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Japan's Civil War Over Surnames
Saturday June 28, 2025. 10:01 AM , from Slashdot
![]() The ruling Liberal Democratic Party's skepticism blocked opposition bills aimed at reforming the system. Keidanren, Japan's largest business lobby, says the current law 'hinders women's advancement' as name changes complicate professional reputations. A study by NGO Asuniwa suggests reform could prompt 590,000 cohabiting couples to marry legally, potentially boosting Japan's birth rate since strong stigmas discourage births outside marriage. Some couples have developed workarounds. Teachers Uchiyama Yukari and Koike Yukio have divorced and remarried three times to sidestep the law, living unmarried most of the time but remarrying for each child's birth registration before divorcing again. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
https://slashdot.org/story/25/06/27/2354246/japans-civil-war-over-surnames?utm_source=rss1.0mainlink...
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