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Members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party meet to discuss the issue of revising the current system requiring married couples to use the same surname at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 15. (The Asahi Shimbun)
The ruling party’s move to roll back progress toward allowing married couples to use different surnames delivers a harsh blow to the wishes and aspirations of many people.
These individuals have been working hard to build a society where the dignity of each individual is respected and everyone is treated equally irrespective of their gender.
The Liberal Democratic Party has pressured the government into backtracking on a proposal toward changing the long-established rule included in the draft Basic Vision for Formulating the Fifth Basic Plan for Gender Equality.
Members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party discuss the issue of revising the current system requiring married couples to use the same surname at a meeting at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 15. (Yuichi Nobira)
Efforts to inch toward a system that would allow married couples to use separate surnames suffered a huge setback after die-hard opponents in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party staged a last-ditch offensive.
The government’s draft Basic Vision for Formulating the Fifth Basic Plan for Gender Equality states that it will “proceed with necessary steps” concerning “a system in which couples can use surnames from before marriage.”