Tag Archives: separate names Japan

Number 1 Shimbun October

Posted on October 4, 2022 by philipbrasor

Here is our column for the October issue of the Number 1 Shimbun, which is about separate names for married couples in Japan.

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Media watch: What’s missing from the discussion of elective names for married couples?

Posted on April 9, 2022 by philipbrasor

Late last month, Seiko Noda, the state minister in charge of gender equality, remarked that a recent Cabinet Office survey to gauge the public’s opinion on allowing couples to retain separate surnames after marrying was misleading. The survey results seemed … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Jan. 10, 2016

Posted on January 10, 2016 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, about the recent Supreme Court decision on separate names and its potential effect on the legalization of same-sex marriages. In the column I pointed out that the majority of the judges on the court ruled … Continue reading →

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The family register, ca. 1996

Posted on July 16, 2013 by philipbrasor

While researching this week’s Media Mix about figure skater Miki Ando and the upcoming Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of the Inheritance Law as it applies to children born out of wedlock, we tried to find out if writer … Continue reading →

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