Forcing married couples to use same surname constitutional

Forcing married couples to use same surname constitutional

Photo taken Dec. 16, 2015, at Japan's Supreme Court in Tokyo shows Chief Justice Itsuro Terada (C). The top court's Grand Bench ruled on the day that prohibiting women from remarrying for six months contravenes the Constitution, but forcing couples to use the same surname is constitutional. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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