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- Japan’s civil war over surnames - The Economist
One study notes that, given enough time, everyone in Japan is going to end up sharing the country’s most common surname (“Sato”)
- In Japan, struggling for the right of married couples to have . . .
Japan is the only nation where married couples must use the same surname Critics say it violates women's rights and, unless the rule is scrapped, all Japanese could be surnamed Sato in 500 years
- Separate Surnames for Couples: A Challenge to Japan’s Family . . .
The issue of separate surnames for married couples (fufu bessei, 夫婦別姓) is a long-standing and controversial topic in Japan's legal and social landscape Japan's legal framework is designed around the koseki (family registry) system, which records households under a unified surname Under Japan's Civil Code, married couples must adopt a single shared surname — either the husband's or
- No nuptials under current surname law: Man tells Japan . . .
No nuptials under current surname law: Man tells Japan lawmakers loss of identity a no-go June 24, 2025 (Mainichi Japan) Japanese version
- Japan sorely needs separate surnames | Crawford School of . . .
On 8 March 2024, 12 men and women filed a lawsuit at the Tokyo and Sapporo District Courts They claimed that the provisions of the Civil Code and Family Register Law — which do not allow married couples to choose separate surnames — violates Japan’s Constitution, as Article 24 guarantees ‘freedom of marriage’ Similar lawsuits have captured public attention in the past The Supreme
- Japans Civil War Over Surnames - Slashdot
Japanese politicians failed to pass legislation last month that would have allowed married couples to keep separate surnames, despite surveys showing majority public support for the change Japan remains the only country requiring married couples by law to share the same surname, with women taking t
- Japan Sorely Needs Separate Surnames - The News Lens . . .
The legal use of separated surnames traces back to the establishment of rules governing the surnames of married couples in the Japanese Civil Code of 1876
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