TOKYO -- Support is growing in Japan for allowing couples to keep their own surnames after marriage, a Nikkei poll shows, with more than half of the married women surveyed saying they would have taken the option if they could.
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Majority of married Japanese women wanted separate surnames: poll
Nikkei survey shows broad support for scrapping name change requirement
Japanese law requires spouses to use the same family name, with 95% of wives taking their husband's surname, according to the government. © Reuters
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