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Identity verification documents

本人確認書類 honnin kakunin shorui

Documents that prove who you are and where you live. For residents this is usually the residence card, sometimes with a supporting document.

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Authorization letter委任状ininjō
A document written or signed by the contract holder authorizing a named proxy to perform specified procedures.
Consent form同意書dōisho
Written consent from a parent, legal representative, payer or another affected person when the contract or procedure requires their approval.
eKYC / online identity verificationオンライン本人確認online honnin kakunin
Verifying your identity through your phone camera — photographing your ID and sometimes your face — instead of showing documents at a counter.
Proxy / representative at a phone shop代理人dairinin
A person who visits or applies on behalf of the contract holder within the carrier's permitted procedures and relationship rules.
Registered alias / common name通称名・通名登録tsūshōmei / tsūmei tōroku
Use of a legally recorded common name instead of, or together with, the legal name on a contract. Acceptance differs by carrier and application channel.
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