54% of Japan election winners back selective surnames for married couples: Mainichi survey July 13, 2022 (Mainichi Japan) Japanese version Filmmaker Kazuhiro Soda, left, and his wife Kiyoko Kashiwagi are seen after their marriage notification under separate surnames was rejected by the Chiyoda Ward Office, at the office in Tokyo on June 13, 2022. (Mainichi/Kengo Miura) TOKYO -- Fifty-four percent of winners in the July 10 House of Councillors election are in favor of Japan allowing married couples to choose separate surnames コピーブランドバッグ  while 21% are opposed, a Mainichi Shimbun survey has found. Of the 121 successful candidates who responded to the questionnaire, 65 said they supported the introduction of selective surnames, while 26 were against, with most of the latter belonging to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). It would be difficult to revise the current system under which married couples must share a single last name without the LDP's cooperation, and the survey results suggest discussions on separate surnames in Japan will be rocky. Of the 60 LDP winners responding to the survey スーパーブランドコピー  40%, or 24 people, said they were against the selective surname system, while 12%, or seven individuals, said they were in favor. The remaining respondents either did not give an answer or gave an answer outside the multiple-choice options. Among non-LDP election winners ブランドコピーN級品  only one backed by emerging party Sanseito and one independent said they opposed selective surnames. All of the successful candidates running from the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (17 winners), the LDP's junior coalition partner Komeito (13 winners), the Democratic Party for the People (five winners) スーパーコピーバッグ  the Japanese Communist Party (four winners), and Reiwa Shinsengumi (three winners) were pro-selective surnames. Even among successful candidates fielded by conservative opposition Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party), 92%, or 11 members, supported selective surnames. The survey results suggest that the opposition parties and Komeito share the view that a dual surname system is needed. The Supreme Court's Grand Bench ruled in 2021 that provisions in Japan's Civil Code and the Family Register Act that disallow married couples having separate surnames are constitutional, but at the same time urged the Diet to discuss permitting selective surnames. However, there has been no progress on the topic due to resistance from the LDP's conservative wing, which places emphasis on the "traditional family value" of spouses sharing a surname. Yoko Sakamoto, head of mNet-Information Network for Amending the Civil Code, a nonprofit organization calling for Japan to institute selective surnames, told the Mainichi Shimbun, "It's mostly young people speaking out about the inconveniences and disadvantages (married couples) are suffering because there's no (separate surname) system. Also, many respondents to various opinion polls have expressed support for creating just such a system. It's the role of politicians to solve the issue, and if it's put off, it'll lead to young people turning their backs on politics." (Japanese original by Ken Aoshima 激安 ブランドコピー  Tokyo City News Department) Font Size SML Print Go to The Mainichi Home Page Related Articles Majority of under 40s in Japan support selective surnames for married couples: survey