2+ hour, 8+ min ago  (193+ words) Tokyo, May 13 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government will refrain from proposing a bill to legalize the post-marriage use of maiden names during the ongoing parliamentary session, it was learned Wednesday. The Cabinet Committees of both chambers of the Diet, Japan's…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (239+ words) Tokyo, May 7 (Jiji Press)--The major Japanese opposition Centrist Reform Alliance is set to tolerate a proposal aimed at securing a sufficient number of Imperial Family members through adoption, it was learned Thursday. At the day's meeting of a related…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (439+ words) nippon. com - Many Japanese Teens Giving Up on Getting Married and Having Children Japan is one of the countries in the world where population decline and aging are progressing most rapidly. The latest installment of an ongoing survey project of…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (206+ words) Tokyo, March 26 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Supreme Court is expected to issue a unified ruling on whether law provisions not allowing same-sex marriage are constitutional, as six related appeals have been sent to the court's Grand Bench. The court's Third Petty…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (176+ words) Tokyo, March 16 (Jiji Press)--No specific measures have been taken for sexual minorities at half of their workplaces in Japan, even after the June 2023 enforcement of a law to promote public understanding for such people, a survey has shown. According…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (145+ words) Tokyo, March 7 (Jiji Press)--With more and more women, including those working as diplomats and trading company employees, taking posts outside their home countries, many of their husbands are opting to move abroad with their spouses. Johanna Lindquist, 49, minister counsellor…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (458+ words) Tokyo, March 5 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government is considering including in its sixth basic plan for gender equality a policy to legalize the use of original surnames alone for individuals who changed their family names due to marriage, it was…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (493+ words) Manga Worth Having on Your Shelves Before us stands a young heroine'the prime mover of our story, but not without her insecurities. How will she manage to overcome them? The approach to that central question varies with the times and…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (167+ words) Tokyo, Feb. 6 (Jiji Press)--The campaign for Sunday's general election in Japan has lacked active discussions on a possible dual surname system for married couples. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, also president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, has rarely touched…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (182+ words) The Nippon Foundation ran a survey in mid-August 2025 asking 1, 000 teenagers aged 17 to 19 about their views on introducing a selective separate surname system for married couples in Japan. Overall, around 90% of respondents were aware of this system, with approximately 70% expressing interest…...