Can anyone help me with Japanese translation?

[Battosai]

I'm translating my marriage certificate from Japanese to English .Even though my wife is Japanese , my Japanese is almost zero. Luckily it's all Kanji (except my name) so it's fairly easy.

I got stuck at the title of the guy who signed it which looks like this (I'm writing in Fantizi but its almost the same in Japanese):

日本國政府戶籍事務官掌者

How would you translate that?

To me the most difficult part is 官掌者 ,is that an 'official' or what?

I know this isn't excatly the right place but I dont know any Japanese forums and well, it's all kanji anyway...

Any help would be appriciated..

[studentyoung]

日本國政府戶籍事務官掌者

The main idea of this phrase looks like this -> Japanese governmental household register official. Sorry, I also have no idea of the meaning of “掌者” in this phrase.

日本國政府: Japanese government

戶籍: household register

事務官: official

掌者: ?

Thanks!

[Battosai]

I suspect 掌者 is something like "supervisor" but i'm not sure...

[skunkpuppy]

Might be

Nihon(koku)Seifu Koseki Jimu kanshousha

The Japanese National Government Family Register Office (manager).

[Battosai]

Thanks:)

[rose~]

I wondered why there were only 4 or 5 entries if you google 官掌者. (See here).

Does the certificate actually say 管掌者?

There are many more results for 管掌者 than 官掌者see here.

I agree that it means "manager" but I am wondering if the two forms of the character now carry a slightly different meaning?　Because if you enter かんしょう then the IME gives you 管掌, but かん on its own gives you 官.

EDIT: doh! now I realize that they are not different forms, but actually different characters.

Of course, because 管理 and 官 are different in Chinese also, and are also homophones in Chinese.

[Battosai]

It's definately 官掌者

I think I will go with 'manager' ,though I couldn't find it in any online Japanese dictionary

Thank you for all your help

[Mugi]

Firstly, if indeed the character is 官, it is whithout doubt a misprint for 管.

Secondly, getting back to the original question, this person is known as the "Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages" in commonwealth countries - not sure what the U.S. term is though...

You could try something like:

Registrar

Japan National Family Registry Office

[studentyoung]

Firstly, if indeed the character is 官, it is whithout doubt a misprint for 管.

Yes, Mugi is right!

婚姻届受理証明書

（夫の本籍）

　　夫の氏名

（妻の本籍）

　　妻の氏名（旧姓で）

右当事者の婚姻届は、証人（夫の父）及び（妻の父）連署の上届け出られたところ、本職は審査の上、（受理年月日）これを受理した。

よってここに法律上婚姻は、成立したこととなる。

右証明する。

（受理年月日）

日本国政府戸籍事務管掌者

（届出地方自治体首長名）

http://echoo.yubitoma.or.jp/weblog/aquaticzone/eid/19098/

日本国政府戸籍事務管掌者

Hopefully, this phrase is -> Registrar of the Japanese national's official family registry office.

Battosai, if you still have any problem during your translation, please the link below for more reference.

http://www.thejapanfaq.com/japanfaq3c.html “Marriage to a Japanese”( in English )

Thanks!

[Battosai]

It appear they did make a mistake writing 官 instead 管

Thanks for all the help