Removing restrictions that deny the wishes of those directly affected and updating Japan's marriage system to reflect ...

Law requiring couples to share one surname hinders women in the workplace and lowers birth rate, campaigners claim ...

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Since 1947, Japanese Civil Code has stipulated that all married couples must share a common surname. Although in theory that name could be that of the husband or wife, in practice it is almost ...

The introduction of a selective separate surname system for married couples in Japan, which would allow them to choose ...

If the rules carry on, all Japanese people could have the surname Sato by 2531, according to Hiroshi Yoshida, an economist from Tohoku University in Sendai, who led the study.

A version of this article appears in print on Sept. 26, 2024, Section A, Page 10 of the New York edition with the headline: A Litmus Test in Japan: Should Spouses Have Separate Surnames?.

Japan should implement a legal framework for selective separate surnames as part of an initial stride towards gender equality.

Linda E. White received funding from the Japan Foundation and the Fulbright program for research on Japanese feminisms and Japanese family law. For centuries, women entering marriage in Japan have ...