Japan: Women hopeful on maiden names issue after UN report DW 11/21/2024
Briefly

"Even though 57% of Japanese people supported a selective surname system for married couples in a June poll by the Mainichi newspaper, many conservatives insist that allowing women to keep their maiden names would undermine the family unit."
"There is no need to change the law as it would only cause confusion in society... The most important issue to consider is the children, who would end up having a different name to one of their parents, which undermines the sense of family."
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