Conservative lawmakers decry a change of the surname rule in the Civil Code as an attack on traditional values and tie it to ...

An artist who worked on the critically acclaimed anime movie Your Name by Makoto Shinkai will make his directorial debut with A New Dawn.

In Japan, each wedded pair has to legally adopt one family name. While either surname can be used, 95% of women still traditionally adopt their husbands,’ according to a 2022 government survey.