We have a list of the 75 most common Japanese surnames for you to read and learn! Related: If These 150 Popular Japanese Baby Names for Boys & Girls Aren't On Your Baby Naming List, They Should Be!

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Linda E. White, Middlebury (THE CONVERSATION) For centuries, women entering ...

Tokyo (CNN) — Everyone in Japan could one day have the same surname unless its restrictive marriage laws change, according to a new study. But the country’s dwindling marriage rate could buck ...

Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers pose with a bill for the creation of an optional separate surname system for married couples, at the Diet in Tokyo on April 30, 2025.

The Japanese system, where married couples must choose one surname, is rare. The United Nations has advised Japan to make corrections three times, so that women are able to keep their original ...

Japan's Supreme Court said Wednesday that married couples must continue to use only one surname, rejecting a lawsuit filed by five plaintiffs who wanted to make it easier for women to keep their ...

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