You are residing as a spouse with "Spouse or Child of Japanese National" or "Spouse of Child of Permanent Resident" status, but you have failed to engage in activities as a spouse for six months or more without a justifiable reason.
* In case a foreign resident is in the process of arbitration with his/her spouse over the custody of his/her child or having a
divorce case holding his/her Japanese spouse culpable, the foreign resident is deemed to have "justifiable reasons," even though the activities of such a resident as the status of spouse are not approved. Also, even if a foreign resident in Japan does not act as a spouse for six months or longer,
the resident may be permitted to change his/her resident status to another one if he/she has any reason, such as taking care of and raising his/her biological child who has Japanese nationality.