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Death and inheritance online service

We will promote online procedures related to death and inheritance.

Overview

When a person dies or inherits, various administrative and private procedures occur for the bereaved family. The necessary procedures differ depending on the deceased or the bereaved family, and the parties to the procedures are diverse, so it is difficult to understand the necessary procedures comprehensively.
According to the 2022 (2022) Population Survey in , Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the number of deaths in Japan exceeded 1.56 million, the highest number since the survey began, and the burden on society as a whole is expected to continue to increase.
By promoting online procedures for death and inheritance, we will reduce the burden on bereaved families, improve convenience, and improve the efficiency of procedures in municipalities.

As part of this initiative, the government aims to make the submission of death notifications and death certificates (Certificate of Postmortem Examination), which are one of the procedures related to death, online as follows.

  • Within FY 2024 (FY 2024): Sorting out issues for the online submission of death notifications and Certificate of Postmortem Examination
  • End of fiscal 2026 (fiscal 2026): Began online procedures for submitting death notifications and death certificates (Certificate of Postmortem Examination)