CHAPTER 37 : Date Hatsumi

Family name registries are considered sensitive documents these days, only accessible by those listed in the document, the police, and select government officials. But once I knew what to ask for it was easy to cash in a favor. Now, fresh from the town hall in Nikko, which oversees administration for Ashio, Tochigi Prefecture, a copy of the Asagawa family record is in my hands.