A document describing the matters listed in the following (referred to as a "written request for correction" in paragraph (3)) must be submitted to an administrative organ's head or administrative entity for a request for correction:
the name and address or residence of the person making a request for correction;
訂正請求をする者の氏名及び住所又は居所
the date of disclosure of the personal information the administrative entity holds that is subject to the request for correction and other matters sufficient for specifying the personal information the administrative entity holds;
an outline of the request for correction and the grounds for it.
訂正請求の趣旨及び理由
In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, a person making a request for correction must present or submit a document to indicate that the person is identifiable by the information an administrative entity holds that is subject to the request for correction (or the in the case of a request for correction under paragraph (2) of the preceding Article, the agent of the identifiable person), pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Order.
If an administrative organ's head or administrative entity finds a formal deficiency in a written request for correction, the administrative organ's head or administrative entity may ask the person who made the request for correction (hereinafter referred to as a "person requesting correction" in this Section) to amend the request, by setting a reasonable period of time.