The State Construction of 'Japaneseness': The Koseki Registration System in Japan Mediatrix Press he auctioned off his last

he auctioned off his last name to the highest bidders

Author: Lorenzo Carcaterra

With his right-hand man

Further revised and updated for the 21st century

In this eye-opening book

The State Construction of 'Japaneseness': The Koseki Registration System in Japan Mediatrix Press he auctioned off his lastFor more than 140 years, Japan's koseki registration system has functioned as the official means by which an individual qualifies as 'Japanese.' Information concerning each family is entered into one koseki register record in a system that documents the status relationship information of Japan's population based on the notion of 'bloodline.' Tracing the history of the koseki registration system from its inception in the Meiji era through its use in