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Everyone in Japan will be called Sato by 2531 unless marriage law changed, says professor

Sato is the most popular family name in Japan, held by 1.5% of the population.
Hiroshi Yoshida's study predicts it could reach 100% in 500 years without name law changes.
Current legislation in Japan mandates married couples to choose one partner's surname.

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The Guardian

Everyone in Japan will be called Sato by 2531 unless marriage law changed, says professor

Sato will become the only option by 2531, suggests modelling as part of campaign to overturn outdated law requiring spouses to have same surname

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom

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CNN

Japanese people could all be called Sato by 2531, study warns. But they’d need to get married first

Everyone in Japan could one day have the same surname unless its restrictive marriage laws change, according to a new study. But the country’s dwindling marriage rate could buck that trend and a rapidly declining population might render it moot entirely.

30 days ago·Atlanta, United States

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Irish Independent

Everyone in Japan may have same name by 2531 if law for married couples not changed

Everyone in Japan could have the surname “Sato” in about 500 years unless the law is changed that forces married couples to share a last name, a study has found.

1 month ago·Ireland

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KRDO

Japanese people could all be called Sato by 2531, study warns. But they’d need to get married first

By Chris Lau and Mai Nishiyama, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Everyone in Japan could one day have the same surname unless its restrictive marriage laws change, according to a new study. But the country’s dwindling marriage rate could buck that trend and a rapidly declining population might render it moot entirely. Unlike most of the world’s major economies that have done away with the tradition, Japan still legally requires married couples to share the sam…

30 days ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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KIFI

Japanese people could all be called Sato by 2531, study warns. But they’d need to get married first

30 days ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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The Sun

Every Japanese person will have the SAME NAME by 2531, shock simulation predicts

JAPAN is on track for everyone to have the same surname by 2531, a shocking simulation has predicted. Fears the prediction will become a reality are growing as married couples are forbidden to use different family names. GettyJapanese couples are fighting to change the surname law that requires married spouses to have the same last name[/caption] Japan is the only country in the world that requires spouses to use the same last name, following an…

1 month ago·United Kingdom

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Everyone in Japan will be called Sato by 2531 unless marriage law changed, says professor

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Everyone in Japan will be called Sato by 2531 unless marriage law changed, says professor

Everyone in Japan will be called Sato by 2531 unless marriage law changed, says professor

Japanese people could all be called Sato by 2531, study warns. But they’d need to get married first

Japanese people could all be called Sato by 2531, study warns. But they’d need to get married first

Everyone in Japan may have same name by 2531 if law for married couples not changed

Everyone in Japan may have same name by 2531 if law for married couples not changed

Japanese people could all be called Sato by 2531, study warns. But they’d need to get married first

Japanese people could all be called Sato by 2531, study warns. But they’d need to get married first

Japanese people could all be called Sato by 2531, study warns. But they’d need to get married first

Japanese people could all be called Sato by 2531, study warns. But they’d need to get married first

Every Japanese person will have the SAME NAME by 2531, shock simulation predicts

Every Japanese person will have the SAME NAME by 2531, shock simulation predicts

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