

②The written notification must state the cause and date of the loss of foreign nationality, and be accompanied by a document certifying that loss.

①If a person entered at the head of a family register and their spouse seek to change their surname due to unavoidable grounds, after obtaining the permission of the family court concerning the change of name and surname kana characters, they must submit a notification of the name and the surname kana characters for which permission has been received.

②If a person who has married a foreign national seeks to change their surname to the surname used by their spouse, they may submit a notification to that effect and the surname kana characters they seek to change without obtaining the permission of the family court, but only within six months from the date of their marriage.

③If on or after the day of their divorce, annulment of their marriage, or the death of their spouse, a person who has changed their surname pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph seeks to change their surname back to the surname they were using at the time that they first changed their surname, they may submit a notification to that effect without obtaining the permission of the family court, but only within three months from the day in question.

④The provisions of paragraph (1) apply mutatis mutandis to a person (excluding a person entered at the head of a family register or their spouse) whose mother or father is a foreign national and who seeks to change their surname to the surname used by their mother or father.

A person who wishes to change their given name or given name kana characters on justifiable grounds must obtain permission from the family court concerning the change of given name and given name kana characters, and submit a notification of the given name and the given name kana characters for which permission has been received.

If a person entered at the head of a family register and their spouse seek to change their surname kana characters due to unavoidable grounds, after obtaining the permission of the family court, they must submit a notification to that effect.

A person who wishes to change their given name kana characters on justifiable grounds must submit a notification to that effect after obtaining the permission of the family court.

①If a person entered at the head of a family register and their spouse seek to transfer their registered domicile to another place, they must state this and their intended new registered domicile in a written notification and submit this.

②If the registered domicile is transferred to a place in another city, town, or village, the written notification must be accompanied by a copy of the family register.

A notification of the transfer of registered domicile may be submitted in the locality of the intended new registered domicile.

①A person who has no registered domicile must obtain the permission of the family court and submit a notification for the registration of an unregistered person within ten days from the day on which they obtained the permission.

②In addition to the particulars listed in Article 13, the date of permission for the registration of an unregistered person must be entered in the written notification.

The provisions of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to the case in which a notification for the registration of an unregistered person is required to be made based on a final and binding judgment. In this case, the written notification must be accompanied by a transcript of the judgment.

A notification for the registration of an unregistered person may be submitted in the locality where the person intends to register.