By SHUNSUKE ABE/ Staff Writer
March 24, 2022 at 16:10 JST
The Supreme Court in Tokyo (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
The Supreme Court upheld the dismissals of lawsuits seeking damages over Japan’s single-surname rule for married couples, but two of the five justices said the one-name provisions are unconstitutional. [Read More]
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