Japan May Allow Married Women to Keep Maiden Name, Yomiuri Says

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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=acb3CzVEXvxs

Japan’s government plans to submit legislation as early as next year to allow married women to keep their maiden names, the Yomiuri newspaper reported, citing unidentified government officials.

The bill will enable married couples to use separate surnames and children will be able to choose the surname of either parent, the Yomiuri said.

The change will make it easier for women in the workplace as more married females take up employment, the newspaper said in a separate article.

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1. In other news, Japanese women now only need to walk *two* steps behind their men

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2. funny

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3. Thanks! When I posted it, I wasn't quite sure...

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4. thank goodness they finally got a liberal government

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5. Oh noes! More creeping soshulism!

Alert Phyllis Schlafly and Fred Phelps! To the barricades, conservawhackos! This is the big one! Really, really, this time!

Okay, I didn't even know this was an issue in Japan.

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6. If they can keep the name, it won't be "maiden" anymore.

If a woman keeps her name when she marries, it's by definition not her "maiden" name. It's just her NAME. Period.

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7. Now instead of getting her husbands name, she gets to keep her fathers name.

Whoopie.