Japan requires name change after marriage – big effects on female scientists

Re:Japan requires name change after marriage – big effects o... by MochaBlend on Friday July 04, 2025 @01:44PM (#44466469)

This is obviously just western propaganda to try and force the Japanese to cow-tow to western "standards".

As stated in the article the law on the books regarding surnames has been around for more than a century, so why try and propagandize this as a major issue now?

Also if it is really that big of a deal then a couple can choose to use the woman's surname instead.

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Re:Japan requires name change after marriage – big effects o... by biglyburrito on Friday July 04, 2025 @02:02PM (#44466615)

Yes, it's Western propaganda (/s). That's why Japan's largest business lobby is pushing hard on the government to allow married couples to use separate surnames:

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15299988

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15808567

Also, it's "kowtow", not "cow-tow".

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Re:Japan requires name change after marriage – big effects o... by dofubej on Friday July 04, 2025 @02:17PM (#44466739)

I thought HN generally would reject anything asked by the “largest business lobby” of a country.

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Re:Japan requires name change after marriage – big effects o... by MochaBlend on Friday July 04, 2025 @10:18PM (#44469627)

In the first link you provided the Keidanren Chairman is sitting in front of a bunch of English signs that say "Keidanren Policy & Action" and "Society 5.0 for Sustainable Development Goals".

SDGs along with ESG, DEI, LGBT and pro-feminism / anti-male messaging are all part of the western propaganda indoctrination playbook.

Thanks, I thought my kowtow didn't quite sound right.

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