Hukou is a system of household registration used in mainland China. The system itself is more properly called "huji", and has origins in ancient China; hukou is the registration of an individual in the system. A household registration record officially identifies a person as a permanent resident of an area and includes identifying information such as name, parents, spouse and date of birth. A hukou can also refer to a family register in many contexts since the household register is issued per family, and usually includes the births, deaths, marriages, divorces, and moves, of all members in the family.
An individual household's register or hukou booklet. The local police station held a copy of these records in its central register
While the government invests heavily in education in the cities, little to no investment in rural education occurs
Many rural migrants find work as laborers in cities
Children who migrate with their parents face difficulties not experienced by their local counterparts
A koseki (戸籍) or family register is a Japanese family registry. Japanese law requires all Japanese households to make notifications of their vital records to their local authority, which compiles such records encompassing all Japanese citizens within their jurisdiction.
Reproduction of a koseki certificate printout
Cover of the Register of Imperial Lineage (Kōzokufu) that handle the current imperial reign (126th emperor)
