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Japan court rejects couple’s request for different surnames

March 3, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

TOKYO (AP) —A Japanese court has dismissed a couple’s appeal of the government’s refusal to register their marriage unless they observe a law that effectively

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, Emie Kayama, Tsuguo Watanabe, Vol 30 No 10 | March 5 - March 11, attention, japan

Japanese women fight to keep surnames

February 17, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

TOKYO (AP) — A group of Japanese citizens filed a lawsuit Monday, Feb. 14 challenging a civil law that effectively stops women from keeping their surnames when they marry.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2011, China, Civil Code, Emie Kayama, Kyoko Tsukamoto, Prime Minister Naoto Kan, South Korea, Tokyo, Vol 30 No 8 | February 19 - February 25, Yoko Sakamoto, attention, japan

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