Japan Document Resources
Birth, Death, Marriage Certificates
The process when a British national dies in Japan including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
Links to the homepages of each Legal Affairs Bureau and Regional Legal Affairs Bureau (website in Japanese)
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Japan, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Criminal Record Certificates
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department (TMPD) will issue a police certificate when you are required by foreign authorities (an embassy, immigration agency, etc.). To apply for the certificate, you must be either a registered as a resident of Tokyo or previously registered as a resident of Tokyo but now living overseas. Applications must be submitted in person.
Police certificates from the Japanese National Police Agency are issued only when requested by certain authorities as required by law.
A Police Clearance Certificate is issued only when you are required to submit a criminal record certificate by your destination country. Applications are accepted (in person only) from Japanese nationals or foreign nationals who have current or previous resident registration in Osaka Prefecture.
Government Admin
Contacts of foreign embassies and consulates in Japan
Notary Services
The duties of a notary include creation of notarial instruments, authentication of private documents and articles of incorporation, and the attachment of officially-attested dates to documents.