Forcing married couples to use same surname constitutional

Forcing married couples to use same surname constitutional

Kyoto Tsukamoto (L), one of the plaintiffs seeking introduction of dual surnames for married couples, chokes up with tears during a press conference in Tokyo after the Supreme Court ruled on Dec. 16, 2015, that a century-old legal provision forcing married couples to use the same surname is constitutional. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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