RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoEveryone in Japan will be called Sato by 2531 unless marriage law changed, says professorwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1148arrow-down14
arrow-up1144arrow-down1external-linkEveryone in Japan will be called Sato by 2531 unless marriage law changed, says professorwww.theguardian.comRandAlThor@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square30fedilink
minus-squaretiredofsametab@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 months agoFor one, there is no legal requirement that a Japanese partner take the name of their foreign spouse (in fact, it’s basically the exception to the rule that all married couples must have the same surname).
For one, there is no legal requirement that a Japanese partner take the name of their foreign spouse (in fact, it’s basically the exception to the rule that all married couples must have the same surname).