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LDP's No. 2 calls for consensus on selective surname system

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Require the nomination of both a traditional and a chosen name (they can be the same if you want). So that either can be used in any circumstance, as people wish, and they can function as a form of 2FA for the My Number card. A free extra level of security that you won't forget.

It's normal to have more than one name in Japan. Hokusai used about 30 (although that may be overdoing it a bit).

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on the matter as soon as possible to begin discussions between the ruling parties.

It only being discussed no rule being enacted, it really shows how slow Japan really goes in anything.

21st century still only trying to discuss possibility whether couple surname is possible or not.

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Remember, 50 years of “gathering opinions” of this topic. If people should be allowed to have the name they are born with… 50. Viagra was approved in three weeks. 1st was preparing the debate, second the debate and approval after a single discussion session, third week it was available for pharmacies to stock.

Anyway, even nations with dual surnames still see single digit rates of use. It would be extremely few in Japan as well, but I he option alone at least makes it look like the government cares. What a nothing burger thing to even debate

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Why consensus ? How about "common senses "

People have rights that dont need Govt. input .

A camel is a horse designed by a committee.

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40 years of discussing seperate surnames is not enough?

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When a man and a woman marry, they are one family.

One family should have only one surname.

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Jeremiah

When a man and a woman marry, they are one family.

One family should have only one surname.

In your country, and so many others they do not. Do you seek to appeal your laws? Where in the Bible does it say that?

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The Koseki system is too ingrained and a burden to revamp. Just pass a law allowing for the use of an A/K/A name and make a Certificate available. It really isn't an issue so big that it should be eating up lawmaking time when there are other more pressing issues.

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The only people who will be happy about the collapse of the family system will be China, who want to send immigrants there, and Korean residents in Japan, whose family registers will become unknown. Ishiba is pro-China, though.

For one thing, no one has answered what to do about the children's surnames.

If there is more than one child in a family, how will the parents explain that each child has a different surname?

Family members will no longer be the only ones to decide surnames, and relatives will likely have a stronger say. And what will happen after the divorce?

Reforming the system will only increase friction, making it worse!

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If there is more than one child in a family, how will the parents explain that each child has a different surname?

Easy! One has my name, the other has my wife's name.

That was easy wasn't it.

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Since Japanese law allows a couple to freely choose their family name, there is no discrimination and a common name is a visible sign of a family unit, that should not be done away with.

On the other hand, there might be occations, when keeping a birth name might be convenient, so I support OssanAmerica's solution:

Just pass a law allowing for the use of an A/K/A name and make a Certificate available.

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In Spain, as in several other countries a full name is composed by three parts. The given names(s), father's surname and mother’s surname. It is a nice way to honour no other families. And given that there are so many “same” full names, I think that it is a solution.

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Mr Kipling

If everyone was as simple as you, there would be no problems. Unfortunately, that is not the case.

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