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It may take an election upset for spouses to keep their surnames : The Asahi Shimbun
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EDITORIAL: Top court ruling on use of dual surnames kicks issue back to Diet : The Asahi Shimbun
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Lawmakers of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Dec. 4 discuss guidelines to ensure gender equality. The issue of dual surnames was raised at the meeting. (Sawa Okabayashi)
Lawsuits filed over the constitutionality of a legal provision that prevents married couples from registering separate surnames are heading to the Supreme Court’s Grand Bench.
The top court’s Petty Bench on Dec. 9 decided to refer three cases, filed by couples in de facto marriages, to the Grand Bench.
The Grand Bench in December 2015 upheld the constitutionality of a long-standing Civil Code stipulation that requires married couples to use the same surname.