>Basically, gender is encoded in your ID number, and stored in the census databa...

		moogly on Oct 23, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Japan’s koseki system: dull, uncaring but efficien... >Basically, gender is encoded in your ID number, and stored in the census database, so people who change gender won't get a new ID number, so there will be a discrepancy between their number and the (correct) database value You do, in fact, get a new personal identification number when undergoing gender reassignment surgery.

Oh you do? I thought that would create far more hassle than it was worth. I stand corrected!