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MARRIAGE

Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 20, 2016
China's biggest dating show helping lonely hearts in Japan
Chen Ling, Chinese owner of a start-up business in Japan, never imagined that she would appear on her home country's most popular dating show.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Mar 19, 2016
Flash mob marriage proposals gaining popularity
Flash mob marriage proposals are growing in popularity, especially among young people, with event planning agencies offering services from arranging dance lessons to providing dancers.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Mar 16, 2016
Kyoto monk on a mission opens his doors to diversity
Business-savvy Zen abbot invites media attention, praise and criticism with his embrace of same-sex weddings.
JAPAN
Mar 13, 2016
Iga to become third municipality to recognize same-sex partnerships
The city of Iga, Mie Prefecture, will start recognizing same-sex partnerships as equivalent to marriage in April, becoming the third local government to address discrimination against sexual minorities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2016
U.S. gay marriage advocate calls for Japanese to build support
The influential head of a U.S. gay rights group urged Japan Thursday to help legalize same-sex marriage by building favorable public opinion.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Feb 21, 2016
Family registers are off-limits to lawyers unless relevant to a case
An American asks if he can hire a Japanese lawyer to find out whether his current wife is legally divorced from the Japanese man she once married.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 20, 2016
Thousands marry in mass South Korea wedding ceremony
About 3,000 couples from 62 countries tied the knot in South Korea on Saturday, in a mass wedding ceremony conducted by the Unification Church founded by the late Reverend Sun Myung Moon.
JAPAN / Society
Feb 19, 2016
Japan's Justice Ministry proposes scrapping six-month ban on women remarrying following divorce
In a landmark policy shift, the ministry says it will seek the abolishment of a six-month ban on women remarrying after divorce.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 18, 2016
Panasonic to recognize people in same-sex unions
Panasonic from April will recognize employees in same-sex unions as married, possibly conferring on them paid leave and other benefits that accompany the status.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Feb 17, 2016
Third Japanese municipality recognizes same-sex unions
The city of Iga, Mie Prefecture, has announced it will start issuing certificates recognizing same-sex partnerships starting in April, Japan's third municipal government and the first outside Tokyo to take such a step.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Feb 7, 2016
What's in a surname? A court divorced from reality
Here at Law of the Land, I try to share "the Japanese law experience" with general readers. Today's experience is called "The Frustration of Reading Supreme Court Decisions" and takes as examples two of the most significant decisions of 2015: one on a law requiring spouses to have the same surname, the...
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jan 30, 2016
Sound of silence
My husband and I rarely speak to each other.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 11, 2016
Actress Keiko Kitagawa, rock singer Daigo announce their marriage
Actress Keiko Kitagawa and singer Daigo have registered their marriage, the couple announced Monday in their respective personal blogs.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 9, 2016
Different-names ruling leaves door open to possibility of same-sex marriages
While the Supreme Court ruling said there is nothing unconstitutional about compelling married couples to register under one name, they didn't expressly limit marriage to a man and a woman.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / DEMOGRAPHIC CHALLENGES
Jan 5, 2016
For many young Japanese, marriage — and sex — are low priorities
This is the fourth in a five-part series on Japan's population woes caused by its graying society and low birthrate.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Dec 28, 2015
Let's discuss the law on surnames
Plaintiffs contesting family laws that require spouses to choose a single surname expressed shock and anger at Wednesday's Supreme Court ruling, saying it will force more women to suffer the misery of having to change their name upon marriage.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Dec 26, 2015
City of Iga to recognize same-sex partnerships from April
The city of Iga in Mie Prefecture is set to start issuing certificates recognizing same-sex partnerships as being equivalent to marriage from next April to address discrimination against sexual minorities, Iga Mayor Sakae Okamoto said Friday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 21, 2015
Japan's married-name law isn't just about names
The Supreme Court's ruling on surnames raises a fascinating question: How much should a constitution reflect the distinctive values of a society and how much should it express universal rights?
EDITORIALS
Dec 21, 2015
Supreme Court's surname ruling
The Supreme Court's ruling upholding the constitutionality of requiring a married couple to use the same surname included a call on the Diet to examine the issue — which lawmakers should follow.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2015
Japan still carries child abduction 'black hole' stigma despite signing to Hague Convention: expert
A security expert who specializes in the safe recovery of children abducted in cross-border custody disputes is skeptical about whether Japan will ever shake its reputation as the "black hole of international parental child abduction."
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
Seoul's eclectic Art OnO shines light on Japan's artists and galleries
Art OnO, which took place from April 19 to 21 in Seoul, featured a modest number of 36 participating galleries from 15 countries.
Want to be a voice actor? Stay 'true to the character'
SungWon Cho is a veteran with more than 10 years of experience portraying characters in anime, cartoons and video games.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”

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