Aki Mukai

Mukai, 39, and her husband, former professional wrestler Nobuhiko Takada, 42, submitted papers to their municipality shortly after the twins birth in late November asking that the babies be included in their family register. The central government instructed the municipality in May to refuse the application, Justice Minister Daizo Nozawa said.

If not listed on the family register -- an official document used to prove identity when applying for schools, jobs and passports -- the twins would have trouble following through with the most basic activities of life.

The Japan Times Weekly: June 19, 2004
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