Guidance
Japan: Knowledge Base profile
This document contains information about Japan to help His Majesty’s Passport Office staff process passport applications.
Documents
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This document includes information about:
- names
- nationality
- legitimacy and parental responsibility
- adoption
- surrogacy
- gender recognition
- civil partnerships and marriage
- documents from Japan
Updates to this page
Published 19 July 2024
Last updated 10 September 2025
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Updated guidance to explain how previous and alternative names are shown on Japan passports.
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Updated to clarify how names are shown in Japan.
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First published.