
Japan's top court rules couples must use the same surname
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Japan's top court on Wednesday threw out a challenge by three couples who wanted to keep their own surnames after marriage, ruling that laws stipulating Japanese couples must choose one family name were constitutional, according to local media.
The couples had argued that the provisions were discriminatory, pointing to growing public support for allowing married people to use different surnames. It's not the first time this debate has come up -- the Supreme Court rejected a similar lawsuit in 2015, filed by five plaintiffs who wanted to make it easier for women to keep their maiden names.More Related News