外務省、在留証明オンライン交付へ

　外務省は１２日、各国に置く在外公館（イランやロシアにある公館を除く）で、オンラインによる在留証明の発行を２７日から開始すると発表した。従来はオンラインで申請した場合も在外公館の窓口で受け取る必要があったが、申請から受領までインターネットを通じて完結できるようにする。（2025/05/12-19:46）

The Japanese Foreign Ministry said Monday that it will begin issuing residency certificates online to Japanese nationals living abroad through overseas diplomatic missions, except those in Iran and Russia, starting May 27.
   Currently, Japanese nationals living in foreign countries are required to receive the certificates in person at overseas diplomatic missions even if applications are submitted online. The upcoming change will allow people to complete the process of obtaining the certificates fully online.
   The "zairyu shomei" certificates are used by Japanese nationals living abroad as verification of their overseas addresses when registering real estate or carrying out pension-related procedures in Japan.
   The ministry plans to enable online issuances of birth certificates and marriage and divorce certificates in stages from July. It will also continue to issue paper certificates.