Koseki to kokuseki no kin-gendaishi. English.

The State Construction of 'Japaneseness' : the Koseki Registration System in Japan / by Masataka Endo ; translated by Barbara Hartley ; edited by Miriam Riley.

Balwyn North, Victoria : Trans Pacific Press, 2019.

©2019.

ix, 337 pages ; 23 cm.

Tracing the history of the koseki registration system from its inception in the Meiji era through its use in Japan's colonial holdings in the pre-war era & to the present day, this book challenges the very foundations of the system, arguing that it promotes prejudice & discrimination & fosters a divisive understanding of the 'Japanese' as a people.

English

January 08, 2020

Japanese Society series,

Includes bibliographical references and index.