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Japan opposition party submits selective surname bill for married couples
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) submitted a bill to the House of Representatives April 30 to revise the ...
Editorial: Time for Japan to legalize separate surnames for married couples
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) has submitted a bill to the House of Representatives to amend the Civil ...
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Japanese women have long sacrificed their surnames in marriage − politics and demographics might change that
Conservative lawmakers decry a change of the surname rule in the Civil Code as an attack on traditional values and tie it to concerns over a looming demographic crisis. They argue that Japan must work ...