Japan’s “same-surname marriage” matchmaking trend takes off: Refuse to take your husband’s surname? Find someone with the same surname to marry! After 30 years of deadlock over separate surnames for married couples, a grassroots movement for self-help emerges
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Facts
94.1% choose their husband’s surname
31.9% of women
8.6% of men
About 1.226 million people in common-law marriages
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