THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 28, 2020 at 16:10 JST
In this July 3, 2019, file photo, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was the only party leader who opposed a dual-surname system for married couples in a debate among leaders of seven ruling and opposition parties held in Tokyo, and then he scolded a reporter who raised the issue. (The Asahi Shimbun)
While the nation's Family Register Law requires married Japanese couples to choose one surname for both partners, a new poll shows respondents overwhelmingly support allowing them to use separate surnames. [Read More]
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A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry
A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
