The Japanese government is considering submitting to parliament next year a bill to legalize the use of birth surnames after marriage, rather than pursuing legislation to allow married couples the ...

Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kei Sato speaks at a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government is considering submitting ...

The mayor of Maebashi, the capital city of Gunma prefecture in eastern Japan, on Tuesday tendered her resignation after her repeated hotel visits with a senior city official, assembly members said.

Japan is closer than ever to legalizing the use of birth names after marriage, with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s bill that would keep original surnames secondary to married names likely to be ...

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The Japanese government is weighing legal changes that would let married couples use their original surnames in a wider range of situations. The law in Japan requires married persons to have the same ...

Ambassador Kazuya Endo (left) with Stratbase Institute President and CEO Prof. Victor Andres Manhit AMBASSADOR Kazuya Endo hosted a ceremony to present the Japanese foreign minister’s commendation to ...

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The Japanese FA have asked FIFA to intervene after North Korean footballers launched punches at their opponents rather than shaking hands. The two teams met in the last sixteen of the U17 World Cup in ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, center, arrives for a cabinet meeting at her office in Tokyo Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. (Yuki Sato/Kyodo News via AP) Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s ...

Japan has agreed to provide emergency assistance to Sri Lanka as the country continues to grapple with widespread devastation caused by extreme weather conditions. According to the Japanese government ...