It is 2021 and Japan’s top court is forcing married couples to take the same surname

A general view of Tokyo, Japan on June 22 2021. Picture: REUTERS/ISSEI KATO

The court said in its ruling legislators should debate the matter in parliament, Jiji Press reported. This follows a similar recommendation the court made after it found in 2015 that married couples had no right to separate surnames. Technically, a man may take his wife’s family name, yet in practice only about 4% do so. While many women use their birth names as an “alias” at work, some say the dual identities can cause confusion and are an unnecessary burden.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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