{"id":1856,"date":"2024-05-02T20:06:49","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T11:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/palettalk.com\/?p=1856"},"modified":"2025-08-13T18:34:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T09:34:10","slug":"why-debunk-selective-spousal-surnames-en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/palettalk.com\/en\/feminism-en\/why-debunk-selective-spousal-surnames-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Oppose Selective Separate Surnames for Married Couples?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Selective Separate Surnames System allows couples to choose separate surnames if they wish, while couples who prefer the same surname can continue using it as before.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Japan, currently, except in the case of international marriages, all couples are required to use the same surname. Many lawsuits in the past have tried to allow selective separate surnames. In March of this year, 12 people living in Tokyo and other areas filed a new lawsuit suing the government for damages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many people want selective separate surnames. If it becomes law, more people can live as families with the names they desire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, every time this system is debated, the forced same-surname policy has been kept with reasons such as “loss of family unity” or “loss of the traditional Japanese family structure.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, we would like to reconsider these opposing views surrounding selective separate surnames.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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