{"id":81,"date":"2025-04-15T13:55:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T04:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.issj.org\/adoption-web-en\/?page_id=81"},"modified":"2025-08-22T18:31:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T09:31:24","slug":"roots","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.issj.org\/adoption-web-en\/roots\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking For Adoption Records"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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B<\/strong>efore<\/span> You Begin Tracing Your Roots<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Before You Begin Tracing Your Roots<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A<\/span>doption System<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Adoption Systems<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Adoption Mediation Services<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Adoption<\/span> and Historical Background<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Circumstances in Japan After World War II<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Adoption Under the Civil Code<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
1987 – Start of the Special Adoption System<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2018 – Act on the Protection of Children Related to Adoption Mediation by Private Agencies <\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A<\/span>doption Records<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Adoption Records<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Family Register in Japan<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Family Court Order Document<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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W<\/span><\/strong>hen you start<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
How to Access Records<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Health Information<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
I Don\u2019t Know Where to Start
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If you are unsure of what to do, anxious about taking the first step, or need someone to help you trace your roots, please do not keep it all to yourself, and do not hesitate to contact us. We will work with you to figure out what you want to do, and what you can do.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Creator<\/strong>\u3000International Social Service Japan(ISSJ)
Supervision<\/strong> Miki Akutsu\uff08Senior Researcher,Kinugasa Research Organization,Ritsumeikan University\uff09

About this project(in Japanese)\u3000here<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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This page was created with a grant from the Nippon Foundation as part of the \u201cStrengthening Post-Adoption Support”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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