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Journalist Keiko Fukuzawa, a founding member of Bessei, a support group formed to help spread awareness and understanding of the issue of keeping different surnames after marriage.
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The call to allow separate surnames has permeated multiple layers of society to become a mass movement.
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Luddite
in many cultures it is the norm for couples and their children to have different family names. Hyphened names are not necessary.
My husband and I have different family names, it doesn't make us less married nor has it caused any issues.