Unlike in the U.S., Japan’s highest court lacks the power to grant the right to marriage equality, regardless of the lower ...

It is a question many couples wrestle with when getting married. Do they take their partner's surname or keep their own? But while it is common in many countries for couples to take a single surname ...

The women work hard, sleeping only a few hours a night, as they juggle the demands of caring for their children and doing ...

For centuries, women entering marriage in Japan have been bound by the Confucian notion of personal sacrifice for the good of the family – and that has extended to their names. Encouraged by a sexual ...