More Japanese women are required to keep their surnames after marriage

Fu Hui Tokyo Special Commissioner

Japan is a developed country.The law stipulates that the husband and wife must have the same surname.This is the law that was implemented in the Meiji era in 1898, and it has been a history of more than 100 years.Yesterday was Women's Day on March 8th. A demand for Japanese women was to have their own surnames.

There are only 4%of the Japanese couples with their surnames. Most women abandon their surnames after they marry them.But with the changes in women's economy and the times, Japanese women who are required to retain their surnames are increasing.In order to break this feudal system, some husbands and wives live a husband and wife who "change their surnames" every three years.

Japanese women S (31 years old) who work in foreign companies require their surname before marriage.She said: "96%of the married women in Japan have changed their surnames, and I really can't bear to use their surnames for more than 20 years. So, my husband and I have three chapters of Jeanfa to use each other's surnames every three years."

Legally, they divorce every three years, and then register for marriage and replace the surnames in the household registration.However, this method is troublesome, because every time the last name is changed, all official documents must be re -applied.Last year, the two fought to break the status quo with a lawsuit, but lost.

In the 1960s, the feminist movement sprouted in Japan, and some women strived to retain their surnames.In order not to register for marriage without the surname of the husband, it is legal to maintain the "single" in law. The Japanese authorities have set up another law for such a marriage called "fact marriage", that is, to acknowledge that the two live in the name of husband and wife.Yamamoto Ryoko (58 years old) is a married woman who has no marriage certificate. Her two daughters, one with her husband and one with her mother.She said: "The reason for my unwillingness is very simple, because after changing the last name, I lost my self -esteem, I am not me."

Socialist Fuzawa Takoko said: "This conservative system cannot be broken, it cannot be broken, and it cannot be broken.It shows that Japan is far behind other countries in the equality of men and women. The married women who are unwilling to change their surnames will be exploited in all aspects. For example, it is difficult for couples with different surnames to rent a house, and even the old people's homes are not allowed to have the same room. "