Regarding the Furigana for the Child's Name on the Birth Notification

Due to the legal amendment, from May 26, 2025, the phonetic reading of the child's name entered on the birth notification will be recorded in the family register.

Furigana must be generally recognized as the reading of the characters used as a name.

When submitting a notification, if the common reading cannot be confirmed, you may be asked to provide additional information such as the origin of the name.

Examples Recognized as Common Readings

1. Partial Sound Training
   Cocoa, Sara, and others
2. Idiomatic Reading
   Asuka, Yayoi, Satsuki, Yuri, and others
3. Placeholder Character
   Misora (Sora), Ayumu (Yume), etc.

Examples Not Recognized as Common Readings

1. Readings that can be recognized as approximately or not at all related to kanji
   Taro (George), etc.
2. Reading with an added word different from the kanji
   Ken (Kenichiro) and others
3. Readings that have the opposite meaning of the kanji or are misunderstood due to misreading
   Hikushi, Taro (Jiro), etc.
4. Readings that cause significant discomfort, such as discriminatory or obscene ones
5. Readings that are clearly inappropriate as names, such as antisocial readings

Inquiries about the Furigana System

Ministry of Justice Call Center

Phone number: 0570-05-0310

Opening Period: From Monday, May 26, 2025 to Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Notice: Excluding Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays, and year-end/new year holidays (from December 30, 2025 to January 3, 2026)

Opening Hours: 8:30 AM to 5:15 PM

• Ministry of Justice: "Furigana will be recorded in the family register"(External link)